GEPT 全民英檢中高級考古 25 題 No.2－Rose English Fantasy

1. The story that follows ________ two famous characters of the rocky Mountain gold rush days.

(A) concerns

(B) states

(D) relates

2. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ________ before the West was settled.

(A) could

(B) was

(D) did

3. People who refuse to ________ with the law will be punished.

(A) obey

(B) consent

(D) comply

4. His long service with the company was ________ with a present.

(A) admitted

(B) acknowledged

(D) accepted

5. The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as ________ its soils and the water of its lakes, rivers and oceans.

(A) are

(B) is

(D) has

6. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses ________.

(A) in between

(B) among them

(D) from each other

7. The drowning child was saved by Dick’s ________ action.

(A) acute

(B) alert

(D) prompt

8. Children and old people do not like having their daily ________ upset.

(A) habit

(B) practice

(D) custom

9. The criminal always paid ________ cash so the police could not track him down.

(A) on

(B) by

(D) in

10. ________ when she started complaining.

(A) Not until he arrived

(B) Hardly had he arrived

(D) Scarcely did he arrive

11. By 1990, production in the area is expected to double ________ of 1980.

(A) that

(B) it

(D) what

12. Professor smith and Professor Brown will ________ in giving the class lectures.

(A) alter

(B) change

(D) differ

13. Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially ________ containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is a complex task.

(A) one

(B) the one

(D) such

14. Codes are a way of writing something in secret; ________, anyone who doesn’t know the code will not be able to read it.

(A) that is

(B) worse still

(D) on the other hand

15. You should have put the milk in the ice box; I expect it ________ undrinkable by now.

(A) became

(B) had become

(D) becomes

16. So yes, it's quite a ______ that I have to go through. Todd: Well, good luck. Shifani: Thank you. I'm going to need it.

(A) problem

(B) test

(D) commitment

17. I used to have a Turbo Nissan Sylvia when I was growing up, in my _______years. And if someone told me not to drive my car, I think I would be very mad.

(A) infant

(B) golden

(D) junior So yes, it's quite a barrier that I have to go through. Todd: Well, good luck. Shifani: Thank you. I'm going to need it.

18. It's not something that's easily ___________. I myself am guilty of that.

(A) achievable

(B) possible

(D) manageable

19. Shifani: Oh, that's always difficult. Trying to tell a car _________ that he should not drive his car ever again will become their worst nightmare.

(A) driver

(B) tester

(D) enthusiast

20. But then, the counter __________ is, if you put a bus, people would take it. So, it's the 'chicken and egg.' What comes first? Do you put a bus on a route where there aren't people or where the people aren't taking the bus? Or do you do it the other way around?

(A) question

(B) problem

(D) reason

21. Taroko Gorge (太魯閣), a ______ scenic spot, is located in Hualien.

(A) formal

(B) well-known

(D) graceful

22. The committee went ______ the proposals for a second time.

(A) over

(B) away

(D) on

23. In my opinion, it’s important not to ______ in this kind of political dispute.