陳一夫 國家考試技術上榜團隊

3 1 The challenging job required a strong , successful , and _ candidate .
( A ）dynamic ( B ) divine ( C ) dual （D) dubious

32 Mother Teresa _ her life _ aiding the sick and the homeless . Her selfless love has been highly praised by the world.  
( A ) regarded … as ( B ) released … from ( C ) transformed … mto (D)devoted … to

33A : Why is your coat 50 wet ? B : It was _ when 1 arrived .
( A ) appealing ( B ) bleeding ( C ) dragging (D)pouring

34 Nowadays, _ is a much better and wiser means than military force to solve differences or problems between nations.
( A ) negotiation ( B ) argumentation ( C ) transportation (D)demonstration

35 Middle children often feel less important than 1lleir older or younger _ .
( A ) generation ( B ) siblings ( C ) offspring (D)ancestors

36 The police _ the crime. They wanted to find out who did it so that they could get the criminals.

( A ) committed ( B ) developed ( C ) investigated (D)dissolved

 37 Do you how _ ?
( A ) what has happened to Martin ( B ）who is that man at the door
( C ) how can we make our English better (D)where does he live in America
38 Owing to human greed , there 15 little chance of _ peace in the world .
( A ) thankful ( B ) permanent ( C ) sensitive (D)pessimistic

請依下文回答第39 一43 題
The history of electronic mailing goes all the way back to 1969 when a professor at UCLA sent the first message via computer to a colleague at Stanford . The computer which sent the first message actually crashed right after the message was sent, but the message did reach its 39 at Stanford. E-mail was born.
Today, e-mail 40 communication . In 2002, the Internet provider AOL alone reported handling over 42 million e-mails each day. When the number of e-mails worldwide 41 to the number of pieces of mail sent each day, you will find that e-mail usage is more than seven times higher than " snail mail " usage . It is not hard to imagine why this is the case since the cost of sending postcards and letters is much higher, 42 the fact that e-mail is more convenient than having to visit your mailbox or local post office . E-mail messages also beat postal delivery time hands down. 43 an international letter might take a week or more for delivery, an e-mail can be sent and responded to the same day .

39 ( A ) adoption ( B ) summit ( C ) reception (D)destination

40 ( A ) 1110nitors ( B ) dominates ( C ) exceeds (D)excludes

41 ( A ) linked ( B ) added ( C ) related (D)compared

42 ( A ) despite ( B ) except ( C ) even though (D)not to mention

43 ( A ) Because ( B ) If ( C ) While (D)Though

44 Harry : Hey , John , you know what ? Mike said he spent five days walking across America.

John : Do you believe it ? _ I don ' t believe it at all .
( A ) It’s the last straw that breaks the camel’s back . ( B ) What a close call !
( C ) It is but a tall tale . (D)Don ' t you think it’s a piece of cake?

45 Paul : It ' 5 wonderful to see you here , John , but I 've lots of work to do . I ' d better run .
John : _ We really should get together sometime .
Panl : Sure . See you soon . I ' 11 call you .
John : OK . Bye .
( A ) Nice seeing you again , too . ( B ) Please go ahead .
( C ) You deserve it . (D)That’s fantastic .
請依下文回答第46 一50 題
Do you heve trouble picking out a friend’s face among a group of people ? There’s a name for your condition : prosopagnosia, or face blindness . The disorder was thought to be exceedingly rare and mainly a result of brain injury. But last month a team of German researchers took the first stab at charting its prevalence, and the results were remarkable. The new study showed that prosopagnosia is highly heritable and surprisingly common , afflicting , in some form , about l in 50 people 一more than 5 million in the US alone. " That’s huge , "says Dr. Thomas Grüter of the Institute of Human Genetics in Münster. " It was a real surprise."
Within that group of sufferers, however , the condition varies widely . For the vast majority , the Problem is not so much about detecting a face─prosopagnosics can see eyes , noses , and mouths as clearly as anyone else 一as it is about recognizing the same set of features when seeing them again . While mild prosopagnosics can train themselves to memorize a limited number of faces, others grapple with identifying family members and, in extreme cases, their own faces. Gaylen Howard, 40, a homemaker in Boulder, Colo., s says that when she’s standing in front of a mirror in a crowded restroom, she makes a funny face so that, as she puts it , "I can tell which one is me .
Most prosopagnosics learn to cope early on. They distinguish people based on cues like hairstyle, voice, or body shape. They shun places where they could unexpectedly run into someone they know. They pretend to be lost in thought while walking down the street. They act friendly to everyone一or to no one. In short, they become expert at masking their dysfunction. " This is probably why the disorder went unnoticed for so long, " says Gruter.
46 Wllat is "prosopagnosia"?
( A ) A difficulty in recognizing a face seen before .
( B ) A failure to detect a face that one has never seen .
( C ) A disability to distinguish one facial expression from another .
(D)A blindness that makes people unable to see others' faces .
47 According to the passage, which of the following is true about prosopagnosia ?
( A ) It is exceedingly rare .
( B ) It affects around one in fifty people .
( C ) It is mainly caused by injury in the brains .
(D)It is unlikely to be passed down to one’s children.
48 Which of the following statements is NOT true ?
( A ) The condition of people suffering from prosopagnosia varies greatly .
( B ) Most prosopagnosics fail to deal with the disorder throughout their lives .
( C ) A group of German scientists were the first to study the prevalence of prosopagnosia .

(D)Some sufferers of prosopagnosia may not be able to identify their family members.
49 What does the word " shun" in the last paragraph mean ?
( A ) Visi . ( B ) Avoid. ( C ) Adapt to . (D)Deal with.

50 What does the sentence " They act friendly to everyone 一or to no one " in the last paragraph mean?

( A ) They try to please everybody by being nice to them .
( B ) They pretend to like everyone but actually like no one .
( C ) They attempt to conceal their problem by treating everyone in the same way .
(D)They seek comfort in making friends with everyone they don’ t know .