2018 National Examination English Archaeology topic of vocabulary multiple choice questions解答:

英文考古題107年字彙選擇題#

In the university, there is a world-renowned degree program in ____.

[A]economy

[B]economies

[C]economics

[D]economist解答:economics經濟學#

People have ____ for terrorists, and they also have a total lack of respect for nations that give them support.

[A]consent

[B]contempt

[C]control

[D]conviction解答:contempt鄙視#

The editors in computer science department find delight in criticizing the company; complaining seems to be their favorite ______.

[A]backpack

[B]duration

[C]pastime

[D]throng解答:pastime休息時間#

It is more ______ to kill other people with silence and coldness than to stab them with knives.

[A]brutal

[B]monotonous

[C]racist

[D]sealed解答:brutal殘酷的#

The secretary was _____ with office tasks all the afternoon. She even skipped her coffee break.

[A] occupied

[B] dizzy

[C] sole

[D] reluctant解答:occupied佔領#

The room was filled with cigarette smoke. I could hardly _____ so I opened the window.

[A] burst

[B] boom

[C] stare

[D] breathe解答:breathe呼吸#

The ______ that took place in the local church took many lives.

[A]backpack

[B]duration

[C]pastime

[D]slaughter解答:slaughter屠殺#

Ann is such a selfish woman; ______, she only thinks about herself.

[A]constantly

[B]namely

[C]readily

[D]soberly解答:namely亦即#

Once a person becomes a parent, he or she has to _____ more responsibilities.

[A]come to

[B]pay off

[C]take on

[D]ring out解答:take on承擔#

Informed that he was fired, the hard-working employee considered it unbelievable and stood still in front of his boss like a[n] _____ object.

[A]hushed

[B]bold

[C]solo

[D]inanimate解答:inanimate無生命#

Experts warned that the poisonous chemicals could _____ the nervous system and damage the brain.

[A]strangle

[B]vote

[C]still

[D]paralyze解答:paralyze癱瘓#

The air is everywhere but is ______. No one can actually see it.

[A]as luck would have it

[B]in time

[C]on the off chance

[D]nowhere in sight解答:nowhere in sight無處可見#

Joey went to work by bus yesterday because his car was _____.

[A]to repair

[B]being repairing

[C]repairing

[D]being repaired解答:being repaired正在修理#

Helen was so beautiful ______ many men were willing to risk their lives for her.

[A]as

[B]that

[C]for

[D]to解答:that以至於#

_____ his gratitude for the bishop’s help, Jean Valjean still stole the silverware and ran away.

[A]Thanks to

[B]Despite

[C]Because of

[D]Including解答:Despite儘管#

Inexperienced workers cannot _____ such a difficult project, which requires more than academic training at school.

[A]read into

[B]take on

[C]go by

[D]act on解答:take on承擔#

Worrying all the times ______ George an anxious man

[A]kept

[B]found

[C]left

[D]made解答:made製造#

Michael developed a new habit in high school, namely ______ drugs.

[A]to take

[B]taking

[C]take

[D]taken解答:taking服用#

During wartime, the parents came home from work and found their children ______.

[A]missing

[B]miss

[C]missed

[D]to miss 解答:missing失踪#

Robert once _____ by classmates has moved to another city with his family.

[A]bully

[B]bullied

[C]bullies

[D]to bully解答:bullied欺負#

_____ with the harsh criticism from the audience, the singer felt his blood pressure suddenly _____.

[A]Angry; risen

[B]Angrily; risen

[C]Angrily; rising

[D]Angry; rising解答:Angry生氣; rising上升#

The old computer system was fairly complicated to operate _____ the new one is very simple.

[A]however

[B]despite

[C]while

[D]compared to解答:while同時#

The American diplomatic doctrine has always meant to advance multiple goals, a doctrine that seeks to achieve the highest possible level of _____ of one's enemies, while simultaneously enjoying the warmest reception from one's allies.

