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Question 1.
The criminal was ______ to twenty years in prison for robbing a bank.  (A) accused  (B) charged  (C) sentenced(正解)  (D) convicted 該罪犯因搶劫銀行被判廿年有期徒刑。 理由: (A) accuse vt. 指控 (與of並用) be accused of robbing a bank　　被指控搶劫銀行 (B) charge vt. 起訴 (與with並用) be charged with robbery　　以搶劫罪名被起訴 (C) sentence vt. 判刑 (與介詞to並用) be sentenced to five years in prison　　被判處五年有期徒刑 be sentenced to life imprisonment　　被判處死刑 (D) convict vt. (將某人) 定罪 (與of並用) be convicted of robbery　　被判定搶劫罪

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Question 2.
The boy ______ the tree, but was not punished by his father because of his honesty.  (A) felt  (B) fell  (C) felled(正解)  (D) fallen 男孩砍了樹，但由於誠實，他爸爸並未處罰他。 理由: fell vt. 砍伐 (= cut down) 三態為: fell、felled、felled。 feel vi. 感覺 三態為: feel、felt、felt。 fall vi. 下跌; 跌落 三態為: fall、fell、(have) fallen。 根據上述, (C)應為正選。

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Question 3.
The merciless mother doesn't seem to have any ______ for her little daughter.  (A) affection(正解)  (B) confession  (C) intention  (D) reservation 這位狠心的媽媽似乎對她小女孩一點都不疼愛。 理由: (A) affection n. 關愛; 感情 (B) confession n. 坦承 (C) intention n. 意圖 (D) reservation n. 保留 recommend sb without reservation　毫不保留推薦某人

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Question 4.
When John woke up, it was already 7:30, so he decided to take a taxi lest he ______ late.  (A) might be  (B) could be  (C) be(正解)  (D) must be 約翰醒來時已經七點半了，因此他決定搭計程車以免遲到。 理由: lest是副詞連接詞, 表『以免』, 所引導的副詞子句一定要使用助動詞should, 而should 往往予以省略, 保留其後原形動詞。 例:Study hard lest you (should) fail the test. (要用功，以免考不及格。) 選項中僅(C)為原形動詞, 故為正選。

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Question 5.
______ you want to give your family a nice, wholesome vacation, try visiting this charming town.  (A) Where  (B) What  (C) If(正解)  (D) That 你若想讓家人度個美好而又健康的假期，試試到我們這個迷人的城鎮走一趟。 理由: (A)Where　adv.　何處 (B)What　pron.　何物, 什麼東西 (C)If　conj.　如果 (D)That　pron.　那個 根據語意, (C)應為正選。 That亦可引導名詞子句, 置於句首作主詞, 之後接單數動詞。 例:That he doesn't study makes me angry.(他不讀書，令我生氣。) 主詞 vt.

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Question 6.
By the time he retires, Professor Johnson ______ here for over thirty years, but his classes are never dull.  (A) has taught  (B) will have taught(正解)  (C) will teach  (D) has been teaching 等到強森教授退休時，他在這兒教書將已超過卅年了，不過他授課總是妙趣橫生。 理由: 本句測試未來完成式的用法 未來完成式 (will have + 過去分詞) 多與by引導的時間副詞片語 (等到……時) 並用。 例:I will have finished the work by ten tomorrow morning. (到明天下午十點時，我將會把工作做完了。) By the time he arrives, the train will have left. (等到他到達時，火車將已駛離了。) 根據上述, (B)應為正選。

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Question 7.
I will marry you on ______ that you promise not to cheat on me all your life.  (A) principle  (B) ground  (C) condition(正解)  (D) guarantee 我會嫁給你，如果你答應不會欺騙我的感情的話。 理由: on condition that...　　如果…… =if... I'll buy you a car on condition that you meet all my requirements.(你若達到我所有的要求，我就會買部車給你。) 此為固定片語, 故(C)應為正選。 principle n. 原則 ground應改為複數, 方能形成下列重要片語: on the grounds that...　　基於……的理由 =because... 例:We object to buying that car on the grounds that it's too expensive.(我們反對買那輛車理由是它太貴了。) guarantee n. & vt. 保證 根據上述, (C)應為正選。

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Question 8.
I don't trust Peter because what he does hardly ever ______ what he says.  (A) results in  (B) gets along with  (C) corresponds to(正解)  (D) abides by 我不信任彼得，因為他的行為幾乎與他的言詞不一致。 理由: (A) result in...　　導致…… = bring about... = contribute to... (B) get along (well) with sb　　與某人相處 (得很好) (C) correspond to...　　與……符合 例: What he does doesn't correspond to what he says. = What he does is not in accord with what he says. (他言行不一致。) (D) abide by (the law)　　服從 (法律) = comply with (the law) = conform to (the law) = obey (the law)

