【評論主題】37. Though boring, the girls decided to stay and watch the remaining portion of the opera atLincoln
【評論內容】後面是the girls(人)，因此無聊應該用bored
【評論主題】36. From that was said at today’s meeting, I believe that the international conferencewill be held i
【評論內容】
that應改成what
【評論主題】20. The climate of Melbourne is ______ by a low average humidity, moderate rainfall and moderate win
【評論內容】
by後面三個是氣侯的特徵，所以用(C)characterized : 具有~特徵
(A) commemorated: 紀念
(B) clamped:夾住
(D) conserved:保存
【評論主題】16. Few conductors fill large auditoriums through their own ______; Mr. Bychkov is one of them.(A) c
【評論內容】
關鍵詞: few v.s. large
少的指揮員填滿巨大的禮堂透過他們自己的"魅力"(A: charisma)
(B) charter: 許可證
(C) magnum: 大酒瓶
(D) magnanimous: 有雅量的
【評論主題】37. Which of the following methods is the BEST to increase the validity of assessment tool?(A) To in
【評論內容】
題目問的是提高"效度"最好的方式
答案是(C)提高試題的數目
【評論主題】38. A: Come on guys, don’t rub it in. B :____________(A) Sorry. We don’t want to make you feel bad.(
【評論內容】
rub: 摩擦
rub it in: 通過反覆講別人的過錯（或失敗等）、戳別人的痛處，從而在他人心情不好時火上澆油
【評論主題】29. Some people think that the politics are (A) difficult in our country (B)and that has become a la
【評論內容】
large issue改成big issue
【評論主題】【題組】50. What can be inferred from the reading?(A) The Egyptians carefully utilized their observation
【評論內容】
從兩段中的topic sentence:The ancient Egyptians are believed to have used a system of surveying the land that was developed through observation of the stars and the changing of the seasons.和The same principle of developing standards through careful observation is essential for modern engineers.
就可推論出答案A，後面都只是在講例子驗證第一句而已
【評論主題】Questions 49~50 The ancient Egyptians are believed to have used a system of surveying theland that
【評論內容】
第二段最後一句提到:Skyscrapers and large bridges, just like the pyramids of ancient Egypt, can "only" be built after elaborate sets of standards have been developed.
因此答案為C
小技巧: 注意only這種強調詞
【評論主題】【題組】48. Which of the following best describes the author’s view of the role oftechnology in facilita
【評論內容】
第四段最後一句提到:Still, whatever role technology may come to play in facilitating intercultural communication in the future, virtues like "patience, tolerance and openness toward the other" will surely remain paramount.
因此作者認為科技無法替代其他，答案為B
【評論主題】【題組】46. Why does the author mention American and British English?(A) To show how different the two n
【評論內容】
第二段第一句先提到Most people assume that all cross-cultural problems associated with language stem from the fact that the two parties are speaking different languages.之後接著說"However"否定前句的觀點，後面接著的例子就是提到American and British English
所以答案為C(debunk是負面詞)
小技巧: However這種轉折詞後面常是考點
【評論主題】【題組】45. According to the author, what is one of the greatest challenges tocommunication across cultu
【評論內容】
第一段最後一句: One of the "most" tenacious cross-cultural communication barriers is language.
所以答案為C
【評論主題】【題組】43. Based on the passage, which of the following is NOT true?(A) People always pay the sticker p
【評論內容】
(A) 沒提到而且感覺文不對題
(B) 從第一段第六句:Add a few thousand dollars, and you are well in the market for a Lexus.
所以要加錢才可以有Lexus，得知比Camry貴
(C) 注意這裡是問"public colleges"，從第二段第五句得知: "three out of five"(五分之三) students at public institutions receive financial aid
五分之三等於60%，因此正確
(D) 第二段最後有提到還是有alternatives，後面也有“Where there is a will, there is a way.”(有志者事竟成)
因此還是可以找到出路的
【評論主題】【題組】42. How many students in private colleges receive financial aid?(A) 75%. (B) 50%. (C) 60 %. (D)
【評論內容】
第二段第四句: more than "three quarters" of students at four-year private schools receive some form of financial assistance
three quarters(四分之三)等於75%financial assistance = fiancial aid
所以答案為A
【評論主題】【題組】39. (A) incarnations (B) representations (C) reflections (D) transformations
【評論內容】
(A) incarnations: (神靈等等的)化身
(B) representations : 表現
(C) reflections : 反映
(D) transformations: 變化
【評論主題】【題組】35. (A) write and revise (B) writing and revising(C) writing and revise (D) wrote and revised
【評論內容】
spent(spend的過去式)後面動詞要變成ing
所以答案是(B)
【評論主題】【題組】34. (A) developing (B) develop (C) develops (D) is developed
【評論內容】
Baoyu(寶玉)是單數，且時態是現在式，因此動詞只要加s即可
【評論主題】29. A high level of foreign language anxiety may correspond withcommunication apprehension, cause in
【評論內容】
放在逗點後面的cause需要做變化，變成主動(ing)or 被動(ed)
【評論主題】28. Thirteen hundred medical professionals, all of which have been trainedto treat drug dependency,
【評論內容】
professional(專業人士)，後面的指代要改"all of who"
which是用來修飾"物品"
【評論主題】II. Error Correction: Identify the underlined word(s) or phrase that should be corrected or rewritte
【評論內容】
and前後要接相對應的詞
revitalize是原形動詞，因此passing不可加ing
答案是D
【評論主題】25. On May 16, police violently ____ a political protest in Nairobi, raisingfears about the future o
【評論內容】
(A) urged: 強烈要求
(B) formed: 形成
(C) asymmetric: 不對襯的
(D) suppressed : 鎮壓
因為有"violently(激烈地、暴力地)"，所以選負面詞(D)
【評論主題】21. Not only ____ been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well.(A) had the poor man(B) the
【評論內容】
解題技巧一: 因為有"been"，所以有"had" → (C)(D)刪除
解題技巧二: not only放句首句子需倒裝
The poor man had not only been arrested....→ Not only had the poor man been arrested....