[A]dissuasion

[B]violence

[C]security

[D]sophistication解答:dissuasion勸說#

Rooftop gardens have many _____ effects on urban neighborhoods.

[A]chronic

[B]positive

[C]moral

[D]sensible解答:positive正面#

Low-income families cannot _____ the luxurious products displayed in the department store.

[A]expand

[B]afford

[C]weigh

[D]prevent解答:afford足以#

The producer believed that big names in the show business could lift his TV show’s poor rating, so he decided to invite as many _____ as he could to join the show.

[A]celebrities

[B]diplomats

[C]philosophers

[D]technicians解答:celebrities名人#

My grandmother is a friendly woman who likes to _____ to new neighbors by making cookies for them.

[A]break down

[B]end up

[C]reach out

[D]set back解答:reach out伸出#

El Niño has helped _____ drought in many parts of the world, leaving millions hungry.

[A]trigger

[B]sustain

[C]energize

[D]instigate解答:trigger觸發#

People suffering from economic recession will migrate from the country to the city, mostly attracted by the _____ of work.

[A]process

[B]pretext

[C]aspect

[D]prospect解答:prospect前景#

The police turned the apartment almost___________ , searching for the criminal evidence.

[A] in and out

[B] up and down

[C] inside and outside

[D] upside down解答:upside down顛倒#

AT&T said that it had reached an agreement with America’s biggest satellite television provider, DirecTV, in a___________ worth almost $50 billion.

[A] motivation

[B] deal

[C] hearing

[D] sample解答:deal交易#

Our family trip to Yellow Stone National Park last summer is one of the most___________ experiences in my life. I will never forget all the beautiful sceneries I saw there.

[A] luxurious

[B] memorable

[C] popular

[D] romantic解答:memorable令人難忘#

College students are___________ to explore the world by participating in international volunteer programs.

[A] improved

[B] enforced

[C] suspected

[D] encouraged解答:encouraged鼓勵#

Worried about the terrorism___________ , the government has been stricter on issuing the tourist visa.

[A] request

[B] medium

[C] selection

[D] threat解答:threat威脅#

Looking left and right, the thief walked cautiously down the hallway to ______the security guards.

[A] afford

[B] avoid

[C] assign

[D] assure解答:avoid避免#

In Philadelphia, a new kind of trash can is______ waste management via cutting down on air pollution and potentially saving the city millions in the process.

[A] revolutionizing

[B] comprehending

[C] comforting

[D] rendering解答:revolutionizing革命#

Obviously, Joe thought too highly of himself and enjoyed behaving ______to draw the attention of people around him.

[A] concordantly

[B] pretentiously

[C] recursively

[D] sporadically解答:pretentiously裝作#

On a clear night in the countryside, we have a very good chance to see many stars ______in the sky.

[A] colliding

[B] glistening

[C] retrieving

[D] smothering解答:glistening閃閃發光#

Dolphins and sharks are natural enemies. Sharks are______ of dolphins, and will kill and eat young dolphins if they can.

[A] predators

[B] protectors

[C] successors

[D] survivors解答:predators掠食者#

A person’s facial expressions and gestures ______powerful messages that go beyond words.

[A] alleviate

[B] conceal

[C] evolve

[D] transmit解答:transmit傳送#

Fans waited outside the movie theater, hoping to catch a______ of their favorite stars.

[A] glitter

[B] cold

[C] glimpse

[D] clue解答:glimpse瞥見#

Scientists have been searching for better, faster and cleaner ______sources of energy in order to create better lives and help solve the pollution problem.

[A] allusive

[B] allocative

[C] alternative

[D] allergic解答:alternative替代#

My sister has a ______memory. She remembers every single thing she sees and hears, and she never forgets.

[A] remarkable

[B] pristine

[C] compulsive

[D] reluctant解答:remarkable非凡#

The police have tried to bring him to______ , but his slick lawyers always get the case thrown out of court.

[A] law

[B] rule

[C] order

[D] justice解答:justice司法#

Many people are hooked on horror movies; they love to be scared ______ .

