2006 後中醫考前必讀精選題

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(A)1. Some metals are malleable, ______ others are so brittle that they break easily when bent quickly.
(A) but (B) like (C) there (D) which
(A)2. Impressionist artists tried ______ transitory visual impressions of the real world.
(A) to capture (B) capture it (C) to capture it (D) captures
(C)3. An ultrasonic wave has ______ a high frequency that it is inaudible.
(A) therefore (B) above (C) such (D) thus
(B)4. Here short stay in Kentucky in the mid-nineteen hundreds was very important to author Mary Holmes,
______ provided the background to several of her novels.
(A) it was (B) for it (C) much of (D) by then
(A)5. As an atom absorbs energy, ______ increases, and the atom is said to be excited.
(A) its energy level (B) as its energy level (C) it is energy level (D) the energy level of its
(A)6. Glass that has been tempered may be up to ______.
(A) five times as hard as ordinary glass (B) as hard as ordinary glass five times
(C) hard as ordinary glass times five (D) ordinary glass as hard as five times
(D)7. Legumes take nitrogen into their roots ______ the air.
(A) except (B) however (C) but (D) from
(B)8. The bodies of living creatures are organized into many different systems, each of which has ______
function.
(A) certainly (B) a certain (C) it is certainly (D) to be certain
(B)9. Sidney Lanier was most famous for his poetry, but ______ a schoolteacher, a literary critic, and a
musician.
(A) was including (B) he was also (C) moreover he (D) together with
(D)10. Beverly Sills, ______, assumed directorship of the New York City Opera in 1979.
(A) by a star coloratura soprano (B) was a star coloratura soprano
(C) a star coloratura soprano and (D) a star coloratura soprano
(B)11. ______ of tissues is known as histology.
(A) Studying scientific (B) The scientifically study
(C) To study scientifically (D) That is scientific studying
(A)12. With the exception of mercury, ______ at standard temperature and pressure.
(A) the metallic elements are solid (B) which is a solid metallic element
(C) metallic elements being solid (D) since the metallic elements are solid
(B)13. Rattan comes from ______ of different kinds of palms.
(A) its reedy stems (B) the reedy stems (C) the stems are reedy (D) stems that are reedy
(D)14. At thirteen ______ at a district school near her home, and when she was fifteen, she saw her first
article in print.
(A) the first teaching position that Mary Jane Hawes had
(B) the teaching position was Mary Jane Hawes’ first
(C) when Mary Jane Haweds had her first teaching position
(D) Mary Jane Hawes had her first teaching position
(B)15. Vitamin C, discovered in 1932, ______ first vitamin for which the molecular structure was established.
(A) the (B) was the (C) as the (D) being the
(D)16. At the far end of a kaleidoscope ______, one made of clear glass and the ofter of ground glass.
(A) two plates are (B) two plates are there (C) are two plates there (D) are two plates
(D)17. Each of its atoms loses or gives off a certain amount of energy ______ substance is radiating energy.
(A) with a (B) when is a (C) a (D) if a

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(B)18. Most crocodiles will eat anything ______ capture and overpower.
(A) can (B) they can (C) which can (D) and
(A)19. From 1915 until her death in 1925, ______ at numerous colleges and universities throughout the
United Stztes.
(A) poet and critic Amy Lowell lectured (B) when poet and critic Amy Lowell lectured
(C) at the lectures of poet and critic Amy Lowell (D) the lectures of poet and critic Amy Lowell
(D)20. Gazelles are ______ animals.
(A) eating plants (B) to eat plants (C) plants they eat (D) plant-eating
(C)21. ______ the silk worm produces a fluid internally and then forces it our through tiny holes in its body.
(A) It makes silk and (B) Making silk (C) To make silk (D) Silk is made by
(A)22. In the 1980s’ entrepreneur Tim Burton introduced a _____ to North America’s winter sport enthusiasts.
(A) new sport, snowboarding, (B) snowboarding, was the new sport
(C) snowboarding, the new sport that (D) new sport is snowboarding
(C)23. In painting ______” chiaroscuro” defines a style using only light and shade to create a third dimension.
(A) word (B) is worded (C) the word (D) to word
(B)24. The ability to withstand extreme cold ______ penguins from most other birds.
(A) to separate (B) separates (C) which separates (D) separating
(D)25. ______ in history when remarkable progress was made in relatively short periods of time.
(A) Moments (B) Throughout moments
(C) Moments have been (D) There have been moments
(C)26. Along the rocky New England coast are small areas of sand and gravel beach, some created from
glacial debris, ______by the action of ocean storms.
(A) upbuilding others (B) others build up (C) others built up (D) built up others
(A)27. The grape is the ______, juicy fruit of a woody vine.
(A) smooth-skinned (B) skinned is smooth (C) skin, which is smooth (D) smooth skin
(B)28. Alex Bradford is one of the world’s ______ exponents of gospel music.
(A) very most (B) foremost (C) the most (D) mostly
(B)29. No rules exist for the ______.
(A) events of a story are presented in order
(B) order in which the events of a story are presented
(C) story’s events in the order in which they are presented
(D) events are presented in the order of the story
(C)30. Guava fruit is round or ______ and about the size of a hen’s egg.
(A) shape of a pear (B) shaped pear (C) pear-shaped (D) pear in shape
(D)31. Inaugurated a second time on March 4,1901, ______ focused on domestic rather
than foreign policies.
(A) William McKinley’s new term looked forward to and
(B) the new term looked forward to William McKinley and
(C) looking forward to a new term was William McKinjey
(D) William McKinley looked forward to a new term
(A)32. Porcupines ______ a dense layer of wool next to their skin.
(A) grow (B) growing (C) which grow (D) were being grown
(C)33. Playwright Lilliam Hellman’s dramas are marked by their intelligent and ______.
(A) weaved tight plots (B) plots are tightly woven
(C) tightly woven plots (D) weaving of tight plots
(D)34. Emma Lazarus, a poet and essayist, ______ the sonnet inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of
Liberty.
(A) who wrote her (B) who wrote (C) whom she wrote (D) wrote
(D)35. ______ dog was the first animal to be domesticated is generally agreed upon by authorities in the field.
(A) Until the (B) It was the (C) The (D) That the

