八十七年大專預備軍官複選考試英文試題

For questions 1~10,choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the underlined word or phrase.

 (B)1. We are always on the move, and we don’t have much patience with slow systems of transportation.

A  taking a train  B  going somewhere  C  changing from one house to another  D  making decisions

(A)2. He was a great friend of mine and saw me through all the hard times.

    A  supported me   B  saw me off  C  saw me about         D  spared me

(B)3. During the mid-1960s the world became awash with dollars.

    A  award  B  flooded  C  aware  D  away

(D)4. It’s not your physical condition that counts; it’s the condition of your brain.

    A  numerates  B  adds  C  estimates  D  matters

(A)5. Brody was ready for a fight, but he backed off.

    A  withdrew  B  reconsidered  C  bailed out  D  was baffled

(B)6. There is at least one bar where you can be sure of high-level conversation.

    A  barrier  B  cocktail lounge  C  court  D  telephone

(A)7. Pakistan’s president dismisses a prime minister mired in family troubles and corruption charges.

    A  bogged down  B  mixed  C  mined  D  jailed

(C)8. At the conclusion of the opening session, cheers were raised for Queen Victoria.

    A  deduction  B  opinion  C  end   D  encouragement

(B)9. British artist Brian Clarke’s architectural stained glass brightens the world.

    A  dark glass  B  colored glass  C  sunglass  D  broken glass

(A)10.Nowhere is the discussion of emotional intelligence more pressing than in American schools, where both the stakes and opportunities seem greatest.

           A  urgent  B  precious  C  meaningful  D  heavy 

For questions 11~20, identify the one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.

(A)11. The use of computer, already very important today, will continue

                                A                                                             B

to create enormous changes for white-collar workers.

       C                                           D

(C)12. The main stadium in central Atlanta is still abuilding, but venues

                                                                                        A                   B

for 14 of the sports on the 1996 Games are more or less complete.

                              C                             D

(A)13. During this wild pinball games in frenetic cyberspace, volcanic

                                                   A                         B

  explosions and mysterious comets stymie your progress.

                C                                       D

(D)14. Exploring a vast , labyrinthine museum like the Louvre can do

                                                     A                         B                           

wonders for your cultural education, but try telling that to your feet—

   C    

even the gift shop seemed to go on forever.

                                D

(C)15. The fires of World War Ⅱ forged many great leaders and

                   A                                    B

  inspiring orators, none great than Winston Churchill, Britain’s

                                       C

 indomitable Prime Minister.

       D

(B)16. Our Stolen Future says a wide range of reproduction-related ills

                                                      A

maybe caused by chemical pollutants in the environment, including DDT,

  B                                        C

some forms of dioxins and PCB, and a number of other synthetic

substances.

   D

(B)17. I’d heard about “spam”---Internet jargon for machine-generated

junk mail---and over the year I’d received my share of E-mail chain

   A                              B

letters, get-rich-quick pitches and cheesy magazine advertisements.

  C                            D

(A)18. Among two dozen major countries, US ranks third from last in

                                                                 A                  B

individual willingness to save, putting aside a bare 4% of disposable

                                                C                  D

income.

(C)19. With three months to go until the Russian presidential vote, Boris

                                A                                            B

Yeltsin is in fully campaign mode and is harping on the central issue of

                   C         

the election: the future of economic reform.

                                             D

(C)20. Paris’s venerable Olympia concert hall has never seen anything

             A                                                       B

quite likes the stir created by Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz

         C        D

Band.For questions 21~25 , choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

(A)21. Everyone has to persevere and to       innumerable setabcks.

     A  face up  B  put down  C  defeat  D  get over

(C)22. Users of English today are quite open and straightforward in their language, and will use word      which shocked people only a few years age.

     A  will  B  would  C  would have  D  will have

(D)23. She complimented her opponents        the intelligence of their remarks.

     A  in  B  of  C  by  D  on

(B)24. These birds have a highly accurate       instinct that leads them to sea cliffs.

     A  home  B  homing  C  homely  D  homesick

(B)25. Contemporary       compositions are breaking down the established divisions between popular and so-called serious music.

     A  classicist  B  classical  C  classified  D  class