Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
, poverty and illiteracy are the three most serious problems faced by most
countries in the Third World.
Malaise
Malnutrition
Maladjustment
Malevolence
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
Her son tried to her into giving him the money for a car.
inveigle
invite
invert
invade
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
If the government is seen to violence, the bloodshed will never stop.
consume
compare
conduct
condone
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
She was a bit that she hadn't been invited to the party.
defended
offered
offended
officiated
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
He has described the government as corrupt and .
incompetent
indeterminate
incomplete
indefinite
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
The government reiterated that it will not allow pork containing of the
leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine to enter the country.
infect
absorb
suppress
residue
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
Many soldiers malaria in foreign lands during the war.
contented
controlled
contracted
conversed
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
He himself for being such a coward.
destined
despised
despaired
destroyed
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
She was so upset when she spoke that she was hardly .
intelligent
intelligible
inedible
incredible
Please choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each of the following questions.
He was found not guilty of murder by reason of .
sanitation
sensation
insanity
scene
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
Nowadays, has provided a variety of information in a virtual way.
the Internets
Internets
the Internet
on the Internet
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
2050, over 9 billion people will be living in the world.
By the end of
At the end
They end
Ending
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
The effects of second-hand smoke are known badly, many smoke in the
restaurants.
however
except for
if not
and yet
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
From 1981 to 2011, scientists in the U.S. NASA space shuttles have
conducted space science experiments many times.
launching
to launch
launch
launched
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
to a new program by the Greek Prime Minister, Eurozone finance ministers
have approved a second bailout package for Greece.
Response
Responding
Responded
Respond
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
of an event that occurred years ago is a subject of interest to many researchers.
Animals speak
How animals speak
How did animals speak
Did animals speak
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
There are seven ancient wonders of the world, is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
which
which one
one of which
that which
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
Owing to more advanced environmental protection measures, many toxic metals are
not far than they were.
as dangerous
the least dangerous
less dangerous
dangerous.
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
Only after years of failure success as the most popular NBA basketball player
in February, 2012.
did achieve Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin achieved
Jeremy Lin who achieved
did Jeremy Lin achieve
Please select the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the
following sentences:
Many Taiwanese wish that they see Yani Chang in person and get her
autograph.
ought to
should
may
could
Please read the following passages and choose the best answer for each question.
Passage A (Source: Manuela Costantino, Carol Corsi, & Toni Dabbs (2001) “Reading for Real”)
I’d never had a little black dress. Nor even a big one. Shapeless gray, that was me. But
this, this was something different. It seemed to beckon to me from the shop window as I
walked down the high street. I stopped and stood for a while, my gaze lost in the black silk.
The dress seemed to whisper to me, promising me everything I had ever desired.
The following week, I heard the dress murmuring, calling me softly as I turned into the
high street. It was still in its place in the center of the window. So beautiful it was, and yet it
had not been sold.
No. I’m waiting for you.
I stepped inside the shop, but I did not get to try on the dress. The assistant looked at
me sneeringly, up and down, as if I were a blot on the landscape, a monstrous carbuncle.
Which I was. How presumptuous of me to have a large body!
Would you like to have me? What will you do to get me?
Anything, I decided. Anything.
Anything?
It was a Size Ten. Yes, I sighed, anything. I love you. I want you.
I went to the supermarket and filled my bag with carrots and lettuce and low-fat yogurt.
When I got home, I threw out all foods that would prevent me from having my heart’s
desire. Every week, I went to the shop on the high street to visit the dress. And every week,
it was still there in the middle of the window.
I’m waiting for you.
There came a day when the assistant looked me up and down and measured me with
her snooty eyes, and then she allowed me to take it to the dressing room and hold it, while
she stood guard by the door, her arms folded. The dress shimmered and clung softly to my
body, soothing me.
Soon, I‘ll be yours. Very soon.
The hunger was difficult to bear as I lay in bed each night, unable to sleep. But
whenever I thought I could bear it no longer, the dress stole into my mind and reminded me
of my pledge.
Every week, I went to the shop on the high street and was allowed to hold the dress. It
seemed that, the thinner I got, the smaller the dress got. It was a test of my devotion.
