1PartA:SentenceCompletionThispartofthetesthas15incompletesentences.Beneatheachsentenceyouwillseefourwordsorphrases,markedA,B,C,andD.Youaretochoosethewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswer.1.Yu-linandherbrothersgavetheirparentsabigpartyin______oftheir50thweddinganniversary..A.careB.favorC.honorD.charge2.Thecommitteewent______theproposalsforasecondtime.A.overB.awayC.underD.on3.Thebookstoreonthecornerisknown______asthebestplacetobuyforeignmagazines.A.upanddownB.farandwideC.nowandthenD.overandover4.Thecurrenteconomicrecessionisthreateningthe______ofmanypeopleinthecountry.A.substanceB.maturityC.qualificationsD.livelihoods5.Afterdrivingforhourswithoutamap,wefinally______inasuburbofKaohsiung.A.ranoverB.gotalongC.woundupD.droppedout6.Thecaptainhadtrouble______thenarrowchannel.A.navigatingB.generatingC.embarkingD.abridging7.Sinceheturnedthirteen,Jerryhasbeenhavingloudargumentswithhisparents.Isthisjusttypicalteenage______?A.fantasyB.mechanismC.productivityD.rebellion28.Brucereadtwofilmscripts;hedidn’tenjoyone,acomedy,buthedidenjoy______,athriller.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.oneanother9.Fannywon’tbepromotedtoahigherpositioninthecompany______moreeducation.A.uponB.withoutC.beyondD.throughout10.Don’tyouwishthat–justonce–we______seeMichaelJordaninpersonandgethisautograph?A.oughttoB.shouldC.couldD.may11.______thatsomethinglikethiswouldhappentome.A.IneverdidmywildestdreamsimagineinB.IdidneverimagineinmywildestdreamsC.InmywildestdreamsdidIneverimagineD.NeverinmywildestdreamsdidIimagine12.Davidoftendrivescarelesslyandexceedsthespeedlimit,______heclaimshe’sneverhadanaccident.A.yetB.asC.soD.for13.______in1965,thespacecraftMariner4tookphotographsandanalyzedtheatmosphereofMarsasitflewbytheredplanet.A.TolaunchB.LaunchesC.LaunchingD.Launched14.Thesuspectconfessedtothepolicethathe______thebankthepreviousnight.A.wouldrobB.hadrobbedC.berobbingD.hasrobbed15.Ihopetodoas______swimmingthissummerasIdidlastyear.A.alotB.possibleC.muchD.manytimes3PartB:ClozeThispartofthetesthastwopassages.Eachpassagecontainssevenoreightmissingwordsorphrases.Beneatheachpassage,youwillseesevenoreightitemswithfourchoices,markedA,B,C,andD.Youaretochoosethebestanswerforeachmissingwordorphraseinthetwopassages.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswer.Questions16–22Thedigitalageisdawning,andthat’sgoodnewsforAsiancompanies.Already,ahigh(16)oftheworld’snewdigitalproducts,suchasDVDplayersanddigitalcameras,arebeingproducedthere,notonly(17)manufacturingcostsarelowertherethaninNorthAmericaandEurope,butalsobecauseAsiahasbecomeacenterfor(18).Japanesecompanies,ofcourse,havelongbeenadmiredfortheirabilitytodesign(19).manufactureconsumerproductsthatincorporatethelatesttechnologywhile(20)themost-desiredfunctions.NowotherAsiancountrieslikeKoreaandTaiwanare(21).Withtheworldwidedemandfordigitalproductsgrowing(22)afuriouspace,thefuturelooksbrightfortheAsiancompaniesthatmakethem.16.A.percentageB.levelC.qualityD.influence17.A.untilB.becauseC.wheneverD.inthat18.A.recreationB.animationC.innovationD.organization19.A.someB.toC.onceD.and20.A.offeringB.offeredC.didofferD.wouldoffer21.A.takingitsleaveB.pavingitswayC.catchingitsbreathD.followingitslead22.A.onB.upC.atD.in4Questions23–30Inmodernhospitals,themostpopulartreatmentforbacterialinfectionisantibiotics.Whilethesemedicinesaregenerallyhighlyeffectivein(23)theinfection,oneproblemisthatoveraperiodoftimebacteriabegintomutate—changetheirstructure—inordertoresisttheantibiotics.(24),asthehumanpopulationconsumesmoreantibiotics,theinfection-producing(25)becomestrongerandmoreresistanttothedrugs.Anotherreasonfortheincreasedconsumptionofantibioticsisthatdoctorsoftenprescribethemtopatientstoo(26).Bothdoctorsandpatientsprefertreatmentprovidingfastrelief,ratherthan(27)thebodytobattletheinfectionbyitself.(28)unnecessaryprescriptionsarenottheonlysourceofantibiotics.Theyhavebeenincreasingly(29)onfarms,wherechickensandpigsarefrequentlyfedantibioticstocombatdisease.The(30)isthatwhenthegeneralpubliceatsthemeatproducts,theyconsumetheanimals’antibiotic-resistantbacteriaaswell.23.A.digestingB.fightingC.wrappingD.brushing24.A.ConsequentlyB.FortunatelyC.HopefullyD.Alternatively25.A.problemsB.treatmentsC.bacteriaD.antibiotics26.A.richlyB.likelyC.calmlyD.freely27.A.allowingB.allowsC.allowedD.allow28.A.IfB.ButC.WhatD.Whether29.A.usingB.usesC.usedD.touse30.A.theoryB.victoryC.adviceD.result5PartC:ReadingInthispartofthetest,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.YouaretochoosethebestanswerA,B,C,orD,toeachquestiononthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassage.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswer.Questions31–3231.Whichcountryproducedmoresteelin1998thanin1997?A.CountryHB.CountryAC.CountryFD.CountryE32.Whichtwocountriesproducedthemoststeelin1998?A.CountriesDandIB.CountriesAandEC.CountriesFandID.CountriesDandEGlobalCrudeSteelProduction(inmilliontonnes)051015202530CountryACountryBCountryCCountryDCountryECountryFCountryGCountr