慈濟大學110學年後中醫系英文試題

began taking vitamin D readings from patients and ____ them with extremely high doses of the

nutrient.

(A) ascribing (B) prescribing (C) subscribing (D) transcribing

2. Vera made her ____ in this tournament and eventually won the title. No one could believe that

this was just the first match in her life.

(A) fraud (B) merit (C) debut (D) peril

3. The woman was obviously ____ by the fact that her man was seen cheating all over the Internet.

(A) hustled (B) hurdled (C) huddled (D) humiliated

4. The ex-prisoner holding a knife stared at the old man with ____ gaze.

(A) malevolent (B) equivalent (C) prevalent (D) succulent

7. Among the above three methods, I would find the Profit and Loss Statement the most useful, for

the Cash Flow Statement is too simplistic and would be easily distorted by ____ matters.

(A) trivial (B) immutable (C) refractory (D) momentous

8. Japan plans to ____ into the sea more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water

from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station in two years.

(A) reimburse (B) release (C) relay (D) rectify

9. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was acquitted in his second ____ trial. The Senate voted

Trump "not guilty" in a 57-43 vote.

(A) inauguration (B) impromptu (C) indulgent (D) impeachment

10. Abundant folic acid supplementation is crucial for pregnant women, as a ____ may cause birth

(A) acquaintance (B) consolidation (C) interference (D) reversibility

13. There is a strict ____ criterion that each applicant will need to meet in order to be considered for

the funding.

(A) eligibility (B) mortification (C) negligence (D) repugnance

14. Nietzsche’s pervasive use of hyperbole and ____ questioning magnify the author’s presence.

(A) lucrative (B) restrained (C) depressing (D) provocative

15. Our executive suite is luxurious and ____, which is suitable for travelers on the lookout for

ultimate comfort.

(A) capacious (B) judicious (C) rapacious (D) sagacious

newspaper's managing editor made last week in which they said the newspaper does not

"tolerate" the use of racist language "regardless of intent."

ranks and stripped of their medals; however, the Ministry of Defense acknowledged that the

practice was “wrong, discriminatory and unjust.”

(A) dismembered (B) disregarded (C) disoriented (D) distilled

19. An investigation into the increasingly popular live video chat website Omegle, which links up

random people for virtual video and text chats, has found what appears to be prepubescent boys

What strikes home as the shuttle boat approaches the $5 billion megaresort being constructed off

the coast of Dubai is its sheer 21 . Nearly two decades in the making, the Heart of Europe

(HoE) forms just one section of the World -- a vast collection of man-made islands roughly in the

shape of an atlas -- but when completed it will be the 22 centerpiece. In the middle of a

pandemic, it could yet prove to be a work of genius in its efforts to recreate the continent of Europe

for upscale vacationers unwilling to make the trek. Amid a global travel downturn caused by

COVID-19, it also represents a major leap of faith in Dubai's long-term allure. After a four-kilometer

boat ride from the mainland, the World's 300 artificial islands rise up out of the Arabian Gulf like

inverted golf bunkers. Most of these have stood empty since the project began in 2003, with

subsequent global financial downturns 23 encourage developers. And then the Heart of Europe

24. (A) More or less (B) Notwithstanding (C) No fewer than (D) Nothing but

25. (A) needed to meet (B) needed to have met (C) needing to meet (D) needing to have met

The planet needs China to curb its appetite for meat. In the first three decades of the “reform

and opening” era the number of farmed animals in the country tripled. Raising them polluted water

supplies and 26 scarce arable land. Around the globe, China’s growing hunger for red meat,

specifically, has seen 27 beef imports grow 40-fold between 2010 and 2018. The boom

threatens Latin American forests and Arctic ice caps alike, as cattle-rearing prompts land-clearing

and emits greenhouse gases.

To be fair, China’s 1.4 billion people are being asked to show a self-restraint unknown in the

ago because herds are being wiped out by African swine fever, a disease harmless to people but

30 to pigs.

26. (A) make up for (B) gobbled up (C) do away with (D) make do with

27. (A) for (B) their (C) as (D) its

28. (A) taking a growing toll (B) getting a driving force

(C) booming the bust (D) leading the pack

29. (A) lay out (B) make off (C) do without (D) cut back

30. (A) intoxicated (B) benign (C) lethal (D) salutary

Everyone has good and bad moods, but for some, feeling happy or sad seems to be linked to the

chemical that controls one’s mood.