One day, as I held the dress, I swooned from hunger, and for just an instant, I hovered
out of time in a swirl of silk. Another day, as I reached out to touch the dress, my fingers
shimmered, iridescent, merging with the silk.
Then came the day when I woke up in the morning light as air. I knew today was the
day. I called the cat, but she didn’t come. I floated out of the house. The bus conductor
didn’t take my fare. I glided into the shop. This time, the assistant didn’t stop me, didn’t
look me up and down, didn’t sneer. She looked straight through me. I soared on a wave of
light to the window, and at long last, I closed my arms around my dress. In a puff and swish,
we were one.
Now I see you coming along the high street, your shopping bag filled with cakes and
pastries. Would you like to have me? What will you do for me?
Which of the following statement is true?
The woman finally became the little black dress.
The hunger was so difficult to bear, the woman killed herself.
The woman went on a diet by not eating anything.
The shop is located in an uphill street.
Please read the following passages and choose the best answer for each question.
Passage A (Source: Manuela Costantino, Carol Corsi, & Toni Dabbs (2001) “Reading for Real”)
I’d never had a little black dress. Nor even a big one. Shapeless gray, that was me. But
this, this was something different. It seemed to beckon to me from the shop window as I
walked down the high street. I stopped and stood for a while, my gaze lost in the black silk.
The dress seemed to whisper to me, promising me everything I had ever desired.
The following week, I heard the dress murmuring, calling me softly as I turned into the
high street. It was still in its place in the center of the window. So beautiful it was, and yet it
had not been sold.
No. I’m waiting for you.
I stepped inside the shop, but I did not get to try on the dress. The assistant looked at
me sneeringly, up and down, as if I were a blot on the landscape, a monstrous carbuncle.
Which I was. How presumptuous of me to have a large body!
Would you like to have me? What will you do to get me?
Anything, I decided. Anything.
Anything?
It was a Size Ten. Yes, I sighed, anything. I love you. I want you.
I went to the supermarket and filled my bag with carrots and lettuce and low-fat yogurt.
When I got home, I threw out all foods that would prevent me from having my heart’s
desire. Every week, I went to the shop on the high street to visit the dress. And every week,
it was still there in the middle of the window.
I’m waiting for you.
There came a day when the assistant looked me up and down and measured me with
her snooty eyes, and then she allowed me to take it to the dressing room and hold it, while
she stood guard by the door, her arms folded. The dress shimmered and clung softly to my
body, soothing me.
Soon, I‘ll be yours. Very soon.
The hunger was difficult to bear as I lay in bed each night, unable to sleep. But
whenever I thought I could bear it no longer, the dress stole into my mind and reminded me
of my pledge.
Every week, I went to the shop on the high street and was allowed to hold the dress. It
seemed that, the thinner I got, the smaller the dress got. It was a test of my devotion.
One day, as I held the dress, I swooned from hunger, and for just an instant, I hovered
out of time in a swirl of silk. Another day, as I reached out to touch the dress, my fingers
shimmered, iridescent, merging with the silk.
Then came the day when I woke up in the morning light as air. I knew today was the
day. I called the cat, but she didn’t come. I floated out of the house. The bus conductor
didn’t take my fare. I glided into the shop. This time, the assistant didn’t stop me, didn’t
look me up and down, didn’t sneer. She looked straight through me. I soared on a wave of
light to the window, and at long last, I closed my arms around my dress. In a puff and swish,
we were one.
Now I see you coming along the high street, your shopping bag filled with cakes and
pastries. Would you like to have me? What will you do for me?
“The assistant looked at me sneeringly, up and down, as if I were a blot on the
landscape, a monstrous carbuncle. Which I was.” This shows
The assistant felt the woman was overweight, and the woman agreed with her.
The assistant didn’t like the woman, and the woman could feel it.
The assistant knew the woman was in fact a blot on the landscape and a monstrous
carbuncle.
The assistant waited for the woman to lose weight.
Please read the following passages and choose the best answer for each question.
