世新大學八十九年度第二部轉學生招生考試

系別所	考試科目
共同科	英文

Please choose the BEST answer on your answer sheet.

I. Vocabulary. 20%

On your answer sheet, choose on answer, (A), (B), (C), or(D)

11. The brave hero faced all hazards without fear.

(A) criminals (B) dangers (C) chances (D) goals

12. We worry that TV causes violent behavior.

(A) strong (B) harmful (C) puzzled (D) afraid

13. The prices were higher than I had anticipated.

(A) excited (B) admitted (C) intended (D) expected

14. My sister did things that were unique.

(A) special (B) irritating (C) false (D) afraid

15. The constant motion of Americans may be startling at first.

(A) frightening (B)surprising (C) regretting (D) moving

16. After his first shop prospered in Madrid, he sold his house.

(A) failed (B) rented (C) succeeded (D) quit

17. She was alarmed when she saw her low grade.

(A) disappointed (B) delighted (C) moved (D) shocked

18. His deceptions caused me not to trust him anymore.

(A) crimes (B) lies (C) forgetfulness (D) frustrations

19. Many smokers feel persecuted by their firms’ anti-smoking policies.

(A) helped (B) supported (C) treated unfairly (D)angry

20. Two or more computers can be linked together to share files.

(A) equal (B) connected (C) made larger (D) easily reached

II. Grammar. 30%

On your answer sheet, choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D).

11. Sociologists have produced many studies abut TV’s dulling effects __ the brain.

(A) in (B) of (C) on (D) for

12. Although they __ a lot, they were still hungry after the meal.

(A) have eaten (B) had eaten (C) ate (D) eat

13. __, she decided to go to bed.

(A) She was exhausted	(B) Exhausted she was
(C) With exhausted	(D) Exhausted

14. It is far better to call her directly __.

(A) more than to write her a letter	(B) instead of writing her a letter
(C) without writing her a letter	(D) than to write her a letter

15. Andy said he would appreciate __ you soon.

(A) to see (B) having seen (C) seeing (D) to seeing

16. Only after he has heard the sentence, __.

(A) does he understand your point	(B) then he understands your point
(C) finally understands your point	(D) he began to understand your point

17. China had put great pressure on Panama to prevent him __ there.

(A) to visit (B) for visiting (C) from visiting (D) of visiting

18. She __ by her mother never to call that friend again last night.

(A) has been told (C) was told (C) has been told (D) told

19. I have been asked __ lunch by that teacher, but I cannot go.

(A) to (B) for (C) by (D) in

20. Lin was pier worker __ passed the accident site daily.

(A) who (B) whom (C) that (D) which

21. I __ to telephone you all week. Have you been away from your office?

(A) was trying (B) have to try (C) have been trying (D) have being tried

22. If you have trouble __ the case, you should ask others to help you.

(A) to handle (B) in handing (C) handling (D) for handling

23. If I had had enough money, I __ the new watch.

(A) would have bought (B) had bought (C) would buy (D) bought

24. Never put off until tomorrow __ you can do today.

(A) that (B) which (C) what (D) as

25. It has been two weeks __ I last saw you.

(A) from (B) since (C) after (D) before

III. Reading Comprehension. 20%

Please read the following passages carefully and choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D) to each question; then put down the capital letter under the number of the corresponding question on the answer sheet.

A. The French Quarter in New Orleans is a lively tourist spot. During the day, tourists can jostle with the crowd on Royal Street and hunt for bargains in the many antique shops and art galleries. In them they can find anything from English furniture to Chinese porcelain to early American bone buttons. Or they can stop in one of the crowded T-Shirt shops on Decatur Street to buy souvenirs. After a morning of shopping, they might want to have a snack or coffee at the Café du Monde. At this noisy sidewalk café, they can sit for hours, listening to a jazz group and watching clowns and mimes entertain laughing children. The art galleries on Royal Street feature both local and international artists. During the evening, the French Quarter comes alive with its best know activity--jazz. There hundreds of jazz clubs playing all different kinds of jazz -- traditional jazz, hot jazz, cool jazz, the blues. Tourist can eat, drink, dance, and party until the sun rises and then start all over again.

31. The article describes a part of New Orleans that is known as the __ Quarter:

(a) American (b) Chinese (c) English (d) French

32. In the antique shops on Royal Street, tourists CANNOT buy:

(a) furniture (b) buttons (c) T-Shirts (d) porcelain

33. The types of jazz that can be heard do NOT include:

(a) warm jazz (b) cool jazz (c) the blues (d) traditional jazz

34. Which of the following streets is NOT mentioned in the article:

(a) Decatur Street (b) Royal Street (c) Rochelle Street (d) A, B, and C

35. At the sidewalk café, tourists can watch:

(a) local and international artists	(b) children entertaining clowns
(c)French people	(d) mimes entertaining children

B. An Augustinian monk named Gregor Mendel was the first person to make precise observations about the biological process of inheritance. This happened a little over 100 years ago in an Austrian monastery, where Mendel spent his leisure hours performing experiments with pea plants of different types. He crossed them carefully and took notes about the appearance of various traits, or characteristics, in succeeding generations. From his observations, Mendel formed a set of rules, now know as the Medelian Laws of Inheritance, which were found to apply not only to plants bot to animals and human beings as well. This was the beginning of the modern science of genetics.

31. The importance of Gregor Mendel is that he was the first person to:

(a) grow pea plants

(b) approach the problem of inheritance scientifically

(d) invent the word genetics

32. When did Mendel perform his experiments?

(a) in ancient times (b) in the 1680’s (c) in the 1880’s (d) fifty years ago

33. Where did Mendel live and work?

(a) France (b) Australia (c) Austria (d) America

34. Why did Mendel do this work?

(a) It was part of his duties.	(b) He was a slave.
(c) He enjoyed it in his free time.	(d) He was paid for it.

35. The Mendelian Laws of Inheritance describe the transmission of biological traits in

(a) plants (b) animals (c) human beings (d) A, B, and C

IV. Composition. 30%

Write a three-paragraph composition on the following topic: “The Person I Admire Most”