★1. Reading ________ the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

　　A. rectifies改正糾正(錯誤行為)【correct正確modify修改】

　　B. prolongs延長時間長度

　　C. furnishes 【furnish = provide supply供給;家具裝修(furniture家具fur動物皮毛)】

　　D. minimises

　　zigzag曲折

　　it is thinking that makes what we read ours.只有思索才能讓我們了解自己

　　有知識不等于有文化

　　answer：A

　　2. If the fire alarm is counted, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.

　　A. converge運動物體的會合不通思想及思潮的薈萃

　　B. assemble人群聚集組裝汽車(零件)

　　C. crowd

　　D. accumulate

　　courtyard天井四合院

　　castle城堡

　　as - 前綴的單詞

　　ascertain探索確定make certain

　　assert主張斷言

　　sert = join

　　insert插入

　　assume假定假設

　　assumption

　　aswer：B

　　3. The work in the office was ________ by a constant stream of visitors.

　　A. confused

　　B. perplexed

　　C. reversed轉變

　　D. hampered阻礙

　　A. confused B. perplexed使絕對意義同義詞不能選都是困惑迷惑

　　bewilder使困惑迷惑

　　C. reversed

　　reverse過程決定或政策轉至對立面

　　auto reverse自動翻帶

　　inverse相反的反向的

　　versus在比賽中與……相對= V. S.

　　★hinder阻礙

　　★hamper阻礙

　　大多采用被動語態

　　be hindered by a fact that

　　answer：D

　　4. The joys of travel, having long ________ the disable, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.

　　A. omitted

　　●●B. neglected疏忽忽略(后面直接加賓語)

　　×C. missed 【dismiss解散開除(miss - send missile導彈)】

　　×D. discarded 【discard拋棄】

　　the disabled殘疾人(蔑視)

　　the disadvantaged弱勢群體

　　means方式(美國口語卑鄙無恥)

　　★virtually實質地本質地

　　postitive正面的

　　negative負面的

　　『2000.1第57題

　　5.The damage to his car was ________; therefore, he could repair it himself.

　　A. considerable

　　B. appreciable

　　C. negligible

　　D. invisible

　　可以自我修復損壞小可以忽略不計

　　answer：C』

　　answer：B

　　6. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their woeking lives in the same field, ________ the same company.

　　A. all else (all else做主語標明其他任何一切)

　　B. much worse更為糟糕地是

　　C. let alone (97.1第64題)

　　D. less likely = unlikely沒有可能

　　answer：C

　　7. When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ________ pale.

　　▲A. startlingly驚人地(▲strikingly驚人地)

　　B. enormously巨大地

　　C. uniquely唯一地

　　D. dramatically象喜劇一般緊張地令人興奮地

　　pale灰白

　　carve刻

　　sculpture雕塑

　　answer：A

　　8. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ________ for two months.

　　A. pile堆起來一堆(沙發靠近)

　　B. segment切開的部分單獨的部分(恐怖小說的章節)【episode偵探小說的章節; chapter論文的章節】

　　C. file (keep on file存檔存放)

　　D. sequence系列

　　answer：C

　　★★9. It will be safer to walk the streets because prople will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial ________ will be conducted by computer.

　　A. transmissions

　　B. transitions

　　C. transactions

　　D. transformations

　　cash現金

　　currency流通貨幣

　　★A, B, C第二組三劍客詞匯(97.1 69題第一組三劍客單詞)

　　C. transactions結算交易交換商務

　　trans (轉換) + action

　　A. transmissions文化的傳遞及傳播廣播電視節目的衛星傳送疾病的傳播

　　B. transitions過渡階段社會制度轉型

　　D. ransformations變型變質轉換

　　deformation變態

　　answer：C

　　10.(最難題之一) The ________ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.

　　A. implementation實施= carry out

　　B. expedition遠征探險(與explor的區別以后講)

　　C. demonstration說明演示演習(demonstration fair演示會)

　　D. manifestation顯露…的跡象提出理論的依據

　　answer：D

　　11. The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increase ________, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.

　　A. circulation發行發行量

　　B. reproducion (生物體)復制生殖繁殖

　　C. manipulation (manipulate操縱掌控『貶義』)

　　D. prenetration刺穿進入

　　answer：A