Passage A (Source: Manuela Costantino, Carol Corsi, & Toni Dabbs (2001) “Reading for Real”)
I’d never had a little black dress. Nor even a big one. Shapeless gray, that was me. But
this, this was something different. It seemed to beckon to me from the shop window as I
walked down the high street. I stopped and stood for a while, my gaze lost in the black silk.
The dress seemed to whisper to me, promising me everything I had ever desired.
The following week, I heard the dress murmuring, calling me softly as I turned into the
high street. It was still in its place in the center of the window. So beautiful it was, and yet it
had not been sold.
No. I’m waiting for you.
I stepped inside the shop, but I did not get to try on the dress. The assistant looked at
me sneeringly, up and down, as if I were a blot on the landscape, a monstrous carbuncle.
Which I was. How presumptuous of me to have a large body!
Would you like to have me? What will you do to get me?
Anything, I decided. Anything.
Anything?
It was a Size Ten. Yes, I sighed, anything. I love you. I want you.
I went to the supermarket and filled my bag with carrots and lettuce and low-fat yogurt.
When I got home, I threw out all foods that would prevent me from having my heart’s
desire. Every week, I went to the shop on the high street to visit the dress. And every week,
it was still there in the middle of the window.
I’m waiting for you.
There came a day when the assistant looked me up and down and measured me with
her snooty eyes, and then she allowed me to take it to the dressing room and hold it, while
she stood guard by the door, her arms folded. The dress shimmered and clung softly to my
body, soothing me.
Soon, I‘ll be yours. Very soon.
The hunger was difficult to bear as I lay in bed each night, unable to sleep. But
whenever I thought I could bear it no longer, the dress stole into my mind and reminded me
of my pledge.
Every week, I went to the shop on the high street and was allowed to hold the dress. It
seemed that, the thinner I got, the smaller the dress got. It was a test of my devotion.
One day, as I held the dress, I swooned from hunger, and for just an instant, I hovered
out of time in a swirl of silk. Another day, as I reached out to touch the dress, my fingers
shimmered, iridescent, merging with the silk.
Then came the day when I woke up in the morning light as air. I knew today was the
day. I called the cat, but she didn’t come. I floated out of the house. The bus conductor
didn’t take my fare. I glided into the shop. This time, the assistant didn’t stop me, didn’t
look me up and down, didn’t sneer. She looked straight through me. I soared on a wave of
light to the window, and at long last, I closed my arms around my dress. In a puff and swish,
we were one.
Now I see you coming along the high street, your shopping bag filled with cakes and
pastries. Would you like to have me? What will you do for me?
Which of the following statement is Not true?
The story is about a woman who wanted to buy a dress that was too small for her.
The dress seemed to become smaller when the woman got thinner.
Other women also wanted to buy the dress, but the shop assistant only wanted to
sell it to the woman.
The woman promised the dress that she would do anything for it.
Please read the following passages and choose the best answer for each question.
Passage A (Source: Manuela Costantino, Carol Corsi, & Toni Dabbs (2001) “Reading for Real”)
I’d never had a little black dress. Nor even a big one. Shapeless gray, that was me. But
this, this was something different. It seemed to beckon to me from the shop window as I
walked down the high street. I stopped and stood for a while, my gaze lost in the black silk.
The dress seemed to whisper to me, promising me everything I had ever desired.
The following week, I heard the dress murmuring, calling me softly as I turned into the
high street. It was still in its place in the center of the window. So beautiful it was, and yet it
had not been sold.
No. I’m waiting for you.
I stepped inside the shop, but I did not get to try on the dress. The assistant looked at
me sneeringly, up and down, as if I were a blot on the landscape, a monstrous carbuncle.
Which I was. How presumptuous of me to have a large body!
Would you like to have me? What will you do to get me?
Anything, I decided. Anything.
Anything?
It was a Size Ten. Yes, I sighed, anything. I love you. I want you.
I went to the supermarket and filled my bag with carrots and lettuce and low-fat yogurt.
When I got home, I threw out all foods that would prevent me from having my heart’s
desire. Every week, I went to the shop on the high street to visit the dress. And every week,
it was still there in the middle of the window.
I’m waiting for you.
