世新大學九十三學年度日間部二年級轉學生考試

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Ⅰ. Vocabulary 20% Choose one best answer.

1. She is trying to reinforce the ____ relationship between teachers and students.

a. gaseous b. copious c. reciprocal d. corpulent

2. The walk is a real ____ for anyone interested in birds.

a. cage b. road c. byproduct d. treat

3. The coast is ____ for its beautiful beaches.

a. renowned b. criticized c. full d. bypassed

4. Unfortunately, there is still a ____ attached to mental illness.

a. glare b. stigma c. madness d. donation

5. Don’t take what he said seriously－He was only ____

a. prowling b. generating c. teasing d. curing

6. The designer was upset about his client’s ____ joke.

a. humorous b. Cordially c. affable d. vulgar

7. Your ticket is valid for ____ 1 and2 only.

a. zone b. zip c. zoom d. zest

8. A similar law is ____ before being considered by the senate.

a. floating b. pending c. dodging d. appeasing

9. Passemger safety is of ____ importance.

a. serene b. kindred c. paramount

10. We are doing everything we can to help people to work towards ____ democracy.

a. appalling b. anxious c. genial d. genuine

Ⅱ. Structure 30% Choose one best answer.

1. I trust that we as a nation will ____ our integrity and influence.

a. take b. maintain c. do d. make

2. While feeding, the birds are vulnerable ____ predators.

a. for b. at c. to d. of

3. Rumors abound ____ the breakup of her marriage.

a. about b. to c. in d. for

4. Would you have this page ____ for me?

a. xerox b. Xeroxed c. Xeroxes d. to xerox

5. She looks as if she ____ more sleep.

a. needs b. need c. needed d. ned

6. It was generous ____ you to give so much money to the poor.

a. for b. of c. to d. with

7. I went to the library so that I ____ borrow some books.

a. can b. will c. could d. would

8. He is used to ____ up early

a. getting b. get c. got d. gets

9. In addition to ____ a good daughter at home, Jane is a good student at school.

a. be b. being c. is d. as

10. This book is worth ____.

a. to be read b. to read c. reading d. being read

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension 30% Choose one best answer.

A. One in five Americans suffers from an allergic disease－imaging a disease afflicting nearly fifty million Americans! As such, asthma and allergies are the most common chronic diseases in the country, cause the greatest number of school and work days lost, affect the lives of the countless sufferers and their relatives and cost a staggering amount of money, From the perspective of importance of these disease to the populace, one would anticipate that the medical community would know all aspects of such important diseases. But alas, such is not the case. (Asthma by A. M. Weinstein, 1987)

1. According to the passage, what is the approximate American population?

a. 50 million b. 10 million c. 500 million d. 250 million

2. What are the most often seen diseases in United States?

a. asthma and other allergies b. various allergies except asthma

c. heart attack d. cancer

3. Which of the following can be referred from the passage?

a. More money has been spent on asthma than other allergies

b. So much research as been done that the medical community finally fully understand allergies and asthma.

c. Relatives of the asthma patients often suffer more than patients themselves.

d. Many asthma sufferers have to take their days off from school or from work.

4. Which of the following is the most appropriate main idea of paragraph that follows the passage?

a. The ways to reorganize the medical community

b. The ways to unite the asthma patients and their relatives to from a supporting group.

c. Things we know about asthma

d. The adequacy of the medical school curricula

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

a. We still understand very little about allergies and asthma

b. A lot of American people suffer from allergies and asthma.

c. A lot of money has been spent on asthma and allergies

d. More in－service training for treating asthma and allergies should be conducted for doctors.

B. If you meet someone at a cocktail party and tell them your are a carpenter, or a veterinarian, or an astronomer, they are likely to be quite satisfied with that, an the subsequent evolution of the conversation will depend, at least in part, on the depth of their interest in woodworking, animals, or the universe. But if you tell them you are a linguist, this is unlikely to satisfy whatever curiosity they may have about you: “ Oh, so how many languages can you speak?” is the most common reply at this point at this point. But in fact, many－probably even most－linguists actually speak few if any languages in addition to their native tongue, in any practical sense. A “linguist, “ at least in academic disciplinary terms, is not a person who speaks many languages, but rather someone concerned with the scientific study of languages more generally. (The Languages Organ, S. R. Anderson & D. W. Lightfoot, 2002)

6. A veterinarian’s work is related to ____.

a. the universe b. animals c. woodworking d. languages

7. Which of the following is not correct according to passage B:

a. a linguist usually speaks many languages

b. When we first meet people, we usually chat about people’s occupations.

c. A linguist is interested in the study of languages

d. “How many languages can you speak?” is a common question people ask linguists.

8. What is the main idea of this passage?

a. When people first meet, their conversations usually surround the topics about each other’s occupation.

b. A linguist is interested in the study of languages, but does not necessarily speak many languages

c. People in a party usually talk about woodworking, animals, and the universe.

d. The native tongue of a linguist decides the number of languages he speaks.

9. The word “evolution” in this passage means ____.

a. method b. development c. process d. technique

11. An “academic” term is a ____ terminology.

a. scholarly b. active c. impotent d. graceful

Ⅳ. Writing 20% (70-120 words)

If you were asked to make a fair evaluation of your teachers, what criteria would you use for the evaluation? Discuss.