世新大學九十二學年度研究所博、碩士班考試

世新大學九十二學年度研究所博、碩士班考試

學系別	考試科目
公共關係暨廣告學系	英文

I. (1) Choose the letter a, b, c, or d of the word that best completes each of the following sentences. (20%)

1. Even after three months of studying French, she still didn’t have any ______ to

speak it.

a. capacity b. ability c. celerity d. capaciousness

2. By placing mirrors along the hallway, he created the ______ of spaciousness.

a. illusion b. delusion c. allusion d. collusion

3. The _______ of job opportunities in law is likely to reduce the number of law school applications this year.

a. fluctuation b. proclivity c. depredation d. dearth

4. The convicted criminal was ______ at the federal prison.

a. incarcerated b. extradited c. intestate d. indicted

5. If you are indiscreet, it is all too easy to gain ______ in a small town.

a. negativity b. notoriousness c. negativism d. notoriety

6. A conscientious employer does not _______ an employee in front of others.

a. initiate b. upbraid c. obfuscate d. usurp

7. She quit smoking of her own _______, not because she was forced to.

a. vocation b. malice c. volition d. paranoia

8. The waters ______ and left the beach covered with seaweed.

a. receded b. acceded c. proceeded d. exceeded

9. Their promises were hollow, they _______ almost immediately and refused to do it.

a. recounted b. rehashed c. retorted d. reneged

10. She _______ the text, hoping to absorb as much as possible before the exam.

a. pursed b. perused c. proscribed d. purloined

(2) Choose the letter a, b, c or d of the idiom that best completes each of the following sentences. (10%)

1. Do you mind if I give you my decision tomorrow? I’d like to ______

a. read between the lines b. pass the buck

c. sleep on it d. take it to heart

2. I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______.

a. piece of cake b. chip off the old block

c. biscuit d. cup of tea

3. When the chairman retired he was given a _______ of US$ 50,000.

a. consolation prize b. golden handshake

c. blank check d. parting shot

4. I’m not surprised Colin’s ill. He’s been _______ for a long time. It was bound to affect his health sooner or later.

a. having his cake and eating it b. burning the candle at both ends

c. playing with fire d. going to town

5. The car swerved to avoid a cyclist and just missed hitting a pedestrian by ______.

a. a slight edge b. a narrow escape

c. a close thing d. a hair’s breadth

II. (1) Choose the letter A, B, C or D of the word or phrase that is grammatically incorrect in each of the following sentences. (20%)

1. One of his books, the title of it caught my attention at the first sight, deals

A B C D

with the author’s childhood.

2. Those who oppose to these bills are urged to submit their supplementary

A B C D

opinions before the deadline.

3. Rarely found species of sea fish has been proved to contain abundant

A B

nutrients which help promote the growth and development of the human

C D

body.

4. Greek is sometimes considered to be difficult a language as Chinese.

A B C D

5. Geological evidence indicates that the form of coal one foot thick requires

A B

more than twenty feet of the original material to be compacted.

C D

6. Some plants have obvious distinctive features for us to tell them apart at the

A B

first sight, while the others have none.

C D

7. Although many people invested much money in the stock exchange,

however, quite a few of them lose a great deal when recession occurs.

B C D

8. Solar energy ensures not only a stable source of energy for the future, but

A B

also provides a practical means for us to eliminate environmental pollution.

C D

9. Thomas Alva Edison’s famous as the inventor of the electric incandescent

A B

light won him the familiar title “ The Wizard of Menlo Park.”

C D

10. All machines, whether are simple or complicated, are made up of three

basic elements: the lever, the pulley, and the inclined plane.

(2) Choose the letter a, b, c, or d of the expression that grammatically completes

each of the following sentences. (10%)

1. ______ is to obtain it from a substance by using machines or industrial processes.

a. Extracting a raw material b. That a raw material is extracted

c. By extracting a raw material d. To extract a raw material

2. ______ all day long, the store keeper must watch carefully that nothing

is stolen.

a. With customers coming in and out of the store

b. That customers coming in and out of the store

c. Customers come in and out of the store

d. Customers’ coming in and out of the store

3. If you hadn’t gone to bed so late last night, you ______ so tired now.

a. won’t look b. wouldn’t look

c. didn’t look d. haven’t look

4. So devoted to social welfare _______ that she spent most of her life

promoting the conditions of women and children.

a. Jane Addams became b. did Jane Addams become

c. Jane Addams did become d. did become Jane Addams

5. Radar is able to penetrate darkness and adverse weather, and thus make ______ targets that are otherwise impossible to detect.

a. visibly b. it visible

c. visible d. they are visible

III. Choose the letter a, b, c or d of the best ending for each of the following paragraphs. (20%)

In May 1990, 80,000 pairs of Nike athletic shoes fell off a ship in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean scientists were very interested when they heard about this. They tried to find out information about any of these shoes that got to land. In all, 1,300 pairs of shoes were reported along the coasts of the United States and Canada. From these reports they learned something about

a. certain rare sea birds.

b. the movement of ocean currents.

c. how to get free shoes.

d. the Nike shoe company.

