( B )26. (A) manpower (B) brainpower (C) nerves (D) impulses
( C )27. (A) essence (B) reason (C) characteristic (D) substitute
( C )28. (A) AI (B) EI (C) EQ (D) HQ
( D )29. (A) enhance (B) find (C) control (D) predict
( A )30. (A) admire (B) control (C) motivate (D) handle
( B )31. (A) thoughts (B) stress (C) expressions (D) IQ
( A )32. (A) control (B) cover (C) delay (D) enhance
( A )33. (A) frustration (B) posture (C) compassion (D) concentration
( B )34. (A) continuing (B) concentrating (C) delaying (D) rambling
( C )35. (A) posture (B) teachers (C) moods (D) slogans
Situation: Joan Brown wrote this email to her supervisor, Mr. Green.
Subject: Problem with new employee
Dear Mr. Green,
As you know, I am the sales manager for Amaco's cellphone department. I am writing this email in hopes that you
could provide some assistance concerning a new salesperson, Mr. John Michaels.
Mr. Michaels was hired this month by the Human Resources Department. He has demonstrated that he takes his
position seriously. He arrives early at the office, and has contacted all customers assigned to him, as well as a number
of other potential customers.
He is also very familiar with our products. He can explain clearly all the functions of the cellphones we currently
offer. He undoubtedly understands products that the Research and Development Department employees are still
working on, and has even contributed beneficial ideas to them.
Unfortunately, our customers are frustrated with his inability to understand their needs, and I am concerned about
losing customers. Even though he has contacted potential new customers, he has not successfully made any new sales.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I would appreciate any suggestions that you might have.
Best regards,
Joan Brown
Sales Manager
( A )36. Which is closest in meaning to “potential customers”?
(A) Possible customers. (B) Current customers. (C) Former customers. (D) Frustrated customers.
( B )37. How would you describe Mr. Michaels approach to his job?
(A) He gets frustrated easily. (B) He seems serious and hard working. (C)He is somehow rude and ill-
mannered. (D) He doesn’t care if he is fired.
( D )38. Which is true of Mr. Michaels?
(A) He dislikes most of his customers. (B) He has been with Amaco a long time. (C) He respects his new
boss at Amaco. (D) He is an expert on cellphones.
( C )39. Mr. Michaels has shown he might have...
(A) high EQ. (B) a problem with laziness. (C) low EQ. (D) a lot of interpersonal skills.
( D )40. What is the purpose of this email?
(A) an invitation to purchase a product. (B) about compassion for the boss. (C) about the ingredients for
success. (D) a request for advice.
A new study, published by the Rapid Transition Alliance(RTA), has revealed that climate change will threaten
worldwide sports events over the next three decades. RTA monitors climate change, development and global issues.
Researchers said that nearly all sports would be impacted by what they called "an accelerating climate crisis." They
highlighted how the weather has already messed up major sports events. Bushfires in Australia made playing
conditions hazardous at the Australian Tennis Open and drenching rain from a huge typhoon disrupted last year's
Rugby World Cup in Japan. The report predicts that fires, floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels will cause greater
disruption.
Andrew Simms, the coordinator of RTA, urged the sports industry to do more to become carbon-neutral. He said:
"Sport provides some of society's most influential role models. If sport can change how it operates to act at the speed
and scale necessary to halt the climate emergency, others will follow." He added that the carbon emissions from
sports events worldwide are equal to those produced by a medium-sized country. The report's author, David Goldblatt,
said sport should be more proactive. He said: "Making a carbon-zero world the common-sense priority of the sports
world would make a huge contribution to making it the common-sense priority of all politics."
( A )41. What kind of climate crisis did researchers say there was?
(A) an escalating crisis (B) a serious crisis (C) a manageable crisis (D) a decades-old crisis
( C )42. What will cause disruption besides fires, floods and heatwaves?
(A) terrorists (B) cyber attacks (C) rising sea levels (D) viruses
( B )43. What did a coordinator urge the sports industry to do?
(A) help the young (B) balance carbon emissions (C) redistribute wealth (D) hold events indoors
( D )44. What prominent things did the coordinator say sport provides?
(A) world records (B) medals (C) prestigious events (D) ideal instance
( B )45. What did the coordinator equate sports industry emissions to?
(A) the oil industry (B) emissions of a medium-sized country (C) fossil fuel emissions
(D) the industrial revolution
貳、複選題(每題 2分,共 5題,共計 10 分)
( BE ) 46. You need to _____ from eating sweeties if you hope to lose weight.
(A) designate (B) refrain (C) circulate (D) beg (E) withhold
( BC ) 47. Before making a major decision, you should consider all of the _____ .
(A) specialists (B) gains and losses (C)pros and cons (D) Professionals (E) novice
( AC ) 48. The time my son spent on online games had become quite ____.
(A) unreasonable (B) distorted (C) excessive (D) embedded (E) private
( BD ) 49. Moving to a new city and stepping out of your comfort zone will be a major _____ in your life.
(A) journal (B) milestone (C) memories (D) breakthrough (E) emotion
( AE ) 50. Sometimes it’s hard to _____ being shy and nervous.
(A) overcome (B) develop (C) contribute (D) recognize (E) defeat
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