1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.
　　A pleasant　　　　　 B colorful
　　C fashionable　　　　D different

　　2 He is but a child.
　　A probably　　　　　B not
　　C only　　　　　　 D hardly

　　3 The price of vegetables varies according to the weather
　　A jumps　　　　　　 B rises
　　C falls　　　　　　　 D changes

　　4 Did you do that to irritate her?
　　A tease　　　　　　 B attract
　　C annoy　　　　　　 D project

　　5 The old lady let her flat to an English couple
　　A offered　　　　　　B rented
　　C provided　　　　　 D sold

　　6 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea.
　　A disorder　　　　　 B formation
　　C service　　　　　　D danger

　　7 You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully
　　A invent　　　　　　 B begin
　　C develop　　　　　 D initiate

　　8 Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence
　　A Split　　　　　　　 B Combine
　　C Break　　　　　　　D Divide

　　9 His handwriting is flowing and graceful.
　　A pleasing　　　　　 B formal
　　C informal　　　　　 D flowery

　　10 The sisters can't tolerate each other.
　　A bear　　　　　　　 B hate
　　C like　　　　　　　 D criticize

　　11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth
　　 A pull out　　　　　　 B repair
　　C take　　　　　　　 D dig

　　12 The child's abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.
　　A funny　　　　　　　 B frightening
　　C repeated　　　　　 D unusual

　　13 Gunpowder was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990
　　A in　　　　　　　　 B around
　　C from　　　　　　　D before

　　14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
　　A sufficiently　　　　 B noticeably
　　C intentionally　　　　D absolutely

　　15 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.
　　A altered　　　　　　 B changed
　　C bought　　　　　　 D sold

　　【參考答案】

　　1. A　　2. C　　3. D　　4. C　　5. B

　　6. D　　7. C　　8. B　　9. A　　10. A

　　11. A　 12. D　 13. D　 14. C　 15. B