There came a day when the assistant looked me up and down and measured me with
her snooty eyes, and then she allowed me to take it to the dressing room and hold it, while
she stood guard by the door, her arms folded. The dress shimmered and clung softly to my
body, soothing me.
Soon, I‘ll be yours. Very soon.
The hunger was difficult to bear as I lay in bed each night, unable to sleep. But
whenever I thought I could bear it no longer, the dress stole into my mind and reminded me
of my pledge.
Every week, I went to the shop on the high street and was allowed to hold the dress. It
seemed that, the thinner I got, the smaller the dress got. It was a test of my devotion.
One day, as I held the dress, I swooned from hunger, and for just an instant, I hovered
out of time in a swirl of silk. Another day, as I reached out to touch the dress, my fingers
shimmered, iridescent, merging with the silk.
Then came the day when I woke up in the morning light as air. I knew today was the
day. I called the cat, but she didn’t come. I floated out of the house. The bus conductor
didn’t take my fare. I glided into the shop. This time, the assistant didn’t stop me, didn’t
look me up and down, didn’t sneer. She looked straight through me. I soared on a wave of
light to the window, and at long last, I closed my arms around my dress. In a puff and swish,
we were one.
Now I see you coming along the high street, your shopping bag filled with cakes and
pastries. Would you like to have me? What will you do for me?
The assistant pursed her lips and brought it from the window. This shows
The assistant was reluctant to bring the dress to the woman.
The assistant was trying to put on a smile when she brought the dress over.
The assistant was obviously very angry when she served the woman.
The assistant was willing to serve the woman.
Please read the following passages and choose the best answer for each question.
Passage A (Source: Manuela Costantino, Carol Corsi, & Toni Dabbs (2001) “Reading for Real”)
I’d never had a little black dress. Nor even a big one. Shapeless gray, that was me. But
this, this was something different. It seemed to beckon to me from the shop window as I
walked down the high street. I stopped and stood for a while, my gaze lost in the black silk.
The dress seemed to whisper to me, promising me everything I had ever desired.
The following week, I heard the dress murmuring, calling me softly as I turned into the
high street. It was still in its place in the center of the window. So beautiful it was, and yet it
had not been sold.
No. I’m waiting for you.
I stepped inside the shop, but I did not get to try on the dress. The assistant looked at
me sneeringly, up and down, as if I were a blot on the landscape, a monstrous carbuncle.
Which I was. How presumptuous of me to have a large body!
Would you like to have me? What will you do to get me?
Anything, I decided. Anything.
Anything?
It was a Size Ten. Yes, I sighed, anything. I love you. I want you.
I went to the supermarket and filled my bag with carrots and lettuce and low-fat yogurt.
When I got home, I threw out all foods that would prevent me from having my heart’s
desire. Every week, I went to the shop on the high street to visit the dress. And every week,
it was still there in the middle of the window.
I’m waiting for you.
There came a day when the assistant looked me up and down and measured me with
her snooty eyes, and then she allowed me to take it to the dressing room and hold it, while
she stood guard by the door, her arms folded. The dress shimmered and clung softly to my
body, soothing me.
Soon, I‘ll be yours. Very soon.
The hunger was difficult to bear as I lay in bed each night, unable to sleep. But
whenever I thought I could bear it no longer, the dress stole into my mind and reminded me
of my pledge.
Every week, I went to the shop on the high street and was allowed to hold the dress. It
seemed that, the thinner I got, the smaller the dress got. It was a test of my devotion.
One day, as I held the dress, I swooned from hunger, and for just an instant, I hovered
out of time in a swirl of silk. Another day, as I reached out to touch the dress, my fingers
shimmered, iridescent, merging with the silk.
Then came the day when I woke up in the morning light as air. I knew today was the
day. I called the cat, but she didn’t come. I floated out of the house. The bus conductor
didn’t take my fare. I glided into the shop. This time, the assistant didn’t stop me, didn’t
look me up and down, didn’t sneer. She looked straight through me. I soared on a wave of
light to the window, and at long last, I closed my arms around my dress. In a puff and swish,
we were one.
Now I see you coming along the high street, your shopping bag filled with cakes and
pastries. Would you like to have me? What will you do for me?