[A] out of their wits

[B] with ease

[C] in line

[D] at their loss解答:out of their wits出於機智#

______ you rather go to the movie with us or stay at home tonight?

[A] Could

[B] Would

[C] Won’t

[D] Can’t解答:Would會#

It is generally believed that examinations are not the only means of ______ a student's ability.

[A] assuming

[B] overseeing

[C] propelling

[D] assessing解答:assessing評估#

The manager demands a______ reply from his coworkers when he sends them a message because he hates to wait.

[A] distinct

[B] mutual

[C] prompt

[D] consistent解答:prompt提示#

The doctor ______ some painkillers for my backache after a thorough checkup.

[A] prescribed

[B] nominated

[C] forbade

[D] discarded解答:prescribed配藥#

Lack of financial resources, the political activists had no choice but using a low-tech______ form to publish their newspapers.

[A] alternative

[B] alternate

[C] amenable

[D] amiable解答:alternative替代#

The UN Security Council called for an immediate and______ humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaze war between Israel and Hamas.

[A] dispensable

[B] notorious

[C] destructive

[D] unconditional解答:unconditional無條件#

Each February, people flock to Japan for the Snow Festival in order to see the hundreds of ice______ and statues carved by ice artists.

[A] summits

[B] sculptures

[C] syrups

[D] stutters解答:sculptures雕塑#

Russia faces more______ from the European Union over the Ukraine crisis, but the action likely will hurt EU economies.

[A] delinquents

[B] hypocrites

[C] immigrants

[D] sanctions解答:sanctions制裁#

His irritative jokes _______everyone in the office. Now, no one wants to talk to him.

[A] motivated

[B] stimulated

[C] activated

[D] infuriated解答:infuriated生氣#

An Iranian-born mathematician has become the first woman to win a _______ Fields Medal, widely viewed as the Nobel Prize of mathematics.

[A] comprehensive

[B]feasible

[C]prestigious

[D]simultaneous解答:prestigious有聲望的#

Mozart was a great composer and _______ musician from a very young age. He could compose music when he was only five.

[A] controversial

[B] distractive

[C] retarded

[D] talented解答:talented天賦的#

Of the 800,000 tons of wheat the country imported, about 260,000 tons, _______ one-third of it, was from Australia.

[A] approximately

[B]appropriately

[C] externally

[D] incidentally解答:approximately大約#

In the university, there is a world-renowned degree program in ____.

[A]economy

[B]economies

[C]economics

[D]economist解答:economics經濟學#

People have ____ for terrorists, and they also have a total lack of respect for nations that give them support.

[A]consent

[B]contempt

[C]control

[D]conviction解答:contempt鄙視#

Sometimes _____ comments or looks exchanged between two guest groups at night clubs or KTVs eventually lead to a brutal fight between them.

[A] public

[B] hilarious

[C] justifiable

[D] provocative解答:provocative挑釁#

Hundreds of acres of forests in California alone are _____ due to the wild fires in summer.

[A] cautioned

[B] approached

[C] retaliated

[D] ravaged解答:ravaged摧殘#

Jane said at the job interview that with her excellent background in information science, she had what it takes to _____ to the company.

[A] contribute

[B] declare

[C] register

[D] translate解答:contribute貢獻#

Among the ten competitors for the singing _____, one of them failed to show up because of a traffic jam.

[A] contact

[B] context

[C] content

[D] contest解答:contest比賽#

In my family, all members clean the house together during the weekend. My duty is to sweep the floor and my younger brother’s _____ is to empty the dishwasher.

[A] assistant

[B] chore

[C] legacy

[D] track解答:chore瑣事#

The mother ______the child to sleep almost every evening.

[A]limped

[B]infected  

[C] lulled

[D] inflicted解答:lulled哄騙#

Arriving in Orlando for a conference, Rose managed to catch a taxi to her accommodation and______ in.

