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Question 1.
It was with teamwork ______ we defeated the visiting team.  (A) that(正解)  (B) which  (C) through which  (D) in which 就是藉由團結合作我們才擊敗客隊的。 理由: a.本句測試It is/was所引導的強勢句構, 句型如下: It is/was + 介詞片語 + that引導的名詞子句 時間副詞 副詞子句 介詞片語: by bus、with your help... 時間副詞: yesterday、tomorrow、next year、then... 副詞子句: not until he came、because I like him、when he left... 例:It was by bus that I came. (我是坐公車來的。) It was yesterday that I saw him. (我是在昨天看到他的。) It is because he is nice that I like him. (就是因為他好，我才喜歡他的。) b.空格前有介詞片語with teamwork, 空格內應置入that, 故(A)應為正選。

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Question 2.
It is impossible to get John to change his mind. He is very ______.  (A) tame  (B) flexible  (C) stubborn(正解)  (D) conducive 誰都無法叫約翰改變心意。他很固執。 理由: (A) tame a. 溫馴的 (B) flexible a. 有彈性的 (C) stubborn a. 固執的 (D) conducive a. 有益的 be conducive to one's health　有益健康

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Question 3.
I had hardly entered the room ____ the phone rang. But when I picked it up, there was no response.  (A) when(正解)  (B) then  (C) and  (D) for 一進入房間，電話鈴就響了。不過當我拿起電話時，卻無回應。 理由: a.本題測試『一……就……』的句型, 這種句型共有以下兩大類: 1)過去式 + 過去式 As soon as I saw him, I ran away =The moment I saw him, I ran away. =The minute I saw him, I ran away.(我一看到他就跑掉了。) 2)過去完成式 + 過去式 a)no sooner...than...　沒有比……快…… I had no sooner seen him than I ran away. (我先見到他, 此動作沒有比我跑得快 ─ 即: 我一見到他便跑掉了。) b)hardly...when...　當……時幾乎沒…… I had hardly seen him when I ran away.(當我跑掉時幾乎沒有看到他 ─ 即: 我一看到他便跑掉了。) c)scarcely...before...　在……之前幾乎沒……(在我跑掉之前我幾乎沒看到他 ─ 即: 我一看到他便跑掉了。) b.空格前有had hardly, 得知空格內應置入when, 故(A)應為正選。

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Question 4.
Over the past 40 years, Mr. Wilson has taught thousands of students, some of them ______ internationally known scholars.  (A) have become  (B) had become  (C) having become(正解)  (D) may have become 過去幾年來， 威爾遜先生已教過好幾千名學生， 一些已成了國際知名的學者。 理由: a.本句原為: Mr. Wilson has taught thousands of students, some of them have become internationally known students. (　) b.上列兩個主要子句並無連接詞連接，是錯誤的句構。由於第一個主要子句已經存在，,此時應將第二個主要子句改變成分詞片語。 第一步:主詞相同時應予刪除，主詞不同時則予保留，此處第一個主要子句之主詞為Mr. Wilson, 第二個主要子句之主詞為some of them, 由於主詞不同， 故some of them予以保留。 第二步:之後的動詞變成現在分詞;have become變成現在分詞時， 即成having become。 c.根據上述， (C)應為唯一正選。

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Question 5.
The Chairman proposed that the meeting ______ until next Friday because a typhoon was approaching.  (A) must put off  (B) must be put off  (C) put off  (D) be put off(正解) 因為颱風即將到來，所以主席建議會議應延期到下星期五。 理由: a.表『建議』、『要求』、『命令』、『規定』等動詞稱為意志動詞, 之後接that子句 作受詞時, 子句中恆有助動詞should, 而should往往可予省略, 保留原形動詞。 建議: propose、suggest 要求: require、request、insist、demand 命令: order 規定: rule 例:The teacher required that evvery student (should) be quiet. (老師要求所有學生安靜。) b.原題空格前有proposed (建議), 空格內應置入 (should) be put off (被延期), 故(D)應為正選。

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Question 6.
Frankly speaking, ______ your timely help, I couldn't have dealt with that problem all by myself.  (A) if it were not for  (B) if it had not been for(正解)  (C) if there were not for  (D) if there had not been for 坦白說，當時要不是你適時的幫助，我是無法獨自處理這個問題的。 理由: a."if it were not for + 名詞"及"if it had not been for + 名詞"均為固定句型， 均譯成『要不是因為……』， 分別表示與現在及過去事實相反的假設語氣。 1)與現在事實相反 (採過去式)If it were not for your help, I wouldn't do it.(現在要不是你的幫助，我是不會做這件事的。) 2)與過去事實相反 (採過去完成式) If it had not been for your help, I wouldn't have done it.(當時要不是你的幫助，我是不會做這件事的。) b.空格之後的主要子句有"couldn't have + 過去分詞", 得知空格內應置入過去完成式, 以表與過去事實相反的假設語氣, 故(B)應為正選。

