20 Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of the passage?
(A)The misleading understanding of recently published books on feng shui.
(B)The crucial significance and urgent need to promote the science of feng shui.
(C)The personal pleasure and public demand to work on the project of feng shui.
(D)The historical development and recent studies of feng shui in the United States.

16 According to the passage, which of the following is true about the books on feng shui? (A)Before the mid-20th century, almost no one talked about feng shui in the United States. (B)The missionaries and colonial administrators were strong practitioners of feng shui. (C)The first English book on feng shui was written by the author of the passage. (D)Chinese scholars in the United States began to teach people what feng shui was in the 1970s.

17 When did feng shui become popular among Western people? (A)In the early 19th century. (B)In the late 19th century. (C)In the early 20th century. (D)In the late 20th century.

18 According to the author, what is feng shui? (A)A dinner party conversation. (B)An interior decoration. (C)A practical science. (D)A source material.

19 What does the author think about the later-day Western feng shui? (A)"It must be so" is the learning attitude for mastering the skills of feng shui. (B)The faculty of invention makes a feng shui master scientifically professional. (C)Intuition plays a key role for a feng shui master to look for the right direction. (D)The studies of feng shui nowadays are generally too simplified to be scientifically precise.

21 (A)at the killing off of (B)by the falling back of (C)in the crumbling down of (D)on the picking up of

22 (A)building (B)closing (C)lifting (D)paying

23 (A)rescues (B)ruins (C)shocks (D)structures

24 (A)demarcation (B)encapsulation (C)liquefaction (D)ossification

25 (A)avalanche (B)epicenter (C)tornado (D)tsunami

26. 化學的研究對象是物質，下列何者不是由物質構成的？ (A) 空氣 (B) 光線 (C) 牛肉 (D) 電子