【評論主題】18. Tom was getting ____ the same thing every day.(A) boring to do(B) boring to(C) bored of doing(D)
【評論內容】
(A)(B)boring是用在形容"物品"，可以先刪除
(D)少了動詞
(C)get bored of Ving 某人覺得厭倦做~事
【評論主題】14. Losing weight is the top ____ for Americans, and combined with “exercisemore” and “stay fit and
【評論內容】
(A) resolution: 解決、解答
(B) retention: 保留、記憶力
(C) revolution: 革命
(D) revelation: 揭發、暴露
減重是對美國人來說最重要的"解決之道"(A)
【評論主題】9. All the patients ______ from the hospital by the time the fire enginesarrived.(A) had evacuated(B
【評論內容】
evacuate(v.) 使避難，使疏散 → 用"被動式"
因為後面是過去式，所以前面要用"現在完成被動式"(has / have been + p.p.)
另一個例子: The civilians were evacuated from the city to farms.
【評論主題】6. We ______ out of gas if we had filled up the tank.(A) wouldn’t run(B) wouldn’t have run(C) didn’t
【評論內容】
Would not have: 不會發生卻發生了的事物/狀況。
翻譯: 如果我們把槽填滿的話， 我們就不會耗盡瓦斯。
【評論主題】【題組】50.In Line 1, Paragraph 2, what is the closest meaning of the word ‘vicariously’?(A) considerate
【評論內容】
(A) considerately : 體諒地(B) indirectly :間接地(C) viciously : 邪惡地(D) intentionally: 故意地
vicariously(代理地、間接地)跟B最符合
【評論主題】【題組】48.From the passage, we know that the author believes that(A)learning does not necessarily occur
【評論內容】
最後一句:Children may see their parent’s disappointment as rejections and these feelings can lead to behavior that affects them forever such as hostility and aggressive behavior.
所以學習也會發生在親子間，等於A的觀點【評論主題】【題組】47.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?(A)Showing flash cards to
【評論內容】
(A)The modern trend of plying toddlers and even infants with flash cards and other educational tools in the hope of jump-starting intelligence has not been shown to have any "long-term" effects.
選項錯在"any"
(B)本篇就是在提父母標準設太高孩子答不到，所以錯
(D)沒提到，而且感覺就是錯的選項
所以答案為C
【評論主題】Child development experts are not so sure most kids can live up to all, or even most, parental expec
【評論內容】
倒數第二句: Babies obviously "derive pleasure from sound input", too: even as young as nine months they will listen to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding.
derive pleasure from sound input = B(enjoy the sound)
小技巧: 這種題目常常換句話說
【評論主題】【題組】45. What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acqui
【評論內容】
從最後幾句可推論出答案是D: More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that tiny babies can make relatively" fine distinctions" between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary.....
【評論主題】【題組】44. The passage mentions all of the following as ways adults modify their speech when talking to
【評論內容】
They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize "certain" words.
所以A錯在"all"
【評論主題】【題組】43. Why does the author mention syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections?(A) To
【評論內容】
By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can "detect" the difference between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections.
detect = distinguish
【評論主題】Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around the
【評論內容】
A只有在希臘時期提到而已
B: In ancient Egypt, as long ago as 1500 BC, the outward appearance expressed the person’s status...所以有注意到，錯
C只有提到意義，沒提到最成功
D: The only person who knew his secret was Delilah. However, she spied for the enemy and betrayedhim. One night she cut off his hair and thus robbed him of his strength. 因此可推論沒講秘密就不會被打敗
【評論主題】【題組】39. Why did ancient Greeks like to wear curls and locks?(A) To attract others.(B) To show off th
【評論內容】
The ancient Greek word for curls and locks is related to intriguing(激起…的好奇心) and tempting(引誘) someone.
所以同義詞是attract吸引，答案為A
【評論主題】V. Reading Comprehension (26%; 2% each)In all cultures and throughout history hair has had a special
【評論內容】
第一句先提到貫穿歷史頭髮特別的重要性，之後舉出各個階段代表的意涵，最後一句用現在頭髮代表力量等等當結尾(有symbol)
符合B(symbolic是symbol的名詞)