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Question 9.
We tried very hard to persuade that stubborn old man to change his mind, but ______.  (A) at will  (B) on purpose  (C) in vain(正解)  (D) to capacity 我們力圖說服那位固執的老先生改變心意，但徒勞無功。 理由: (A) at will　　任意地 例: Never do things at will, or you'll be sorry. (做事千萬不要隨興，否則會後悔。) (B) on purpose　　故意 = deliberately hit sb on purpose　　故意打某人 (C) in vain　　白費工夫 = to no purpose = to no avail (D) to capacity須與full並用, 形成下列用法: = The music hall was full to capacity. (音樂廳座無虛席。) ＊capacity n. 容量

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Question 10.
I was about to leave ______ John, an old friend of mine I hadn't seen in ages, called.  (A) that  (B) when(正解)  (C) then  (D) while 我正要離開這時好久不見的老友約翰便來了。 理由: 本題測試下列句型: 主詞 + was/were about to V + when引導的過去式子句 =主詞 + was/were on the point of Ving + when引導的過去式子句 ……正要……這時就…… 例:I was about to take a bath when the phone rang. =I was on the point of taking a bath when the phone rang. (我正要洗澡，這時電話鈴便響了。) 根據上述, (B)應為正選。

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Question 11.
You may give this prize to anyone ______ you think is the best.  (A) where  (B) who(正解)  (C) what  (D) which 你可以把這個獎項頒給你認為最佳的人選。 理由: 空格前有表人的代名詞anyone (任何人), 故之後應置表人的關係代名詞。 空格後的you think是插入語, 之後有動詞is, 故空格內應置入主格的關係代名詞 who, 使who作主詞。 根據上述, (B)應為正選。

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Question 12.
I wish I ______ you were here yesterday, or else I would have come to see you.  (A) know  (B) knew  (C) have known  (D) had known(正解) 我真希望我昨天就已知道你在這裏，要不我就會來看你。 理由: 本題測試I wish接that子句所形成的假設語氣 I wish之後的that子句不可能使用現在式、現在完成式、未來式, 只可使用過去式 (若有be動詞, 則該be動詞一律改成were) 或過去完成式, 分別表示與現在或過去事 實相反的假設語氣。 1)與現在事實相反→過去式 I wish I knew it. (But I don't know it.) (我希望我了解這一點 ── 但我並不了解。) I wish he were here now. (But he isn't here.) (我真希望他現在在這裏 ── 但他並不在這裏。) 2)與過去事實相反→過去完成式 I wish I had known it yesterday. (But I didn't know it.) (我真希望我昨天就了解這一點 ── 但我並不了解。) I wish he had been here yesterday. (But he wasn't here.) (我真希望他昨天在這裏 ── 但他並不在這裡。) 根據上述, (D)應為正選。

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Question 13.
Bill still came to school for the final exams ______ he had a very high fever.  (A) in spite of that  (B) even  (C) in that  (D) despite the fact that(正解) 儘管比爾發高燒，仍然到校參加期末考。 理由: 本題測試that子句與介詞的關係 that子句不得直接作介詞的受詞; 介詞之後須先接名詞the fact作受詞, 再置that子句, 使該that子句作為the fact的同位語。 例:I'm worried about that he doesn't study. (　) 介 →I'm worried about the fact that he doesn't study. (○) 同位語 (他不用功，我很擔心。) 選項中, (B) even是副詞, 表『甚至』, 非連接詞, 不可選, 應改為even though (即使) 方可選。 (C) in that應視為連接詞, 等於because (因為), 唯此處語意不合, 故不可選。 例:He is great in that he speaks five different languages. (他了不起，因為他會說五種不同的語言。) (A) in spite of及(D) despite均為介詞, 亦均表『儘管』, 之後須接the fact, 方可再接 that子句。此處僅(D)合乎文法, 故為正選。

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Question 14.
Should you hit someone accidentally, you must ______ to him or her without hesitation.  (A) deny  (B) apologize(正解)  (C) surrender  (D) contain 萬一你不小心撞到某人，就必須毫不猶豫向他/她道歉。 理由: (A) deny vt. 否認 (B) apologize vi. 道歉 apologize to sb for sth　因某事向某人道歉 (C) surrender vi. 投降 (D) contain vt. 包含

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Question 15.
With so much work to do, I don't think I'll be able to come to your party tonight, but I'll certainly invite you to dinner ______ next week.  (A) sometime(正解)  (B) some time  (C) sometimes  (D) some times 有那麼多的工作要做，因此我想今晚無法參加你的派對了，不過我下星期一定找個時間邀你吃晚飯。 理由: (A)sometime　　不知何時, 某個時候 (與明確的過去或未來時間並用) 例:I saw him sometime last week. (我上星期不知何時曾見過他。) I'll be there sometime next Friday. (我下星期五找個時候會到那裏去。) (B)some time　　一段期間 例:I'll stay here for some time. (我會待在這裡一段時間。) (C)sometimes　　有時候 (D)some times　　無此用法, 應改為: a few times　　有幾次 several times　　有好幾次 many times　　有好多次 空格之後有明確的時間副詞片語next week (下星期), 故(A)應為正選。