The word snooty (line 20) means ?
snobbish
sharp
conspicuous
suspicious
“Tomorrow” is always the most convenient time to start breaking an old, comfortable,
established habit. Most of us have started working on a basic change in our behavior on
many “tomorrows” without much success. Good intentions are there, but willpower is not.
Some habits that we cultivate are actually detrimental to our health, and doctors advise that
we “break” these habits. Smoking is one of the most highly publicized bad habits. Doctors
frequently tell their patients, “Quit smoking.” This advice is sensible from several
standpoints, such as health, money, and cleanliness, and it prompts a serious resolution to
give up this unhealthful habit.
In an hour or two, however, the smoker feels grouchy, his hands start to tremble, or
shake, and cigarettes are on his mind. It is not going to be easy to break this habit. In fact, it
is very difficult because smoking has become an addiction-the body has become addicted to
the nicotine in cigarettes. Each inhalation sends a dose of nicotine to the brain via the
bloodstream. This nicotine brings on the release of hormones that cause the heartbeat to
accelerate and blood pressure to rise. The smoker feels relaxed and can concentrate well. In
a short time, however, the nicotine level in the blood diminishes, giving rise to withdrawal
symptoms: nervousness, jitters, and a craving for another cigarette. It becomes a vicious
cycle: smoking cause craving, which causes smoking, and so on.
Many experiments have demonstrated the fact that nicotine is addictive. Cigarette
companies, however, do not include this feature in their abundant ads. In experiments,
regular smokers who were surreptitiously switched to low-nicotine cigarettes resorted to
various techniques to increase the amount of nicotine they inhaled: they smoked more
cigarettes than usual, left smaller butts in ashtrays, inhaled more deeply, and held the smoke
in their lungs for a longer time.
Whether a smoker quits gradually or goes “cold turkey,” there will be suffering.
Typical withdrawal symptoms are irritability, tension, difficulty in concentrating, fatigue,
tendency to overeat, inability to sleep, and intense craving for another cigarette. Since the
gradual as well as the abrupt method of quitting smoking causes suffering, it is probably
advisable to endure this pain for a shorter duration and go cold turkey.
The following are helpful suggestions for this difficult period:
1. Promise yourself you won’t smoke at all for just one week. This limited time is a
more reasonable goal than “forever.” It will be a rough week, but it will pass.
Persevere!
2. Inform all people you associate with, like family, co-workers, and so on, that you
are engaged in this project and that you may be a little irritated.
3. If you weaken and must have a cigarette, don’t stop at one. Have many-enough to
make you sick.
4. Keep very busy during this period of transition. Do exercises, take long walks, visit
friends, make or fix things with your hands. Chewing gum and drinking plenty of
water are helpful, too.
Within two to four weeks almost all withdrawal symptoms will disappear, along with
the craving for cigarettes. For some people it is helpful to join a group having the same goal.
It takes much discipline to quit smoking, but with enough willpower, every smoker can
succeed in becoming a non-smoker.
The main idea of the article is:
Many people want to break habits, but it is very difficult.
Although many people find it difficult to break habits, it is possible.
Many people have a variety of habits, both good and bad.
Many people smoke, which is a very bad habit to have.
“Tomorrow” is always the most convenient time to start breaking an old, comfortable,
established habit. Most of us have started working on a basic change in our behavior on
many “tomorrows” without much success. Good intentions are there, but willpower is not.
Some habits that we cultivate are actually detrimental to our health, and doctors advise that
we “break” these habits. Smoking is one of the most highly publicized bad habits. Doctors
frequently tell their patients, “Quit smoking.” This advice is sensible from several
standpoints, such as health, money, and cleanliness, and it prompts a serious resolution to
give up this unhealthful habit.
In an hour or two, however, the smoker feels grouchy, his hands start to tremble, or
shake, and cigarettes are on his mind. It is not going to be easy to break this habit. In fact, it
is very difficult because smoking has become an addiction-the body has become addicted to
the nicotine in cigarettes. Each inhalation sends a dose of nicotine to the brain via the
bloodstream. This nicotine brings on the release of hormones that cause the heartbeat to
accelerate and blood pressure to rise. The smoker feels relaxed and can concentrate well. In
a short time, however, the nicotine level in the blood diminishes, giving rise to withdrawal
symptoms: nervousness, jitters, and a craving for another cigarette. It becomes a vicious
cycle: smoking cause craving, which causes smoking, and so on.