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Question 7.
The guest's speech was too long and too boring. He should have made it shorter and more to the ______.  (A) point(正解)  (B) end  (C) tip  (D) top 來賓的演講又長又煩。他應當把它變短些以及更切題些。 理由: a.be to the point　切題, 說到重點 例:What he said was not to the point.(他的話並未說到重點。) b.to the end　到最後 fight to the end　抗爭到最後 c.tip n. 小費 d.top n. 頂端

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Question 8.
The two high school students' funny performance on the crosswalk ____ the attention of all passersby.  (A) made  (B) paid  (C) offered  (D) drew(正解) 兩名高中生在斑馬線上的滑稽表演吸引所有過路人的目光。 理由: draw one's attention　吸引某人的注意力

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Question 9.
With the outbreak of SARS, how to control this highly contagious disease has become a major _____ in Taiwan.  (A) affair  (B) doubt  (C) obstacle  (D) concern(正解) 隨著SARS的爆發，如何控制此一高度傳染性的疾病已成了台灣一項重大關切。 理由: (A)affair n. 事務; 婚外情 international affairs　國際事務 have an affair with sb　與某人有染 (B)doubt n. 懷疑 (C)obstacle n. 障礙 (與介詞to並用) be an obstacle to success　是成功的絆腳石 (D)concern n. 關切 contagious a. 傳染性的 infectious a. 傳染性的

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Question 10.
______ about the future of his son, who does nothing but play around, Mr. Wolfe has determined to send him to the military.  (A) Worry  (B) Worried(正解)  (C) To worry  (D) To be worried 沃夫先生的兒子整天鬼混，因此他很擔心兒子的前途，便決定把他送到軍中。 理由: a.本句原為: Mr. Wolfe is worried about the future of his son,...Mr. Wolfe has determined to... ( X ) b.唯上句有兩個主要子句, 卻無連接詞連接, 是錯誤的句型, 故第一個主要子句應改變成 分詞片語。 第一步:將相同的主詞 (Mr. Wolfe) 刪除; 第二步:之後的動詞 (is) 應變成現在分詞being, 即成: Being worried about the future of his son,...Mr. Wolfe has determined to... (○) 第三步:Being可省略, 即成: Worried about the future of his son,...Mr. Wolfe has determined to... (○)

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Question 11.
I know it was John's first time to be here, but he insisted that he ______ here four years before.  (A) came  (B) come  (C) had come(正解)  (D) should come 我知道這是約翰第一次來到這裡，不過他堅持認為四年前他就來過了。 理由: a.空格前的insisted表『堅持認為』或『堅信』，之後接that子句作受詞時，子句內的 動詞採一般時態。 例:I insist that he is a nice boy. (我堅信他是好孩子。) I insist that he has done it. (我堅信他曾做過這件事。) b.insist亦可作意志動詞，表『堅持要求』，之後亦可接that子句作受詞，子句內的動詞 則採"should + 原形動詞"的結構, 而should往往予以省略, 保留其後原形動詞。 例:I insist that he (should) do it. (我堅持要求他做這件事。) c.根據上下文，本題的insisted表『堅持認為』， 故之後的that子句應採一般時態， (C)為 過去完成式， 與過去式insisted呼應， 是唯一正選。

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Question 12.
______ 150 people were killed in an aircrash that took place in Nigeria, including all crew members on board.  (A) Estimate  (B) Estimated  (C) An estimate of  (D) An estimated(正解) 估計有一百五十人在奈及利亞的空難事故中喪生, 包括機上所有的機組人員。 理由: an esitimated + 數字　估計有…… 例:An estimated 20 people were injured in the traffic accident. =It is estimated that 20 people were injured in the traffic accident.(估計有廿人在車禍中受傷。)

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Question 13.
My father is really demanding. I'm afraid I can't ______ his expectations.  (A) get  (B) meet(正解)  (C) have  (D) succeed 我爸爸要求真苛刻。恐怕我無法達到他的期望。 理由: a.meet one's expectations/requirements　達到/符合某人的期望/要求 =live up to one's expectations/requirements b.demanding a. 苛求的 c.succeed須與in並用, 形成下列固定片語: succeed in achieving the mission　成功地完成任務

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Question 14.
The speaker couldn't make himself ______ because there was too much traffic nearby.  (A) hear  (B) hearing  (C) heard(正解)  (D) to hear 附近有太多車輛, 因此演講人無法使自己的話讓人聽得到。 理由: a.make oneself heard　使別人聽得到自己的聲音 make oneself understood　使別人了解自已 b.以上是固定片語, 故(C)應為正選。

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Question 15.
John's parents worried about his health and got him ______ smoking and dirnking right away.  (A) quit  (B) to quit(正解)  (C) quitting  (D) quitted 約翰的父母擔心他的健康，便要他立刻戒掉煙酒。 理由: get sb to V　叫某人從事 例:I'll get him to wash the car. =I'll make him wash the car. =I'll have him wash the car.(我會叫他洗車。)