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1. The congressmen have reached a _______ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from
the entrance of a building.
consensus flexibility dispute subscription
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2. When we receive text messages of promotions from a company, we must be ________ of possible
false advertisement out of which the company wants to make profit.
worried suspicious reluctant effective
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3. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the ________ for the original
Disneyland in L. A., California.
organization substitution inspiration complication
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4. Tom’s desk was so ________ with papers that it was hard to find anything.
cluttered muddled overrun burdened
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5. All branch stores are required to fill out the _______ report to check if there is enough
merchandise on shelf and in stock.
finance inquiry customs inventory
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6. Many journalists do not __________ whether or not it is appropriate to interview a child during a
tragic event for he/she is usually too young to understand the trauma he/she is involved in.
ascertain detect decide assume
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7. The annual charity fundraising event is _______ by several financial institutions in Taiwan.
isolated prohibited sponsored consumed
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8. Public education _______ would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training
programs and new E-learning facilities.
excavation expulsion expenditures expectancies
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9. Steve Jobs’ _______ mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed
the landscape of consumer electronics industry.
aggravated unrivaled disclosed segmented
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10. _______ production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries.
Eradicating Penetrating Optimizing Curbing
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11. A few political extremists __________ the crowd to attack the police.
incited stinted agonized annealed
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12. A thorough analysis of market _______ can increase the success rate of a new product.
anticipation recession installment discrimination
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13. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially _______ our contract with them.
contaminate propagate delegate terminate
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14. In the face of energy crisis, scientists worldwide are now exploring _______ energy to replace
fossil fuels.
alleviating alternative allergic altitudinal
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15. The shopping _______ policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy
economy.
voucher diploma redeem rebuke
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16. I want to see _______.
what it tracks and manages data reporting what does it track and manage data reporting
how it tracks and manages data reporting how does it track and manage data reporting
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17. Not
until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s _____ the technology of hybrid engine.
the auto industry introduced did the auto industry introduce
the auto industry introducing does the auto industry introduce
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18. _______ for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end
of the quarter.
Although it projects What is projected
Projected Despite its projection
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19. _______ in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious
business school.
Founding Founded To found To find
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20. To prevent sewage from entering the waterways and protect public health, the city councilman
strongly demanded that the sewage system _________ in three months.
improved to improve was improved be improved
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21. _________ you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support
ASAP.
Might Would Should Could
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22. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed _________ a suicide.
to commit to have committed committing having committed
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23. The original model has been ____________ and replaced by the new one.
rendered obsolete rendering superior rendered catastrophic rendering absolute
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24. _________ the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor
unions are now voicing their stern support for it.
Not until there have There have never Not only have If they could have
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25. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, __________ over a few details when suddenly
smoke detector set off the fire alarm.
negotiated are negotiating are going to negotiate were negotiating
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26. The Review Board could be considering ____________ the grants given to several non-governmental
organizations.
to discontinue discontinuing to be discontinued discontinue
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27. A lot of debris ____________ at the site of explosion for quite a while.
was left were left have been left has been left
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28. The key players in the energy market, ____________ heavy capital investment, have little interest
in innovation.
which to require requiring which it requires required
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29. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act ____________.
according to in accordance with according accordingly
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30. The social welfare system ____________ provide the underprivileged people with sufficient
support.
had better to would rather to ought to due to
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The digital age is dawning, and that’s good news for Asian companies. Already, a high __31__ of the
world’s new digital products, such as DVD players and digital cameras, are being produced there, not only
because manufacturing costs are lower there than in North America and Europe, but also because Asia has
become a center for __32__. Japanese companies, of course, have long been admired for their ability to
design and manufacture consumer products that incorporate the latest technology while __33__ the
most-desired functions. Now other Asian countries like Korea and Taiwan are __34__. With the worldwide
demand for digital products growing __35__ a furious pace, the future looks bright for the Asian companies
that make them.
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31. level quality affluence percentage
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32. animation innovation recreation organization
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33. offering offered did offer would offer
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34. taking its leave making its exit following its lead catching its breath
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35. at in on with
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) Americans like to think of themselves as martyrs to work. They delight in telling stories about their
pushing hours, and they even marvel at the laziness of their European cousins, particularly the French. But
when it comes to the young the situation is ___36___. American children have it easier than most other
children in the world, including the ___37___ lazy Europeans. They have one of the shortest school years
anywhere, a mere 180 days ___38___ with an average of 195 of OECD (The Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development) and more than 200 for East Asian countries. German children spend 20 more
days in school than American ones, and South Koreans over a month more. Over 12 years, a 15-day
___39___ means American children lose out on 180 days of school, ___40___ an entire year.
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36. preserved coerced reversed devised
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37. selflessly supposedly pitilessly confusedly
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) How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery.
All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and
feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon
certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written
down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations
the things they bring up before our minds, Words
become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us
the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean
something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words
which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call
literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which like
music and by their association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words
carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
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41. The author of the passage advises us __________________.
to use emotional words to use words in a literary style
not to use silly and rude words to use words carefully and accurately
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42. What is true about the words?
They are visual letters. They are signs called letters.
They are represented by sounds. They are represented by thoughts.
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43. One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings was that
________________.
they could agree upon letters they could write and combine them
they could express actions and things they could communicate with each other
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44. The secret of a writer’s success is the use of words that __________________.
recall to us the glad and sad events of our past
are as beautiful as music
are arranged in a creative way
agree with certain literary style
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45. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.
The more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us decreases.
The more we read and learn, the more illiterate we become.
The more we read and learn, the more knowledge we will acquire.
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) Advertisement can be thought of “as the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or
services”. Advertisement aims to increase people’s awareness and arouse interest. It tries to inform and to
persuade. The media are all used to spread the message. The press offers a fairly cheap method, and
magazines are used to reach special sections of the market. The cinema and commercial radio are useful for
local market. Television, although more expensive, can be very effective. Public notices are fairly cheap and
more permanent in their power of attraction. Other ways of increasing consumer interest are through
exhibitions and trade fairs as well as direct mail advertisement.
There can be no doubt that the growth in advertisement is one of the most striking features of the
western world in this century. Many businesses such as those handling frozen foods, liquor, tobacco and
medicines have been built up largely by advertisement.
We might ask whether the cost of advertisement is paid for by the producer or by the customer. Since
advertisement forms part of the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is clear
that it is the customer who pays for advertisement. However, if large scale advertisement leads to increased
demand, production costs are reduced, and the customer pays less.
It is difficult to measure exactly the influence of advertisement on sales. When the market is growing,
advertisement helps to increase demand. When the market is shrinking, advertisement may prevent a bigger
fall in sales than would occur without its support. What is clear is that businesses would not pay large sums
for advertisement if they were not convinced of its value to them.
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46. Advertisement is mainly paid for by ___________.
the producer the customer increased sales reduced prices
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47. The word “media” in the first paragraph includes ____________.
radio only the press only television only all of the above
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48. Advertisement is often used to ______________.
push the sale arouse suspicion deceive customers increase production
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49. Advertisement can increase demand ______________.
all the time in any circumstances in a growing market in a shrinking market
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50. From the last sentence of this passage we conclude that _______________.
businesses usually do not pay much for advertisement
businessmen know well that advertisement could bring them more profits
advertisement usually cost businesses large amounts of money
advertisement could hardly convince people of the value of the goods