15. 有別於大都會城市的喧鬧繁忙，恬靜的田園生活才是心靈平靜的一帖良方。
(A) As opposed to the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan city, the tranquility of rural life is indeed an effective prescription for one’s peace of mind.
(B) As distinct from the busy life in the city, the quietness of rural life is scarcely a sound recipe for the calmness of mind.
(C) As the best medication for the troubled mind, the clamor of country life distinguishes itself from the noise of the metropolitan city.
(D) In addition to the uproar of metropolitan life, the rural serenity is where the peaceful mind dwells.

16. 全球零售業龍頭沃爾瑪的成功大半歸功於它的低價策略。 (A) As the world’s biggest retailer, the success of Wal-Mart mainly contributes to the long-term strategy of low prices. (B) The success of the global retail leader, Wal-Mart, largely gives rise to its always-low-price tactics. (C) Wal-Mart triumphs in the world retail market not so much owing to its low prices as to other maneuvers. (D) The success of Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, can be chiefly attributed to the low-price strategy.

17. 日本著名的策略專家大前研一預測，代表社會富裕與安定的中產階級正快速消失。 (A) The renowned Japanese strategist, Kenichi Ohmae, predicted that the middle class of wealth and stability is now emerging at an astounding speed. (B) The prediction made by the distinguished Japanese strategist, Kenichi Ohmae, is that the middle class, which is indicative of affluence and stability in society, is vanishing startlingly fast. (C) The middle class, representing the wealth and stability of society, is now rapidly proliferating as predicted by the prominent Japanese strategist Kenichi Ohmae. (D) Kenichi Ohmae, the eminent Japanese strategist, has foreseen that the fast disappearance of the middle class is accompanied by the wealth and stability of society.

18. 這個學生的學業表現太優異使得他的諸多問題被忽視了，包括缺乏社會人際相處技巧、暴力傾向、叛逆 及反抗等。 (A) Many problems of the top student’s are highlighted, including his insufficiency in interactive skills, tendency to violence, compliance and respectfulness. (B) The student has outstanding academic talents and neglects his own many problems, such as failure in his interpersonal skills, violent nature, and resistance to social codes. (C) The student’s impressive academic achievement hides a multitude of problems, including his lack of social skills, violent disposition, disobedience and rebelliousness. (D) The problem is that no matter how academically distinguished the student is, quite a lot of problems of his are overestimated, including his inability of social interaction, violent temper, disobedience and inconformity.

19. 由於雙方談判人無法在收購價中取得共識，在不可能有突破的情形下陷入僵局。 (A) Faced with the dilemma, both negotiators strive for possible breakthroughs and compromise on the bidding price. (B) As they cannot see eye to eye on the buyout offer, the negotiators are at loggerheads without any possibility of a breakthrough. (C) The negotiators of the two sides cannot reach a consensus on the bidding offer so that the talk is postponed until a later time. (D) With reluctance to break the deadlock, both negotiators proceed to the buyout price. 

20. 近年來日本和南韓兩國關係惡化，主要是因為日本前首相小泉純一郎屢次參拜有爭議性的靖國神社。 (A) Relations between Japan and South Korea have deteriorated in recent years, mainly because of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. (B) Japan-South Korea relationships have worsened during the past few years, chiefly owing to the several visits paid by former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to an esteemed war shrine, the Yasukuni Shrine. (C) The bilateral relations between Japan and South Korea have ameliorated in recent years, mainly resulting in former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's constant visits to the nostalgic Yasukuni Shrine. (D) Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's infrequent visits to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine kindle the deteriorating relations between Japan and South Korea. 

21. The general commanded _______________. (A) that his men had retreated (B) his men to fire (C) his men retreating (D) that his soldiers shot

22. The United States lags behind several European countries in life expectancy _______________ it spends more money on medical care and has more spectacular medical technology than any other country. (A) now that (B) owing to the fact that (C) for fear that (D) despite the fact that

23. Every living thing — from the largest whale and the heaviest elephant down to the smallest bacterium — _______________. (A) they have their ways of living (B) it has its way of life (C) has its own way of life (D) that has its own way of living

24. Rugs, furniture, and curtains in an apartment are flammable, but the outer walls are usually not. This makes _______________ for fire fighters to fight a fire at its starting point and keep it from spreading. (A) possible (B) possibly (C) it possibly (D) it possible

25. Little League Baseball is a nonprofit organization _______________ organized baseball and softball programs for young people between the ages of 8 and 18. (A) provided (B) providing (C) provides (D) that provide

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