世新大學九十二學年度二年制在職專班考試

 

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Answers are made in various ways including filling in the missing information, correcting mistakes in sentences, or writing answers in your own words. Grading is based on the following distribution:

 

     Section1 (20 questions):60percent

     Section2 (10 questions):20percent

     Section3 (10 questions):20percent

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Section 1: Sentence Completion and Structure (20 questions)

 

Questions 1-5 have one or two blanks. Each blank indicates that a word has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four lettered words or phrases. Choose word or phrase that best completes the meaning of the sentence.

 

1.      From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, technology _____ people are beginning to imagine there are no limits to what we can achieve.

1.      progressed to the point that

2.      has to progress to a point

3.      has progressed to the point that

4.      progressed a point that

2.      The development of the electric light bulb _____ partly as s result of widespread availability of electricity and the need for cheap, clean light

1.      occurring

2.      was occurring

3.      was occurred

4.      occurred

3.      Working from home is a new form of work ____ to work (such as fathers with children, or disabled people) new employment opportunities.

1.      allowing those previously unable

2.      allows those who were previously unable

3.      that allowing those unable previously

4.      allowed those previously unable

4.      ____ the passage of light, many new plastics are manufactured using technologies that are similar those used markers of computer chips.

1.      To better permit

2.      Permitting better

3.      For the better of

4.      It is better for

5.      The command and control of the special forces, ____ defending the city, is still undamaged, according to the American military officials.

1.      that is in front of

2.      which is charged with

3.      that can charge

4.      which they are

 

Answers 6-20 are answered by filling in the missing information, correcting mistakes in sentences, or writing answers in your own words.

 

6.      Correct the one error in the following passage. Carefully cross out letters or words if needed, and new words above the sentence.

 

I am quite a good student in almost every way. Because I do my homework, get to bed early, talk to my teachers, and plan ahead for my final projects.

 

7.      Correct the one error in the following dialog. Carefully cross out letters or words if needed, and add new words above the sentence.

 

Person in Taipei: Excuse me, can you tell where is the Hilton Hotel? Taipei citizen: Sure, you can find it about three blocks over on the left side of the street.

 

8-11. Insert the correct phrasal verbs into the following sentences:

     •Don’t forget to __________ the table before mom gets home.

•Jasmine, please __________ the lights before you go to bed.

     •Did you _________ the garbage?

     •On the way home, please ___________ some apples and oranges.

 

12-16. Insert the correct modal verbs in the following sentences. Choose one from the two modal verbs in parentheses. Add no other word to the phrases (prepositions, pronouns, etc.)

 

     If I need with my homework, I _________ (will/would) always talk to my best friend, Sandy. He always knows all the answers, and_______ (can/could) always help out. Even when we were kids in elementary school, when he ________ (must/had to) go to violin practice after school, he __________ (would/will) try to tutor me in English, which was my worst subject. I ________ (would/ought to) have called him last week, when I needed help with my review for the TOEFL test.

 

17-18. Complete the sentences by inserting the correct verb forms. Use the verbs in parentheses. You may also have to add additional necessary words (such as pronouns and any other necessary verbs.)

l          If you hadn’t drank so much alcohol, __________________ (to get sick).

l          If you study hard, _____________________________ (to be accepted) at Harvard.

 

19-20. Insert the correct past participle(-ed) or present participle(-ing) adjective forms in the following sentences:

l          I felt very _____________(excite) when you called last night.

l          Jane and Mike were attending the most _____________ (interest) school in London when fell in love.

 

Section 2: Grammar and Usage (10 questions)

 

Each sentence below has one grammar mistake or misused word. Circle the underlined word that has the mistake.

 

  1. Because I am hardworking, motivates and have integrity, so I believe that I will get a superior job.
  2. As shown by powerful telescopes, the smaller of nine planets in the solar system is Pluto.
  3. Cotton was one of the first major agricultural industries established in North America since the arrival of the Europeans.
  4. Without the development of a calendar, predicting the onset of the seasons will not be possible.
  5. Much of the movie-going public thinks that “Terminator II” was the most excited movie made in the last 20 years.
  6. During working as s scientist and chemist, George Washington Carver discovered over 450 uses for the peanut and other agricultural products.
  7. While both are members of the citrus fruit family, the lemon is different from the grapefruit in that it is smaller and bitterer.
  8. Jane asked me if I had ever been to Japan. “Sure, I told her, I’ve ever been there three times.”
  9. There are three steps to this process: first, open the can; then you pour out the contents into a pan; finally you could turn on the flame and cook the food.
  10. Because of extensive researches in the field of genetic engineering, scientists can now create that farmers can grow in harsh conditions.

 

Section 3: Synonyms and Antonyms (10questions)

Synonyms

Use the numbers to match the words in the right box to their closest synonym in the left box. Write the numbers in the column to the left of the left box.

                                  

 

devastating

  

remarkable

 

soothing

 

threatening

 

uneasy

  

1

fearful   

2

relaxing 

3

destructive

4

outstanding

5

dangerous

 

Antonyms

Each question below consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words. Circle the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. The word form is given in parentheses.

1.      AMIABLE(adjective)

1.      faithful

2.      insulted

3.      distasteful

4.      unfriendly

2.      DISPERSE(verb)

1.      concentrate

2.      suggest

3.      pretend

4.      increase

3.      PROHIBIT(verb)

1.      approve

2.      allow

3.      require

4.      use

 

 

4.      FRANTIC(adjective)

1.      peaceful

2.      energetic

3.      complete

4.      funny

5.      MAGNIFY(verb)

1.      belittle

2.      regulate

3.      reduce

4.      weak