Most doctors now agree that mother’s milk is better for babies than artificial milk. However, artificial milk has one advantage. It always tastes the same for the baby. Mother’s milk, on the other hand, can change flavor. Certain foods may give the milk a strange taste. For example, if the mother eats cabbage or garlic, many babies will refuse her milk. Doctors have also discovered that babies may also refuse their mother’s milk after she has exercised a lot. After exercise, in fact,

a. the milk may have an especially sweet taste.

b. The mother may have extra milk.

c. The milk may have an unpleasant, sour taste.

d. There may be very little milk.

Everyone knows that too much wine can have many bad effects on the body. Doctors discovered recently that a small amount of red wine may have at least one good effect. It may lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. However, new research now proves that this is not the result of the alcohol in the wine. Instead, scientists have learned that there is a special chemical that lowers cholesterol. This chemical is present in purple grape juice and perhaps in other grape products. So people with high cholesterol

a. should drink lots of wine

b. should go to the doctor

c. can get the same benefit without drinking wine

d. should drink white wine

For centuries, men who work as coal miners have had many health problems. The worst of these problems is a disease called “Black Lung.” It is caused by the coal dust in the mines. In the United States, until very recently, about one in every five miners got this disease. For these men, it meant poor health and a shorter life. Then in 1969, a new law forced the coal companies to improve working conditions for miners. Since then,

a. many more miners have gotten “Black Lung.”

b. the conditions in the mines have worsened.

c. there have been many fewer miners in the mines.

d. fewer miners have gotten “Black Lung.”

The connection between sunlight and cancer has been known for a long time. In 1894, German scientists claimed that too much sun could cause skin cancer. Then in 1928, an English scientist proved that this theory was true. Today, there are many kinds of skin cream to protect against the danger of skin cancer. Doctors advise everyone, especially young people, to use these creams when they stay in the sun. A recent study shows, however, that this advice is not being followed. In fact, most young people

a. stay out of the sun.

b. do not use these creams.

c. use these creams.

d. do not want to get cancer.

Doctors usually say that people who are at risk for heart disease should be careful about their diet. They should not eat foods that have a lot of fat. That means they should not eat nuts, since nuts contain 70-90% fat. Recent research, however, has shown that this advice may be wrong. In fact, people who eat lots of nuts (peanuts, almonds, or walnuts) seem to have fewer heart problems. The scientists are not yet sure why this is true, but doctors may soon advice their patients.

a. to eat nuts in moderate amounts.

b. to eat fat.

c. never to eat nuts.

d. to have fewer heart problems.

The game of croquet was probably invented in France. In the 13^th century, French villagers played something they called “paille-maille.” From there, the game traveled to Ireland, where they called it “crooky.” In the mid-19^th century, some people in England began playing “croaky.” It quickly became popular all around the world. Now it is played

a. everywhere, from the United Stated to India and Australia.

b. From the south coast of England to the north of Scotland.

c. From one village to another.

d. From the middle Ages to our modern age.

Checkers is a game that requires a lot of mathematical thinking. It’s a very

good game for computers to play. Some computer scientists in Canada made a computer program for checkers. Then they invited the world championship checkers player, Marion Tinsley, to play against their program. They wanted to see who was better at the game---computers or people. The computer managed to win two games, but Tinsley won four. The scientists concluded that

a. people are still better at some kinds of thinking.

b. computers are best at everything they do.

c. computers will never be able to beat Tinsley.

d. people will always win games like checkers.

Theoretical physicists are known for their bad luck with equipment. Other scientists like to say that something breaks whenever a theoretical physicist walks into the room. One famous physicist, Wolfgang Pauli, was especially unlucky. There were many stories about him. A scientist in Gottingen, Germany was once surprised when some equipment in his laboratory suddenly broke. He couldn’t understand why this had happened. Later, he heard that Pauli had been traveling by train that day through Germany. The train had stopped at the station in Gottingen

a. long after the equipment had broken.

b. long before the equipment broke.

c. at the very same moment that the equipment broke.

d. long enough for Pauli to drink some coffee.

The Chinese were the first people to make books. They discovered how to make paper and how to print books in about 1300. At that time, there was almost no contact between Europe and China. One of the few Europeans to travel to China was Marco Polo. He visited China in the 13^th century and may have seen some books. But neither he nor any other European learned about books from Chinese. The Europeans

a. quickly learned how to make books from Marco Polo.

b. never learned how to make books.

c. invented paper and printing on their own later on.

d. learned about books even before the Chinese.

IV. Choose the letter (A), (B), (C) or (D) of the most appropriate answer to each of the following questions according to the passage given. (20%)

(I) There is much controversy today concerning the dangers of the video game. Even the Surgeon General of our nation has expressed serious concern (while admitting a lack of hard evidence) that the games are “hazardous to your health.” While some seek legislation to stop their proliferation, others seek to harness the power of the video game to constructive ends.