[A]dig

[B]rest  

[C] inhabit

[D]settle解答:settle解決、安頓#

If Fleming hadn’t discovered penicillin, a lot of people ______from bacterial infection. 

[A]would be dead

[B]would have died 

[C]would have survived 

[D]would be saved解答:would have died會死#

With the highly______ anti-missile system, we can effectively defend our country from any invasion.

[A]sophisticated

[B]superstitious  

[C] informal

[D]conscious解答:sophisticated尖端的#

Doctors say that consuming various vegetables and fruit is______ to our health.

[A]artificial

[B]superficial

[C]beneficial

[D]commercial解答:beneficial有益的#

Cosmetic______ can make a person look different by changing the shape of his/her face or body.

[A]pottery

[B]surgery   

[C]bribery

[D] flattery解答:surgery手術#

We went to the mall to buy some ______for our new apartment, including a refrigerator, a stove, and a dishwasher.

[A]facilities

[B]utensils

[C]appliances

[D]supplements解答:appliances電器#

People who eat healthy foods and do exercise______ have fewer health problems than people who do not.

[A] brilliantly

[B] instantly

[C] historically

[D] statistically解答:statistically統計#

Hawaii is a multicultural society, a community of different______ groups where no one group is the majority.

[A] ethic

[B] ethnic

[C] moral 

[D] mortal解答:ethnic種族#

Please keep your seat belt fastened when seated, ______ the seat-belt light is not illuminated.

[A] as if

[B] despite

[C] even if

[D] so that解答:even if即使#

I will let you know what our chair says about the project, and in the ______ I will ask others for their opinions about it as well.

[A] nutshell

[B] moment

[C] meantime

[D] notion解答:meantime同時#

With our limited budget, we can only buy an______ car that runs well.

[A] affluent

[B] affirmative

[C] affordable

[D] astonished解答:affordable負擔得起#

The United States has returned hundreds of ______ artifacts stolen from religious sites five hundred years ago to the government of India.

[A] ancient

[B] ambiguous

[C] individual

[D] imaginable解答:ancient古代#

The bank requires a written ______ from their clients in order to prevent fraud or update the information.

[A] audition

[B] admission

[C] administration

[D] authorization解答:authorization授權#

H5N1 epidemic in 2003 caused many ______ around the world. Many people died from it.

[A] fragments

[B] fatalities

[C] symptoms

[D] syndromes解答:fatalities死亡人數#

If you want to travel to an English speaking country, you need to overcome the language ______ between you and English speaking people, so that you won’t have communication problems.

[A] tension

[B] barrier

[C] nerve

[D] stress解答:barrier障礙#

Scientists have found evidence that certain birth defects are______ with certain chemicals in our environment. But often the chemical industry refused to accept the connection between their products and birth defects.

[A] satisfied

[B] aware

[C] associated

[D] rampant解答:associated相關#

The number of households relying on various social ______ programs to get by has increased significantly since the recent poor economic performance.

[A] costume

[B] mischief

[C] protest

[D] welfare解答:welfare福利#

Without other possible means, he left what little furniture he owned to his landlord ______ rent.

[A] in lieu of

[B] in spite of

[C] in favor of

[D] in terms of解答:in lieu of代替#

Language ability has traditionally been considered, by language teachers and language testers alike, to ______ of four skills.

[A] consist

[B] insist

[C] resist

[D] persist解答:consist組成#

After being sick in bed for days, Jack______ in the room trying to look for some water.

[A] insulated

[B] sanitized

[C] infected

[D] staggered解答:staggered錯開#

At first every one stood on______ , but the party started to warm up after a few drinks and interesting games.

[A] conscience

[B] sentiment

[C] pretention

[D] ceremony解答:ceremony儀式#

The people’s resistance to changes is a great ______ to political reform.

[A] pavement

[B] hindrance

[C] providence

[D] rudiment解答:hindrance阻礙#

Ministry of Interior urges people to renew their identification cards in order to be ______ to vote in the upcoming elections.

