世新大學八十六學年度研究所碩士班招生考試

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傳播研究所	英文

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Ⅰ. Vocabulary: Choose a correct answer 10%

___1. swamp

a. a piece of soft, wet land b. a group of small, low houses

c. a kind of strong, thick rope d. a piece of long, thin wood

___2. accentuate

a. emphasize b. abbreviate c. acclaim d. assess

___3. kindle

a. to reduce in size b. to set on fire

c. to handle roughly d. to act friendly toward

___4. zealous

a. lazy b. enthusiastic c. envious d. careless

___5. partisan

a. soldier b. adherent c. mechanic d. division

___6. discard

a. to oppose b. to throw away c. to injure d. to find by accident

___7. yearn

a. to acquire great wealth b. to speak at great length

c. to feel great desire d. to cause great damage

___8. vulnerable

a. savor b. dangling c. vaulting d. weak

___9. palpable

a. savory b. obvious c. paltry d. easy

___10. conceal

a. to describe b. to injure c. to praise d. to hide

Ⅱ. Fill the blanks with a, b, c, or d, and write it down in front of each sentence: 10%

___1. What would you have acted if he _____?

a. had asked b. asked c. asks d. ask

___2. We are opposed to _____ without him.

a. having a party b. have a party c. has party d. had a party

___3. The brake slipped and the car _____ rolling down the hill.

a. goes b. had gone c. has gone d. was going

___4. Mr. Chang has been working in the department _____ longer than other teachers.

a. considerable b. considerate c. considerably d. consider

___5. Bob wished now that he _____ English instead of Spanish when he was in college.

a. have had studied b. studies c. had studied d. studied

___6. My mother poured two _____ into her pie mixture.

a. cups water b. cupful of water c. cupfuls of water d. cup water

___7. What _____ ice-cream do you wish to have?

a. flavor b. flavor of c. the flavor d. a flavor

___8. Most students want to be _____ to take their favorite subjects.

a. freely b. freedom c. free d. freed

___9. Are you from _____ .

a. mainland’s China b. China mainland

c. mainland China d. the Mainland China

___10. Mr. Wang is _____ 5he committee.

a. at b. in c. for d. on

Ⅲ. Translation: 20%

1. Robert is very snobby and only cares about money and status.

2. If motorcyclists do not fasten their helmets securely, they will be treated as if they were not wearing helmet at all and face fines

3. 照他所述，張先生不僅是一位好老師，而且很慷慨。

4. 欲知前面路，須問過來人。

Ⅳ. Essay: 60%

Write an essay (approximately 200 words) on the following topic:

“ My Outlook on Cross-Strait Ties “