Some of the dangers associated with arcades (such as the availability of drugs and pilfering of quarters) can be rightfully ascribed not to the games themselves, but to the environment in which they appear. I think that some regulation of arcades is a prudent course. The best place to play video games is obviously within the home. The atmosphere is healthier there; games do not require coins, and supervision can be much more effective.

I don’t believe that space “shoot-‘em-ups” or games such as Pac-Man are harmful. Though they may at times seem to induce frustration or violent urges, they serve much more frequently to release those feelings---something of which passive video is incapable. I reject arguments that condemn the games on the basis of eventual and inevitable loss. Those arguments are raised by folks who have no idea why anybody plays the games at all.

The video game poses a world---a much simpler world than our own, wherein success is very clearly defined, and for a time, clearly attainable. Through practice, a player can control this world for a while. He can escape from the anxieties of real life into a place where his own actions always count, where he can be a hero. When the game is over, he hasn’t lost or been beaten. Is a surfer beaten when he flies from a wave?

Video games for the microcomputer are not restricted to mere “twitch” games, however. Strategy games are at least as popular, and among these are the so-called “fantasy role-playing” adventures. These games allow the player to construct a whole new personality, choosing strengths and weaknesses from a list of possible character traits.

Most video games call for some semblance of hand-eye coordination, and some hospitals are now using them in rehabilitation programs for brain-damaged patients. It has been found that some patients who were otherwise thought to be unreachable have been “brought out” through their use.

1. What would be a good title for this passage?

(A) The Advantage of Video Games

(B) The Constructive Uses of Video Games

(D) Video Games Poses Danger to your Health

2. According to the author, what may have made the general public think video games are bad?

(A) Surgeon General of our nation praised the success of bringing out autistic brain-damaged patients though the incorporation of video games as part of the rehabilitation program.

(B) Video games very often include the players to have frustrated feelings and violent urges rather than help them relax.

(C) The environment video games appear often has been associated with dangers such as with drug dealing and pilfering of quarters.

(D) Players often lose themselves into the virtual world created by video games and become unrealistic.

3. According to the passage, the best place to play video games is home for many reasons EXCEPT

(A) the atmosphere at home is healthier

(B) you do not need to insert coins at home

(D) many more types of video games are available at home

4. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of video games mentioned by the author?

(A) Through “family role-playing” you can imagine yourself as a different personality.

(B) Video games present many aspects to be explored by graphic artists.

(D) Brain-damaged patients can use video games to help themselves restore hand-eye coordination.

5. What does the author mean when he stated that ‘It has been found that some patients who were otherwise thought to be unreachable have been “brought out” through their use?

(A) Patients start to communicate with other people through the use of video games.

(B) Patients start going out more after their use of video games.

(D) Patients experience physical well-being through the use of video games.

(II) “It doesn’t surprise anyone when you say good night these days,” says the young woman.

“People aren’t interested in sex. They’d rather have someone they can see than someone they don’t want to face the next day because they went to bed with them prematurely.”

This is not the kind of frank admission anyone could have made thirty years ago, when the sexual revolution was just hitting its stride. But that movement appears to have moved ahead in its life cycle. People are saying “No” and sleeping around less. The one-night stand has lost a measure of allure; in its stead are relationships. Words like “commitment” and “responsibility” command new respect, as do “intimacy” and “love.” Its stormy adolescence behind it, a movement spawned in reaction to fifties taboos, is now heading placidly toward middle age.

A generation that skipped the hand-holding stage of adolescence is rediscovering dating. There’s romance instead of lust, courtship in place of seduction.

Pushed into the closet by the revolution, virginity has pushed its way back out. And in the offices of therapists, a new sexual dysfunction has made its debut: lack of desire.

The de-emphasis of sex is apparent among all ages, but it is especially noticeable in the generation of those between the age of 25 and 40, whose sexual initiation coincided with the revolution’s most frenzied days. For members of that generation, interest in sex is now muted by babies, careers, and a grim economic climate. The recession has made it more likely to find a 32-year-old investment banker home at night catching up on back issues of the Wall Street Journal than prowling the bars.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

(A) sexual revolution in 1970’s

(B) change of sexual relationship over the years

(D) economic crisis and its effect on sex

2. According to the passage, what evidence is there that people aren’t interested in sex any more?

(A) They rather stay at home watching television.

(B) Technology is the new love of the electronic age.

(D) People are not surprised to hear you saying good night after a date.

3. According to the author, traditional values are emerging again, and many words command new respect EXCEPT

(A) commitment

(B) intimacy

(D) generosity

4. The author mentioned several ways the generation whose adolescence coincided with the sexual revolution uses to rediscover dating EXCEPT

(A) creating romantic moods

(B) spending time and energy in wooing

(D) seduce their date into bed hastily

5. Why does the author state that the de-emphasis of sex is greatest in the generation aged between 25 and 40?

(A) to imply that unrestrained sexual activity may result in adverse situation later on

(B) the economic recession has detrimental effect to our health

(D) to counter the belief that older people are sexually less active than young people