Many experiments have demonstrated the fact that nicotine is addictive. Cigarette
companies, however, do not include this feature in their abundant ads. In experiments,
regular smokers who were surreptitiously switched to low-nicotine cigarettes resorted to
various techniques to increase the amount of nicotine they inhaled: they smoked more
cigarettes than usual, left smaller butts in ashtrays, inhaled more deeply, and held the smoke
in their lungs for a longer time.
Whether a smoker quits gradually or goes “cold turkey,” there will be suffering.
Typical withdrawal symptoms are irritability, tension, difficulty in concentrating, fatigue,
tendency to overeat, inability to sleep, and intense craving for another cigarette. Since the
gradual as well as the abrupt method of quitting smoking causes suffering, it is probably
advisable to endure this pain for a shorter duration and go cold turkey.
The following are helpful suggestions for this difficult period:
1. Promise yourself you won’t smoke at all for just one week. This limited time is a
more reasonable goal than “forever.” It will be a rough week, but it will pass.
Persevere!
2. Inform all people you associate with, like family, co-workers, and so on, that you
are engaged in this project and that you may be a little irritated.
3. If you weaken and must have a cigarette, don’t stop at one. Have many-enough to
make you sick.
4. Keep very busy during this period of transition. Do exercises, take long walks, visit
friends, make or fix things with your hands. Chewing gum and drinking plenty of
water are helpful, too.
Within two to four weeks almost all withdrawal symptoms will disappear, along with
the craving for cigarettes. For some people it is helpful to join a group having the same goal.
It takes much discipline to quit smoking, but with enough willpower, every smoker can
succeed in becoming a non-smoker.
Which of the following statement is true?
Most people can give up smoking without any difficulty.
Quitting smoking all at once will cause more suffering than quitting slowly and
gradually.
Many people would like to break bad habits, but they do not have enough
self-control.
There’s no different between a habit and an addiction.
“Tomorrow” is always the most convenient time to start breaking an old, comfortable,
established habit. Most of us have started working on a basic change in our behavior on
many “tomorrows” without much success. Good intentions are there, but willpower is not.
Some habits that we cultivate are actually detrimental to our health, and doctors advise that
we “break” these habits. Smoking is one of the most highly publicized bad habits. Doctors
frequently tell their patients, “Quit smoking.” This advice is sensible from several
standpoints, such as health, money, and cleanliness, and it prompts a serious resolution to
give up this unhealthful habit.
In an hour or two, however, the smoker feels grouchy, his hands start to tremble, or
shake, and cigarettes are on his mind. It is not going to be easy to break this habit. In fact, it
is very difficult because smoking has become an addiction-the body has become addicted to
the nicotine in cigarettes. Each inhalation sends a dose of nicotine to the brain via the
bloodstream. This nicotine brings on the release of hormones that cause the heartbeat to
accelerate and blood pressure to rise. The smoker feels relaxed and can concentrate well. In
a short time, however, the nicotine level in the blood diminishes, giving rise to withdrawal
symptoms: nervousness, jitters, and a craving for another cigarette. It becomes a vicious
cycle: smoking cause craving, which causes smoking, and so on.
Many experiments have demonstrated the fact that nicotine is addictive. Cigarette
companies, however, do not include this feature in their abundant ads. In experiments,
regular smokers who were surreptitiously switched to low-nicotine cigarettes resorted to
various techniques to increase the amount of nicotine they inhaled: they smoked more
cigarettes than usual, left smaller butts in ashtrays, inhaled more deeply, and held the smoke
in their lungs for a longer time.
Whether a smoker quits gradually or goes “cold turkey,” there will be suffering.
Typical withdrawal symptoms are irritability, tension, difficulty in concentrating, fatigue,
tendency to overeat, inability to sleep, and intense craving for another cigarette. Since the
gradual as well as the abrupt method of quitting smoking causes suffering, it is probably
advisable to endure this pain for a shorter duration and go cold turkey.
