Part ⅤCloze(15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］ and ［D］on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 67 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 68 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 69 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 70 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 71 in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individually, words have 72 meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. 73 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 74 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 75 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 76 down the speed of reading is vocalization-sounding each word either orally or mentally as 77 reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 78 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 79 the reader finds comfortable, in order to ”stretch“ him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 80 word-by-word reading, regression and sub vocalization, practically impossible. At first 81 is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 82 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 83 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 84 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 85 the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 86 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
67.［A］applying［B］doing［C］offering［D］getting
68.［A］quickly［B］easily［C］roughly［D］decidedly
69.［A］good［B］curious［C］poor［D］urgent
70.［A］training［B］habits［C］situations［D］custom
71.［A］lies［B］combines［C］touches［D］involves
72.［A］some［B］A lot［C］little［D］dull
73.［A］Fortunately［B］In fact［C］Logically［D］Unfortunately
74.［A］reuse［B］reread［C］rewrite［D］recite
75.［A］what［B］which［C］that［D］if
76.［A］scales［B］cuts［C］slows［D］measures
77.［A］some one［B］one［C］he［D］reader
78.［A］accelerator［B］actor［C］amplifier［D］observer
79.［A］then［B］as［C］beyond［D］than
80.［A］enabling［B］leading［C］making［D］indicating
81.［A］meaning［B］comprehension［C］gist［D］regression
82.［A］but［B］nor［C］or［D］for
83.［A］our［B］your［C］their［D］such a
84.［A］Look at［B］Take［C］Make［D］Consider
85.［A］for［B］in［C］after［D］before
86.［A］master［B］go over［C］present［D］get through
Part Ⅵ Translation(5 minutes)
Direction: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87.But for his help, I (我不可能這么早完成).
88.I don’t mind your(延期做出決定) the decision as long as it is not too late.
89.Over a third of the population was estimated(無法獲得) to the health service.
90.It is no good waiting for the bus,(我們不妨走回家吧).
91.Last week, Tom and his friends celebrated his twentieth birthday, (盡情地唱歌跳舞).
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］ and ［D］on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 67 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 68 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 69 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 70 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 71 in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individually, words have 72 meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. 73 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 74 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 75 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 76 down the speed of reading is vocalization-sounding each word either orally or mentally as 77 reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 78 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 79 the reader finds comfortable, in order to ”stretch“ him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 80 word-by-word reading, regression and sub vocalization, practically impossible. At first 81 is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 82 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 83 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 84 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 85 the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 86 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
67.［A］applying［B］doing［C］offering［D］getting
68.［A］quickly［B］easily［C］roughly［D］decidedly
69.［A］good［B］curious［C］poor［D］urgent
70.［A］training［B］habits［C］situations［D］custom
71.［A］lies［B］combines［C］touches［D］involves
72.［A］some［B］A lot［C］little［D］dull
73.［A］Fortunately［B］In fact［C］Logically［D］Unfortunately
74.［A］reuse［B］reread［C］rewrite［D］recite
75.［A］what［B］which［C］that［D］if
76.［A］scales［B］cuts［C］slows［D］measures
77.［A］some one［B］one［C］he［D］reader
78.［A］accelerator［B］actor［C］amplifier［D］observer
79.［A］then［B］as［C］beyond［D］than
80.［A］enabling［B］leading［C］making［D］indicating
81.［A］meaning［B］comprehension［C］gist［D］regression
82.［A］but［B］nor［C］or［D］for
83.［A］our［B］your［C］their［D］such a
84.［A］Look at［B］Take［C］Make［D］Consider
85.［A］for［B］in［C］after［D］before
86.［A］master［B］go over［C］present［D］get through
Part Ⅵ Translation(5 minutes)
Direction: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87.But for his help, I (我不可能這么早完成).
88.I don’t mind your(延期做出決定) the decision as long as it is not too late.
89.Over a third of the population was estimated(無法獲得) to the health service.
90.It is no good waiting for the bus,(我們不妨走回家吧).
91.Last week, Tom and his friends celebrated his twentieth birthday, (盡情地唱歌跳舞).