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Section One: Listening Comprehension
Part 1. Picture Questions (24%)
Look at each picture and answer the question.
For questions number 1 and 2, please look at
picture A.
A.
( ) 7. (A) She spent the day doing nothing.
(B) What time did she sleep until?
(C) When will she start on her report?
(D) All her work has been completed.
Part 3. Conversation Questions (24%)
Listen to each conversation and answer the question.
( ) 1.
( ) 2.
( ) 8. (A) It was very silly.
(B) It was really funny.
(C) It was too frightening.
(D) It was very sad.
( ) 9. (A) If Harry is smart.
(B) If Harry is athletic.
(C) If Harry is sincere.
(D) If Harry is hardworking.
For question number 3, please look at picture B.
B.
( ) 10. (A) He doesn’t like chicken.
(B) He likes beef more than chicken.
(C) He doesn’t want beef nor chicken.
(D) He would rather have chicken.
( ) 3.
Part 4. Short Talk (24%)
Listen to the paragraph and answer the questions.
( ) 11. (A) He is the king’s servant.
(B) He is the king of the gods.
(C) He is the king of the giants.
(D) He is a giant who stole the ring.
( ) 12. (A) To let them rule the world.
(B) So they would not destroy the kingdom.
(C) So they would free his son.
(D) To pay them for building his kingdom.
Part 2. Best Response Questions (28%)
Listen to the question or statement and choose the best
response.
( ) 4. (A) He is sure that he will pass.
(B) He is eager to finish the class.
(C) He is great at taking tests.
(D) He should study if he is worried.
( ) 5. (A) Being in a new surrounding is easy for
him.
(B) It can be difficult moving to a different
city.
(C) He’s never had a problem making
friends.
(D) I’m sure he is having a great time.
( ) 6. (A) I find that the taste is too strong.
(B) You can barely taste the lemons.
(C) He likes his food to be mild in flavor.
(D) Yes. He feels sick whenever he tastes it.
( ) 13. (A) The king of gods attempting to steal
back the ring.
(B) The giants using the ring to rule the
world.
(C) The creation of the cursed ring.
(D) The giants stealing the ring from Wotan.
Section Two: Reading Comprehension
一、詞彙 (28%)
( ) 1. Shelley is a very ____ writer, completing as
many as three books in a year.
(A) productive
(B) mysterious
(C) genuine
(D) incapable
( ) 2. The book is so popular that its ____ has
decided to print more copies.
(A) couch
(B) rhythm
(C) publisher
(D) vision
( ) 3. The ____ competition in sports has led some
athletes to use drugs.
(A) favorite
(B) intense
(C) distant
(D) royal
( ) 4. Jack thanked his ____ for getting him a part
in the movie.
(A) agent
(B) doubt
(C) author
(D) decision
( ) 5. Shakespeare is said to be the most ____
writer in English history.
(A) significant
(B) concerned
(C) disappointed
(D) comfortable
( ) 6. I read ____ news to understand the situation
of our world today.
(A) creative
(B) political
(C) scary
(D) natural
( ) 7. Problems don’t ____ Lisa; she is always
eager to find solutions.
(A) ignore
(B) adopt
(C) posses
(D) frustrate
二、文意選填 (30%)
Richard Wagner was born two hundred years
ago. He remains one of the most important
composers of Western music __(8)__ this day. As a
composer, he __(9)__ to be in control of all
aspects of his operas to complete his artistic vision.
He wrote both the words and the music to his
operas. He included more __(10)__ than other
composers of his time. This made his music sound
powerful and intense. One of his most significant
__(11)__ to music was his use of the leitmotif. He
used these musical themes to __(12)__ the operas
in The Ring Cycle, a group of four operas.
(A) connect
(B) preferred
(D) instruments (E) up to
(C) contributions
Answer: 8. ( ) 9. ( ) 10. ( ) 11. ( ) 12. ( )
三、閱讀測驗 (24%)
Stephen King is a famous American author best
known for his scary stories. He was born in 1947
in Portland, Maine. His father was a merchant
seaman, who left his family when King was two.
His mother struggled to support him and his
brother, who was adopted. During his childhood,
King witnessed his friend being hit and killed by a
train. Many people believe this must’ve had an
impact on King’s writing and his artistic tendency
toward horror. King maintains that he has no
memory of the event. He credits the cover of H.P
Lovecraft’s The Lurker in the Shadows as his
inspiration to tell tales of horror. King has had a
productive career with over 200 short stories and
50 novels published.
( ) 13. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) Stephen King’s family history.
(B) Stephen King’s famous books.
(C) The life of Stephen King.
(D) The criticism of Stephen King’s works.
( ) 14. What do people say is the reason for
King’s writing style?
(A) His difficult childhood and his
mother’s hard work.
(B) His childhood experience of seeing
something horrible.
(C) His interest in different forms of
transportation.
(D) His realization that he was actually an
adopted child.
( ) 15. According to the passage, how did King
react to rumors about him?
(A) He denied the rumor and gave
alternative explanations.
(B) He openly admitted to them and wrote
about them.
(C) He made no comment and stayed silent.
(D) He wrote The Lurker in the Shadows.
四、中譯英 (18%)
16. 我覺得獨自旅行很危險。要是你需要幫助怎
麼辦？
I think traveling alone is dangerous. W
you need help?
17. 那個年輕人拒絕了父親提供的職位而自行
創業。
The young man t
his father’s offer and established his own
business.
18. 直到今天早上我才想起今天有考試。
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