The following are helpful suggestions for this difficult period:
1. Promise yourself you won’t smoke at all for just one week. This limited time is a
more reasonable goal than “forever.” It will be a rough week, but it will pass.
Persevere!
2. Inform all people you associate with, like family, co-workers, and so on, that you
are engaged in this project and that you may be a little irritated.
3. If you weaken and must have a cigarette, don’t stop at one. Have many-enough to
make you sick.
4. Keep very busy during this period of transition. Do exercises, take long walks, visit
friends, make or fix things with your hands. Chewing gum and drinking plenty of
water are helpful, too.
Within two to four weeks almost all withdrawal symptoms will disappear, along with
the craving for cigarettes. For some people it is helpful to join a group having the same goal.
It takes much discipline to quit smoking, but with enough willpower, every smoker can
succeed in becoming a non-smoker.
Which of the following statement is Not true?
Sometimes we develop habits that are actually harmful to our health.
The period during which a person is giving up cigarettes is a very difficult time for
her, as well as her friends and associates.
The person who quits smoking will certainly start smoking again in a short time.
It is helpful to join a group having the same goal to quit smoking.
“Tomorrow” is always the most convenient time to start breaking an old, comfortable,
established habit. Most of us have started working on a basic change in our behavior on
many “tomorrows” without much success. Good intentions are there, but willpower is not.
Some habits that we cultivate are actually detrimental to our health, and doctors advise that
we “break” these habits. Smoking is one of the most highly publicized bad habits. Doctors
frequently tell their patients, “Quit smoking.” This advice is sensible from several
standpoints, such as health, money, and cleanliness, and it prompts a serious resolution to
give up this unhealthful habit.
In an hour or two, however, the smoker feels grouchy, his hands start to tremble, or
shake, and cigarettes are on his mind. It is not going to be easy to break this habit. In fact, it
is very difficult because smoking has become an addiction-the body has become addicted to
the nicotine in cigarettes. Each inhalation sends a dose of nicotine to the brain via the
bloodstream. This nicotine brings on the release of hormones that cause the heartbeat to
accelerate and blood pressure to rise. The smoker feels relaxed and can concentrate well. In
a short time, however, the nicotine level in the blood diminishes, giving rise to withdrawal
symptoms: nervousness, jitters, and a craving for another cigarette. It becomes a vicious
cycle: smoking cause craving, which causes smoking, and so on.
Many experiments have demonstrated the fact that nicotine is addictive. Cigarette
companies, however, do not include this feature in their abundant ads. In experiments,
regular smokers who were surreptitiously switched to low-nicotine cigarettes resorted to
various techniques to increase the amount of nicotine they inhaled: they smoked more
cigarettes than usual, left smaller butts in ashtrays, inhaled more deeply, and held the smoke
in their lungs for a longer time.
Whether a smoker quits gradually or goes “cold turkey,” there will be suffering.
Typical withdrawal symptoms are irritability, tension, difficulty in concentrating, fatigue,
tendency to overeat, inability to sleep, and intense craving for another cigarette. Since the
gradual as well as the abrupt method of quitting smoking causes suffering, it is probably
advisable to endure this pain for a shorter duration and go cold turkey.
The following are helpful suggestions for this difficult period:
1. Promise yourself you won’t smoke at all for just one week. This limited time is a
more reasonable goal than “forever.” It will be a rough week, but it will pass.
Persevere!
2. Inform all people you associate with, like family, co-workers, and so on, that you
are engaged in this project and that you may be a little irritated.
3. If you weaken and must have a cigarette, don’t stop at one. Have many-enough to
make you sick.
4. Keep very busy during this period of transition. Do exercises, take long walks, visit
friends, make or fix things with your hands. Chewing gum and drinking plenty of
water are helpful, too.
Within two to four weeks almost all withdrawal symptoms will disappear, along with
the craving for cigarettes. For some people it is helpful to join a group having the same goal.
It takes much discipline to quit smoking, but with enough willpower, every smoker can
succeed in becoming a non-smoker.
In paragraph 5, what does cold turkey mean?