[A] accorded

[B] eligible

[C] adjusted

[D] eliminated解答:eligible符合條件#

If you are not satisfied with the service of the waiter, you might lodge a______ to his manager.

[A] command

[B] complaint

[C] compromise

[D] commitment解答:complaint投訴#

James was arrested at the airport for attempting to ______the artifacts that he illegally took from a foreign museum.

[A]snuggle

[B]snuffle

[C] smuggle 

[D]smother解答:smuggle走私#

We need to establish prices that are high enough to______ demand but low enough to prevent the continuation of a black market.

[A] curb

[B] endorse

[C] invest

[D] promote解答:curb抑制#

It takes patience and courage to______ alcohol and drug problems.

[A] call up

[B] put  off  

[C] cope with

[D] turn  over解答:cope with應付#

Cathy’s ______went well and she is fairly hopeful about getting a role in the musical.

[A]reference

[B] audition

[C]vision

[D] interference解答:audition試鏡#

In general, the single house in the countryside is cheap whereas the house in the urban area is ______expensive in Taiwan.

[A] confidentially

[B] comparatively

[C] compassionately 

[D] comfortably解答:comparatively比較#

Adam is knowledgeable about almost everything because he likes to read_____                .

[A] immediately

[B] unfortunately

[C] extensively

[D] sentimentally解答:extensively廣泛#

I don’t know what has been bothering you_____  . If I have done something wrong, you could just tell me.

[A] hardly

[B] lately

[C] early

[D] rarely解答:lately最近#

There are no direct flights between Taiwan and Dublin, so I have to_____  in London.

[A] transfer

[B] transfuse

[C] transport

[D] transgress解答:transfer轉讓#

 Most small cuts will stop bleeding in a short time; if this one does not, you need to go to the hospital and _____by a doctor.

[A]have it examined

[B]having it examined

[C]have it been examined

[D]having it being examined解答:have it examined進行檢查#

As a leading ______of human rights, the lawyer is strongly opposed to the death penalty.

[A] descendant

[B] premier

[C] onlooker

[D] advocate解答:advocate倡導者#

To reach an _____ result from the medication, you have to follow the doctor’s instruction without fail.

[A] optimal

[B] exclusive

[C] elevated

[D] alternative解答:optimal最佳#

Your apartment looks shabby. A _____ is what it needs if you want to sell it for a better price.

[A] renovation

[B] malfunction

[C] construction

[D] detection解答:renovation裝修#

That friends have meals together without talking to each other but playing with their own cell phone is a _____ often seen in modern society.

[A] description

[B] cosmopolitan

[C] phenomenon

[D] confrontation解答:phenomenon現象#

Large cities are usually overcrowded and dirty; _____, they tend to have high crime rates.

[A] instead

[B] nevertheless

[C] in addition

[D] for example解答:in addition另外#

He is a[n] _____ popular and successful singer who has won four Grammy awards.

[A] ignorantly

[B] meticulously

[C] prosperously

[D] overwhelmingly解答:overwhelmingly壓倒性地#

Because the topic of business is so broad, it’s helpful to _____ in on one aspect: management.

[A] fix

[B] zero

[C] focus

[D] zip解答:zero零#

Many farmers tend to be more _____ in their crop range and include exotic fruit and vegetables.

[A] rigid

[B] diverse

[C] suspicious

[D] conservative解答:diverse多樣化#

In some African countries, scarring is considered a rite of _____, symbolizing a child turning into an adult.

[A] anniversary

[B] passage

[C] compassion

[D] regression解答:passage通過#

Rio de Janeiro, the capital city of Brazil, is a_____ city full of life and energy.

[A] capable

[B] desolate

[C] barren

[D] vibrant解答:vibrant充滿活力#

David got Type A influenza last week. After resting and taking medicine for a week, he should be back_____ in no time.

[A] on hand

[B] on his feet

[C] under the weather

[D] with conscience解答:on his feet在他的腳上