To better understand the relationship between weather and mood, scientists from various parts

of the world have studied the effects of a variety of weather types. A 1980 study conducted in the

In 2008, a detailed study on weather and mood was done by researchers from a German

university. Participants were first given a personality test, and then a diary for 32 their daily

mood. The researchers used ZIP codes to track the weather in each person’s area. In the end, the

study found that darker days, cooler temperatures, and winds often had negative effects on mood.

However, 33 most of us think of as good weather—clear skies and sunshine—was found to

have minimal positive effects.

Mixed results were again found in a 2011 survey of people in the Netherlands. In this study,

languages show co-activation as well. For example, bilinguals who know English and American Sign

Language (ASL) look at “cheese” when they hear the English word “paper” because cheese and

paper share three of the four sign components in ASL (handshape, location, and orientation, but not

motion).

What do findings like these tell us? Not only is the language system thoroughly interactive with

a high degree of co-activation across words and concepts, but it also impacts our processing in other

domains—like vision, attention, and cognitive control. As we go about our everyday lives, how our

(C) The co-activation across words exists in deaf people’s language system.

they are currently under continuous threats from pollution and a plant called the crown of thorns,

which destroy the coral. Perhaps Australia’s greatest fear is that an oil tanker might go out of control

The Sydney Opera House was opened in 1973. It was designed by Jorn Utson, a Danish

architect who won the international competition organized by the New South Wales government to

find the best design. The building was so unusual that it created an enormous outcry from more

traditional architects. Further controversy arose when it was discovered during construction that it

open-cast mines and refineries, as Australia is one of the world’s largest producers of coal and iron

vegetables, meat and fish, the cuisines of almost every country in the world are represented. Above

distant uncle, Vieri de’ Medici, who owned a chain of banks.

diminishing prominence, and he bought out all of Vieri’s banks in 1397. The family went on to

establish more financial institutions in areas, such as London and Milan. Along with their namesake

banks, the Medici dynasty expanded to wool factories, traded commodities such as silk and spices,

and delved heavily into politics.

in excellent shape when his son, Cosimo the Elder, took over. Around this time, the family became

the wealthiest in all of Florence.

A good fraction of the family’s fortune was spent on commissioning works of art, whether it

for his works.

able to explore and portray divine subjects that were not on strict terms with Christianity — an

artistic approach that was not widely supported at the time. The Birth of Venus, in particular, was

speculated to have been commissioned by the family circa 1485–1486. The painting itself was kept

secret due to its controversial nature as there were not any recollections of its existence before the

1550s.

(A) His father was a wool merchant who financed Botticelli, for he had received lots of

45. According to the passage, which of the following fields did the Medici family participate in?

(B) Educational and financial institutions

(C) Traded commodities, transportation and fossil fuel

(D) Wool factories, tactics and botanics

(A) The Medici family had works of art kept in vaults of a church.

(B) Botticelli was inspired by overhearing nobles’ gossips.

(C) Lorenzo the Magnificent was an admirer of the arts.

(D) The mainstream of arts during Italian Renaissance was Roman mythology.

People use words, of course, to express their thoughts and feelings. As everyone knows who has

tried to write, choosing just the right word to express an idea can be difficult. Nevertheless, it is

words to mislead the unwary customer. Carl P. Wrighter in his book I can Sell You Anything has

dubbed “weasel words,” which the dictionary defines as words “used in order to evade or retreat

from a direct or forthright statement or position.”

For example, the advertiser wants you to think that using his product will require no work or

trouble. He cannot state that the product will be trouble free because there is usually no such

trouble free.” The careless listener will ignore the qualifier “virtually” and imagine that the product is

no trouble at all. Another misleading expression is “up to.” During a sale, a car dealer may advertise

reductions are 25 percent, but too often we find that only a few products are reduced this much. The

walking shoes and wanting a good bargain, I went in, only to find that there were merely a few shoes

longer with us.” To defend against the pain of such a reality, some use the humorous euphemism,

janitor is now a “custodial worker” or “maintenance person.” A trash man may be called a “sanitation

potentially controversial or objectionable actions. For example, instead of saying we need to raise

taxes, a politician might tell the public that we need “revenue enhancement measure.” When

animal. Doctors prefer “terminate a pregnancy” to “abort the fetus.”