台北新竹英文家教

三民  G11-1   U1  Wrestling with Cultural Difference  Q

1.  The destructive volcanic eruption had severely affected the s_____l of the residents in Pompeii.  According to the history, no residents were alive after the tragedy

2.  The detective carefully s_____hed the murder scene for any clues from which he could infer that the murderer was likely to be the victim’s friend. 

3.  Before entering the art classroom, all students were asked to l_____n the knots on their shoes and wear slippers.

4.  As the misunderstanding between Jason and Wilson deepens, restoring the friendship is a d_____t and unattainable dream.

5.  The catering staff needs us to give them a conservative e_____e of people attending the annual meeting in order to prepare food.

6.  My boss is a difficult person.  It means that he is too t_____h to get along with.

7.  Mary has read a lot of entrepreneurial biographies over the years and surprisingly found that successful people always follow a certain p_____n.

8.  His parents a_____ged for an English tutor to teach him fundament of English writing and pronunciation. 

9.  If you want to meet our boss, you are required to contact his secretary and make an a_____t, otherwise you will not be able to see him.

10.  Nation Tsing Hua University puts great e_____s on the education of engineering and science.  No wonder that many students will work in Hsinchu Science Park after graduation.

11.   After working in the U.S. for several years, she successfully obtained the Permanent Resident Card. Since then, the USA has become her a_____ted country.

12.  The students who graduated this year became the most j_____r people in companies. In other words, they don’t have any work experience.

13.  If you would like to provide some customer advice, you can c_____t the restaurant at 03-522-1238.

14.  Chris was p_____hed for smoking in the public toilet.  This incident was even reported to the principal’s office.

15.  Jimmy believes that only when he retires and moves to a quiet place will the pressure and anxiety he has disappear a______r.

16.  Every time I go out with my friends, I lose t_____k of time and indulge in chatting with them.

17.  It is said that p_____e, willpower, and determination are three critical success factors.

18.  Daniel Wang was a_____ted as CEO in our company.  It was the first time that a Taiwanese became CEO of the multi-national company. 

1.  This year, the excellent Taiwanese ping pong player needs to compete ______ the previous champion ______ the world trophy.

     A) with, of                B) against, with         C) with, for               D) of, against

2.  Flora was impressed by how ______ he has treated his mother since she got dementia.

     A) patient                 B) patiently                C) to be patient        D) to been patient

3.  To pass the Patent Bar Exam, it _____ him so many years ______ the exam, and finally he passed last month, which made him cry in ecstasy.

     A) took, to attend    B) took, attending   C) spent, attending   D) spent, to attend

4.  The doctor stood, ______ by the patient’s family and ______ which word was better to announce the bad news.

     A) surround, think                                      B) surround, to think

     C) surrounding, thinking                             D) surrounding, to think

     E) surrounding, thought                              F) surrounded, thought

     G) surrounded, thinking                              H) surrounded, to think   

5.  Every day after school, Jennie is usually used to reviewing what she is taught every weekday.  ______, she can absorb and memorize the knowledge well.

     A) All the way          B) On the way          C) In a way                D) In this way

6.  Jimmy and I ______ play basketball in summer vacation, but after we grew up, we didn’t do that anymore.

     A) used to                 B) are used to           C) have been used to        D) got used to

     E) are accustomed to

7.  ______ you pass the entrance exam and get into the ideal college, the future of success will not be far away.

     A) Besides                 B) Only if                  C) As long as             D) Additionally

8.  Czech Republic lays in the eastern Europe, ______ you can see beautiful rivers and lush forests everywhere.

     A) which                   B) and which             C) where                    D) and where

9.  In this peaceful evening, Jimmy ______ a novel alone ______ the Internet.  (M)

     A) would rather read, than surf                  B) would rather read, than surfing   

     C) would read, rather than surfing              D) would read, rather than surf

     E) prefer to read, rather than surf                F) prefer to read, rather than surfing       

     G) prefer read, to surf                                   H) prefer reading, to surfing

     I) would rather read, instead of surfing       J) would read, instead of surfing

10.  Our chemistry professor insisted that any student in his laboratory ______ in the annual conference.

        A) participates        B) participated          C) participate            D) participating

11.   The entrepreneur brought the young anchor ______ many important occasions. People ______ that they have been married recently.    (M)

        A) in, speculate      B) on, speculate         C) on, suspect            D) in, suspect

        E) in, guess             F) on, guess               G) on, conjecture     H) in, conjecture   

12.  Winnie was so satisfied with her grade ______ laugh with excitement at the moment she knew the grade.

        A) as to                  B) as for                    C) that                      D) but

13.  My mom will buy me a pair of high heels.  I already have a pair, ______.

        A) instead              B) though                  C) besides                  D) furthermore

14.  Jason’s company has a ______ building in Washington, D.C.  He leased this building to a famous law firm and a multi-national company.   (M)

        A) ten story          B) ten-stories            C) ten-storied          D) ten-story

15.  It seems that Maggie is an outgoing girl.  ______, she is shy and timid.

        A) By the contrast B) In the contrast     C) In the contrary   D) On the contrary

16.  Noticing Tim ______ with other classmates, the teacher demanded that he ______ talking.

        A) chat, stops        B) chat, stop            C) chatting, stops       D) to chat, stops

17.  Scarcely ______ see the snow in Taiwan.  The climate is ______ warm to freeze moisture.

        A) did people, X    B) can people, too  C) people see, so          D) can people, very

1.  他拿到的成績越高，越有可能申請好的大學。

2.  你為考試準備愈多，你得到的分數愈高。

3.  隨著小孩漸漸長大，Roy和Cindy慢慢忘記了全家人一起渡假的快樂。

4.  因為殖民歷史的緣故，這裡的居民對白人的歧視根深蒂固。

A few interesting similarities can be found between the two great philosophers: Confucius and Socrates. They indicated that virtue can cause happiness in life. Using their own lives as __1__ , they tried to tell their followers that acting virtuously is the way to success in life. Another common point between Confucius and Socrates is their emphasis on the importance of education. __2__ education, it is difficult to build up the virtue of wisdom. They considered self-knowledge important. Self-knowledge refers to the ability to know what we know and what we do not know. With the awareness of our own knowledge and __3__, we are able to succeed and avoid errors. They believed that careful self-examination can analyze and __4__ our personal characters, aims, methods and attitudes. For both Confucius and Socrates, __5__ learning and wisdom with other virtues, one can have a good and productive life. They pointed out that wisdom obtained from learning can be used as guidance for all good deeds.  (取自101年 統測 English)

1.   A) manners            B) models                   C) masses        D) measurements

2.  A) Without             B) With                 C) Like                        D) For 

3.  A) illustration         B) invasion            C) ignorance              D) interruption 

4.  A) improved            B) improving         C) improves               D) improve 

5.  A) inferring             B) integrating        C) inhabiting              D) imposing 

Tim:       The next slide shows sales over the past six months.

Kevin:   _______________

Tim:      Yes, we did.

Kevin:   Any idea what caused this drop in sales?

(取自101年 統測 English)

A) Gee! We hit quite a slump.

B) Anything I can do to help.

C) Let’s take a break first.

D) That was a good thing.