Stopping of addictive habit abruptly
Stopping of addictive habit coldly
Stopping of addictive habit reluctantly
Stopping of addictive habit reasonably
“Tomorrow” is always the most convenient time to start breaking an old, comfortable,
established habit. Most of us have started working on a basic change in our behavior on
many “tomorrows” without much success. Good intentions are there, but willpower is not.
Some habits that we cultivate are actually detrimental to our health, and doctors advise that
we “break” these habits. Smoking is one of the most highly publicized bad habits. Doctors
frequently tell their patients, “Quit smoking.” This advice is sensible from several
standpoints, such as health, money, and cleanliness, and it prompts a serious resolution to
give up this unhealthful habit.
In an hour or two, however, the smoker feels grouchy, his hands start to tremble, or
shake, and cigarettes are on his mind. It is not going to be easy to break this habit. In fact, it
is very difficult because smoking has become an addiction-the body has become addicted to
the nicotine in cigarettes. Each inhalation sends a dose of nicotine to the brain via the
bloodstream. This nicotine brings on the release of hormones that cause the heartbeat to
accelerate and blood pressure to rise. The smoker feels relaxed and can concentrate well. In
a short time, however, the nicotine level in the blood diminishes, giving rise to withdrawal
symptoms: nervousness, jitters, and a craving for another cigarette. It becomes a vicious
cycle: smoking cause craving, which causes smoking, and so on.
Many experiments have demonstrated the fact that nicotine is addictive. Cigarette
companies, however, do not include this feature in their abundant ads. In experiments,
regular smokers who were surreptitiously switched to low-nicotine cigarettes resorted to
various techniques to increase the amount of nicotine they inhaled: they smoked more
cigarettes than usual, left smaller butts in ashtrays, inhaled more deeply, and held the smoke
in their lungs for a longer time.
Whether a smoker quits gradually or goes “cold turkey,” there will be suffering.
Typical withdrawal symptoms are irritability, tension, difficulty in concentrating, fatigue,
tendency to overeat, inability to sleep, and intense craving for another cigarette. Since the
gradual as well as the abrupt method of quitting smoking causes suffering, it is probably
advisable to endure this pain for a shorter duration and go cold turkey.
The following are helpful suggestions for this difficult period:
1. Promise yourself you won’t smoke at all for just one week. This limited time is a
more reasonable goal than “forever.” It will be a rough week, but it will pass.
Persevere!
2. Inform all people you associate with, like family, co-workers, and so on, that you
are engaged in this project and that you may be a little irritated.
3. If you weaken and must have a cigarette, don’t stop at one. Have many-enough to
make you sick.
4. Keep very busy during this period of transition. Do exercises, take long walks, visit
friends, make or fix things with your hands. Chewing gum and drinking plenty of
water are helpful, too.
Within two to four weeks almost all withdrawal symptoms will disappear, along with
the craving for cigarettes. For some people it is helpful to join a group having the same goal.
It takes much discipline to quit smoking, but with enough willpower, every smoker can
succeed in becoming a non-smoker.
According to the passage, which suggestion is not appropriate for “Quitting
Smoking”?
Promise yourself you quit smoking for just one week.
Inform people that you are engaged in this project.
If you weaken and must have a cigarette, stop at only one.
Keep busy during this period of transition.
Please write your answer on the writing test answer sheet.
It is commonly known that most people communicate primarily through either
speaking or writing. Imagine that you own a business and that you want to let a new
employee know the rules of your company. Would you choose to give that employee the
rules in written form, or would you choose to tell the person about the rules verbally?
Please take a position, and give at least two reasons, but no more than two reasons, to
explain your decision. Your answer should not be less than 250 words in length.
Please translate following English passage into Chinese and
write your answer on the writing test answer sheet. 請將下列英文小段落翻成中文
A sign is anything that announces the existence or the imminence of some event, the
presence of a thing or a person, or a change in the state of affairs. There are signs of the
weather, signs of danger, signs of future good or evil, signs of what the past has been. In
every case, a sign is closely bound up with something to be noted or expected in experience.
(摘錄自Susanne K. Langer "Language and Thought")
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