九十年預官考試英文試題

九十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 or inappropriate.

Then , mark the corresponding letter on your answer sheet.

( A ) 1. Prefer to spend most of its time on the ground, the roadrunner is found in arid,

A B C

open areas such as deserts and plains.

( B) 2. Not until late in the 1930s there was noticeable attempt to provide a form of

A B C D

equality.

( B) 3. The hammering impact of uncompromisimg writers and an increasing aroused

A B

public spurred political leaders to practical measures.

C D

( B) 4. powers are careful;;y separated and balanced among executive, legislation, and

A B

judicial branches to avoid centralization of powers and resultant tyranny.

C D

( D) 5. Professor Johnson was displeased because one of his student had turned in an

A B

unacceptable report, so he made him to rewrite it

C D

( D) 6. Although a well-balanced diet is necessary for good health, exercise is the

A B C

essential factor that is crucial in maintaining fitness.

( B) 7. The sisters’ testimony not only implicated the leaders of the group but also

A B C

their subordinates and relatives.

( A) 8. The enhancements of creative thinking is primal to the advancement of any

A B C

educational system.

( D) 9. Jason’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dentist to see about

A B C

having them pull.

( D) 10. The Constitution requires that a candidate for the presidency of the United

A B C

States is at least thirty-five years old

For questions 11-20, choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each sentence. Then, mark the corresponding letter on your answer sheet.

( A) 11. Best known of American primitive artists is Grandma Moses, paintings

are familiar to thousands.

A whose B her C whom D their

( D) 12. Physicials were disturbed to find that an alarming number of bacteria

developing a tolerance to penicillin.

A has been B have been C was D were

( D) 13. that the contract should be cleared by our lawyers before we consult the Department of Commerce.

A They are evident B It is evidently C Evident as is D It is evident

( B) 14. the religious upheavals of the 16^th and 17^th centuries, a body of men and women called Puritans sought to reform the Established Church of England from within.

A Since B During C As D When

( B) 15. As the people rallied from the initial shock and began seeking explanations,

they noted unhealthy trends beneath the prosperous façade of the

1920s.

A that has gone unobserved B that had gone unobserved

C which had gone unobserving D which has gone unobserving

( D) 16. Wiping away tears of joy, the actor said that nominated for the reward enough, but winning was not to be imagined.

A been B having C have been D having been

( A) 17. When the wind died at sunset, only the cleat, still starlit night, the only sound was the crackling of the fire.

A leaving B to leave C left D leave

( A) 18. , I would have been more successful in my search for the lost watch.

A had the room been brighter B should the room be brighter

C If the room was brighter D were the room brighter

( A ) 19. The stock market collapse, therefore, had been merely the first of weveral detonations in which a flimsy structure of speculation had been .

A leveled to the ground B level to the ground

C leveling on the ground D leveling to the ground

( D ) 20. Delegates to the political convention found a candidate from among the few nominated.

A difficulty to choose B it difficult in making the choice

C choosing difficult when selecting D it difficult to choose

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.

( A ) 21. Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway and Virginia Woolf are prolific writers.

A productive B famous C esteemed D respected

( A ) 22. The Kennedy Administration further advanced racial equality by appointing many eminent blacks to high government posts.

A distinguished B wealthy C intelligent D educated

( B ) 23. In the 1900s, most thoughtful Americans were not complacent about their social, Economic, and political situation.

A moderate in B satisfied with C clear about D worried about

( B ) 24. The remoteness afforded by a vast ocean allayed fears of reprisal the colonies might otherwise have had.

A dereated B assuaged C caused D brought

( C ) 25. The American people, disillusioned by the failure of the crusade for democracy in World War I, announced that in no circumstances could any belligerent countries look to them for aid.

A neighbourly B friendly C warring D surrounding