1. Although the witness’s account of the car accident at first seemed implausible, the police officer was surprised to find that it was _____.
(A) erroneous
(B) inconsistent
(C) correct
(D) improbable

37. There are more than eight thousand types of birds in the world. Of these, the largest by far is a bird that lives in Ethiopia. It is the North African ostrich. (哪些正確 ?) (A) Many large birds are from Africa. (B) The North African ostrich is much larger than any other birds. (C) So far large birds have been on the decrease. (D) Ethiopia is a country where large birds come from. (E) There are fewer and fewer bird species on earth.

複選題38. Rattlesnakes do most of their hunting at night. They do not locate their enemies by sight. They can tell just where the enemy is by the heat the enemy gives off. (哪些正確 ?) (A) Rattlesnakes are very sensitive to body heat. (B) Rattlesnakes have very keen eyesight. (C) Rattlesnakes are more active by day. (D) To locate is to tell where something is. (E) Rattlesnakes are actually hard of hearing.

複選題39. There is an old saying that “the longest night ends in light.” This means that things do not remain bad or hopeless forever. (哪些正確 ?) (A) The saying means there is always a new day. (B) We have nothing to hope for in life. (C) Even the darkest night is followed by light. (D) We should never lose hope or give up. (E) The longest nights do not exist.

複選題40. The love letter was_ three days later. (哪些正確 ?). (A) told (B) delivered (C) received (D) learned (E) sent

2. Many economists believe that since resources are scarce, a method of _____ is necessary. (A) advertisement (B) reparation (C) distribution (D) assessment

3. Though the school repeatedly threatened to use its authority in order to _____ student protestors into submission, these students refused to be intimidated. (A) persuade (B) cheer (C) deluge (D) nudge

4. Kathryn Bigelow was awarded an Oscar for directing in 2010, the first woman to be so _____. (A) refined (B) honored (C) inspired (D) employed

5. Scientists require observable data to support a hypothesis; sound science is grounded in _____ results rather than speculation. (A) fiscal (B) theoretical (C) hypothetical (D) empirical

6. In many parts of the world, people use rice as a central rather than a _____ part of their daily diets. (A) prominent (B) ritualistic (C) supplementary (D) pivotal

7. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention _____ that 42% of Americans could be obese by 2030. (A) permeated (B) prolonged (C) abbreviated (D) forecasted