Part I. Grammar & Vocabulary (36％)
( ) 1.
There were thousands of _____ at the baseball game last night.
(A) violators (B)
spectators (C) predators (D)
dictators
( ) 2. It
is _____ that Carl wants to start a company making clothing for cats.
(A) nutritious (B)
gorgeous (C) enormous (D)
ridiculous
( ) 3. It takes _____ about one
hour to travel from their homes in Taoyuan to their offices in Taipei.
(A) dinosaurs (B) meteors (C) commuters (D)
hoarders
( ) 4. The
_____ in the 1930s led to poverty in the United States.
(A) recession (B) carvings (C) diabetes (D)
offerings
( ) 5. The
company saw a _____ in sales following the advertising campaign.
(A) tether (B) lodge (C)
hymn (D) surge
( ) 6. The
singer _____ hundreds of thousands of dollars whenever he has a concert.
(A) tears apart (B) brings
in (C) switches on (D)
breaks down
( ) 7.
Airlines _____ a small amount of liquid to be brought with you on planes.
(A) roll over (B) check
in (C) allow for (D)
seal off
( ) 8.
John's efforts to save the company were _____ vain, as it still went bankrupt.
(A) to (B) in (C) over (D)
at
( ) 9.
Audrey shies away from new people because she likes being _____ alone most of the
time.
(A) meet (B) meets (C) met (D) meeting
Part II.
Fill-in-the-Blank (32%)
(A) passionate (B)
propel (C) icebreaker (D) loathes (E)
gourmet
(F) specializes (G)
versatile (H) lure (I) revenue (J) ethnic
( ) 10.
Rob started a book club at school because he is _____ about reading.
( ) 11.
This nightclub _____ in Mexican food and Latin dancing.
( ) 12. Some aboriginal tribes in
Taiwan are connected to other _____ groups such as those of the Philippines, Malaysia,
and Indonesia.
( ) 13. The _____ of the candy
store was too much for the little boy, and he begged his mother to let him buy
something.
( ) 14. In
order to raise _____, the company doubled the price of a few of its products.
( ) 15. My
skills are quite _____, and I've never had a problem finding a job.
( ) 16.
The coach really _____ those players who are unwilling to practice their
skills.
( ) 17.
Many people tend to use the weather as a conversational _____.
Part III.
Cloze Test (32%)
No longer do people need to strike up a
conversation with strangers to get someone to take portrait for them. The
selfie stick is a _(18)_ that allows you to hold your camera at a distance and
take your own photo yourself. The camera is held in a _(19)_ at the end of the
stick and you can take a photo using a button on the stick or a remote control.
Not everyone is a fan of selfie sticks, _(20)_ a
backlash against the devices. They've been banned _(21)_ many stadiums because
they block other fans' views of the game. Other people believe that selfie
sticks make people become _(22)_ by encouraging more self-portraits.
However, the selfie stick's _(23)_ pole lets
people take more group photos, not just selfies. It also helps people take
better photos by making it easy to change the perspective for lower or higher
shots. The ability to get your camera over the heads of a crowd _(24)_ your
favorite pop idol may be the difference between getting a perfect shot and
drowning in a sea of fans. With this kind of _(25)_, is it any wonder why
selfie sticks are so popular?
( ) 18. (A) complication (B) contraption (C)
consumption (D) corporation
( ) 19.
(A) raft (B) yeast (C) clamp (D)
spire
( ) 20. (A) resulting in (B) engaging in (C)
taking in (D) participating in
( ) 21.
(A) through (B) over (C) to (D) from
( ) 22. (A) majestic (B) narcissistic (C)
fantastic (D) optimistic
( ) 23.
(A) memorable (B) affordable (C) extendable (D) predictable
( ) 24.
(A) conforming (B) thronging (C) crumbling (D) blasting
( ) 25.
(A) filter (B) storage (C) armor (D) utility
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