
貳、英文【第 21-50 題,每題 2分,共計 30 題,占 60 分】 
一、字彙【請依照句子前後文意,選出最適當的答案】 
【4】21. Massage is one of your safest yet most effective ways to get pain    ________.   
 diligence     liquor     preposition     relief 
【1】22. The medicines you are taking could be affecting your ________ and damaging your health. 
 balance     attempt       suspicion     majority   
【4】23. With its own fleet of trucks, the company is able to ________ most orders overnight. 
 repeat   applie   omit   deliver 
【3】24. As I write to you, I cannot hold back the ________ that are blurring my eyes.     
 puppets     castles     tears    giants 
【3】25. The novelist makes his heroine commit ________ at the end of the book.   
 pressure     gesture     suicide   creature     
【4】26. If a ________ is prescribed, be sure your physician informs you of its possible side effects, such as 
addiction. 
 controversy     unemployment     descendant   tranquilizer 
【4】27. There has been a decline in enrollment in ________ arts courses in favor of highly specialized training   
 for high-paying careers, mostly in business. 
 visible     energetic       confident     liberal   
【1】28. Every student in this school must have a ________ of black trousers, black shoes, and a white shirt.   
 uniform     quantity     drawer     military   
【4】29. There is a hard core of people who support this politician, but most think that he is ________.     
 foggy     tasty       ancient     dishonest   
【1】30. In the novel, the writer creates an ________ world that is completely different from ours.   
 imaginary     organic     evident     accidental   
二、文法測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】 
【4】31. The teacher asked why ________ early this morning.     
 my homework did       did my homework do   
 was my homework done     my homework was done   
【2】32. He used to ________ and devoted his whole life to teaching English in Sri Lanka.   
 study diligent     study diligently     studying diligent   studying diligently   
【1】33. The hardcover version of a book weighs ________ its paperback version.   
 twice as much as     twice as many as     twice so much as     twice so many as   
【3】34. Hunger stole upon me so slowly that at first I was not aware ________ hunger really meant.     
 what     that     of what   of that   
【3】35. Some humans have very unsatisfying and unhappy lives while ________ do not.   
 other     the other     others     another 
【1】36. His ________ sports car is parked behind our city hall.       
 brother-in-law’s    brother-in-laws’  brother’s-in-law   brothers’-in-law   
【3】37. Most of the major battles of the American Civil War ________ in the southern states.   
 was taken place   had been taken place  took place   had taken place 
【3】38. Last Month, Arnold sold the house ________ he had been living for the past 10 years.   
 which     that   in which   in that       
【3】39. Not only the students but also the teacher ________ about attending the concert of Guns N’ Roses.   
 was exciting     were exciting     was excited     were excited     
【4】40. Andy understood my need to get this fence ________ quickly and did his best to accommodate me. 
 build     to build     building     built   
三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意,選出最適當的答案】 
  TED is owned by the Sapling Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation. The foundation was established in 
1996 by publishing entrepreneur Chris Anderson. The goal of the Sapling Foundation is   41   the spread of great 
ideas. It aims to provide a platform for thinkers, visionaries and teachers,   42   people around the globe can gain a 
better understanding of the biggest issues faced by the world, and feed a desire to help create a better future. Core to 
this goal is a belief   43   there is no greater force for changing the world than a powerful idea. Many factors can   
44   the power of ideas: mass media, technology and market forces, to name three. In the past, Sapling supported 
projects that used these tools to leverage every dollar   45   and create sustainable change in areas such as global 
public health, poverty alleviation and biodiversity.   
【2】41.  foster   to foster   fostering   fostered   
【3】42.  as if   now that   so that   until 
【3】43.  when   if  that   what 
【1】44.  amplify     scold   expose   violate 
【4】45.  spend   to spend   spending   spent 
四、閱讀測驗 
  Denmark has once again been ranked as the happiest nation in the world, this time by UN’s World Happiness 
Report 2016 Update. This is not the first time the Danes have been awarded this prestigious title. Back in 1973, the 
European Commission decided to set up a “Eurobarometer” to find out about issues affecting its citizens. Since 
then its member states have been surveyed about well-being and happiness. Amazingly Denmark has topped the table 
every year since 1973.   
  Professor of Economics Christian Bjørnskov from Aarhus Business School knows all about happiness, and he 
even wrote his PhD on the subject. “The happiness surveys normally ask people to evaluate their lives. This research 
shows what makes the Danes so happy is that they are very  trusting of other people they  don’t know. Trust helps 
make people happy.   
 Also just as importantly, Danes feel empowered to be able to change something in their life if they don’t like it,” 
he says. “The great thing about Danish society is that it doesn’t judge other people’s lives. It allows them to choose 
the kind of life they want to live, which is sometimes not always possible in other countries, so this helps add to the 
overall satisfaction of people living here,” he adds.   
  It also seems the Danes’  attitude  to  money  is  refreshingly  different  from  other  countries.  “Money  is  not  as 
important in the social life here, as for example Britain and America. We probably spend our money differently here. 
We don’t buy big houses or big cars, we like to spend our money on socialising with others,” concludes the Professor. 
 
【3】46. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the article above?   
 How did Denmark become so rich?   
 What do Danes think of their rates of income tax?   
 Why is Denmark the happiest country in the world?   
 What can we learn from Denmark?   
【1】47. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “prestigious” in paragraph 1? 
 Esteemed.   Nearsighted. 
 Ashamed.   Gifted. 
【1】48. According to this article, what is the main reason to explain why Danes are happier than other people?         
 There is a high degree of social support, trust and freedom in Denmark.   
 Denmark has the highest per capita GDP in the world.   
 The average life expectancy in Denmark is rather high, about 80 years.   
 Danes don’t smile as much as people in other countries.   
【2】49. According to this article, which of the following statement is NOT true?   
 Danes don’t prioritize money over social life. 
 The nature of the Danish citizens tends to be judgmental.   
 Denmark is a society where its citizens trust one another.   
 Denmark has been named the happiest country on Earth for many years.     
【4】50. According to this article, what does “Eurobarometer” most likely refer to?   
 A device that measures well-being and happiness of people around the world.   
 An executive body of UN responsible for conducting surveys of economic growth. 
 A measurement of weather change in European countries.   
 A series of multi-topic surveys conducted regularly on behalf of the European Commission.