八十九年預官考試英文試題

For questions 1-10, identify the one underlined part in each sentence that is grammatically or idiomatically incorrect.

 

( B ) 1. Most successful businesspeople and advertiser have some knowledge of

              A                                                       B                    C               

      psychology and use it to increase business.

                                D

( C ) 2. In a Western society such as the United States or Canada, which has many

                                                   A                                                          B           

      national, religious, and culture differences, people highly value individualism.

                                              C                                                        D

( B ) 3. E.Manfred Evans Community Adult School is a Los Angeles City School

                                                                              A                   

      specialize in teaching students to communicate in English.

        B                     C                             D

( A ) 4. In some areas, there is a movement to the countryside; to contrast, millions of

                                                                                                      A             B

      people are moving away from rural areas in other countries.

                             C                            D

( A ) 5. People has worried about smog for many years, and the government has spent

                              A                                                      B 

      billions of dollars trying to clean up the air of big cities.

                                                 C                          D

( C ) 6. A person who participates in fads should remember that they come and go

                                       A                                  B

      very fast, and it often come back in style after 10 to 15 years of being “out.”

                           C                              D

( C ) 7. Before I came here to travel and later to study, I guess I have a lot of 

                 A                                             B                                 C

      stereotypes about North Americans.

             D

( B ) 8. It’s difficult to say how many refugees are there worldwide; it depends on the

                  A                                                      B              C                 D

      definition of the word “refugee.”

( C ) 9. Although hunger drives thousands-sometimes millions-of people from their

                                                                     A

      homeland each year, but some experts point out that for the first time in

                            B         C

      human history, there is no natural reason for famine.

                                                                            D

( D ) 10. Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized, 

                                         A                                                   B

       democratic societies such as the United States, but a new phenomenon has

                                                                                                      C

       appeared on the world scene-rapid rising crime rates in nations that

                                                       D

       previously reported few offenses.

 

For questions 11-20, choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each sentence.

 

( B ) 11.        a great variety of languages, religious beliefs, and customs among

        the many tribes, or groups, of Indians.

        A  It has      B  There was      C  It is said      D  Is there

( D ) 12. In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is

       presented;       , facts about politics are given, but opinions are not

       expressed.

       A  incidentally   B  there are       C  to be short    D  that is

( B ) 13. A tattoo is a design or mark        a kind of dye into a cut in the skin.

       A  which puts   B  made by putting  C  which is put  D  putting

( C ) 14. Smell, Wysocki said,        the only sensory system to directly project

       into limbic system, making it perhaps our most basic, primitive sense.

       A  which is     B  being          C  is           D  to be

( D ) 15.         to look for an explanation of gender differences is in the

       hypothalamus, just above the brain stem.

       A  There is one place         B  One place which is

       C  One place that            D  One place

( A ) 16. In the medical profession, technology is advancing        questions of law

       and ethics cannot be discussed and answered fast enough.

       A  so fast that   B  much faster than C  very fast      D  therefore

( C ) 17. Pasteur’s germ theory proved to be valid        a major breakthrough in

       the history of medicine.

       A  it being      B  that it is       C  and was      D  because it is

( D ) 18. Heat flows from a warmer object to a cooler one         the temperatures

       are equal.

       A  so as to      B  as long as     C  in order to make  D  until

( B ) 19. An adult sea star or hydra can be chopped into many pieces and each piece

       can regenerate all necessary parts       .

       A  to a whole individual         B  to become a whole individual

       C  as individuals               D  as individually

( C ) 20. Hospital patients        as a pain reliever sometimes develop a physical

       dependence on the drug.

       A  giving morphine             B  who give morphine

       C  who are given morphine       D  those are given morphine

 

For questions 21-25, choose the answer that best matches the meaning of the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.

( B ) 21. Newton’s discoveries affected the philosophy and science of Western

       civilization for several centuries.

       A  disproved   B  influenced   C  appraised   D  effective

( A ) 22. To make sure the names were chosen by chance, the computer was

       programmed to list them at random.

       A  without order  B  in order  C  in rotation   D  at the bottom

( C ) 23. Animal tissues are soft and pliable whereas plants tend to retain their form to

       a much greater degree.

       A  since  B  inasmuch as  C  while on the contrary  D  while in fact

( D ) 24. The government levies a heavy excise tax on tobacco and alcohol.

       A  supports      B  promotes      C  bans      D  imposes

( D ) 25. Many icebergs are as large as small islands and become a menace to

       navigation.

       A  caution       B  warning       C  forecast   D  danger