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(C)36. ______, people and objects are presented in a flat, often angular, abstract manner in Jacob Lawrence’s
painting.
(A) Always able to recognize (B) The ability to recognize a always
(C) While always recognizable (D) Always can be recognized
(D)37. The great Chicago fire in October, 1871, ______much of the city and left about 100,000 people
homeless.
(A) that it destroyed (B) that destroyed (C) was destroyed (D) destroyed
(B)38. The stronger ______ magnet, the greater the number of lines of magnetic force.
(A) of (B) the (C) is the (D) is of the
(D)39. When a bacterium becomes too large, it splits in half and forms two new bacteria, ______ its own cell
wall and protoplasm.
(A) each has (B) with each (C) has each (D) each with
(A)40. Football and baseball ______ played in the United States today are basically modifications of games
that originated in England.
(A) as (B) are (C) being (D) that
(B)41. Poor soils containing an excessive proportion of clay are frequent mixed with chalk to improve the
(A) (B) (C)
texture.
(D)
(A)42. George Davidson, a geographer and astronomer, have headed many United States expeditions to
(A) (B)
observe total solar eclipses.
(C) (D)
(C)43. In an editorial, a writer may criticize, praise, or merely to discuss the actions of some public official or
(A) (B) (C) (D)
group.
(A)44. Fewest that half of all adults fully understand the kinds and amounts of exercise necessary for an
(A) (B) (C)
effective physical fitness program.
(D)
(B)45. Clare Boothe Luce wrote and productioned her first play while she was in high school.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)46. An able flier, a crow may travel thirty or forty miles the day before it returns home to roost.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)47. Not only Kingsley House Settlement nor all phases of the civic life of New Orleans keenly interested
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Eleanor McMain.
(A)48. Twenty to thirty year after a mature forest is cleared away, a nearly impenetrable thicket of tress and
(A) (B) (C)
shrubs develops.
(D)
(B)49. The first national park in world, Yellowstone National Park, was established in 1872.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)50. Because it does not have a blood supply, the cornea takes their oxygen directly from the air.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)51. Minoru Yamasaki is an American architect his works departed from the austerity frequently associated
(A) (B) (C)
with architecture in the United States after the Second World War.
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(B)52. Chemical research provides information that is useful since the textile industry in the creation of
(A) (B) (C) (D)
synthetic fabrics.
(C)53. By 1642 all towns in the colony of Massachusetts was required by law to have schools.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(B)54. The bobwhite is the kind only of quail native to the area east of the Mississippi River.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)55. June bugs they often cause damage by stripping the young leaves from trees and shrubs.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)56. The formation of snow must be occurring slowly, in calm air, and at a temperature near the freezing
(A) (B) (C) (D)
point.
(C)57. Thomas Jefferson skillfully organized his supporter in Congress into a strong political group.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)58. At birth, the head of a baby is extremely large in relation to a rest of the body.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)59. Locust plagues occur in nearly all continents when time to time.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)60. Natural rubber comes from the juicy of a tree.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(B)61. Flowers produce seeds and thereby carries on the reproductive processes of their plant species.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)62. Prior the development of mechanical composing machines, all type was set or composed by hand.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)63. In 1933 to 1952, Dr. Ulysses Grant Dailey was the senior attending surgeon at provident Hospital in
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Chicago.
(C)64. The body of the jellyfish looks like it a bell or an umbrella.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)65. A river usually begins far up in the mountains or hill.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(B)66. To become a skilled photograph, a person should have both manual dexterity and a good eye for detail.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(B)67. Humans put more stress on them environment in urban areas than in rural ones.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)68. Soccer is widely considered the world’s most popular sport because they has by far the largest number
(A) (B) (C)
of followers.
(D)
(B)69. The ordinary potato has proved to an incredibly important agricultural product.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)70. The northern lights are brilliant white bands of light sometimes seen at the Northern hemisphere.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(B)71. Laws of some sort have been in place from the beginning of civilization.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(B)72. The eruptions of Mt. St. Helens were enough severe to cause numerous deaths.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)73. Nasturtium leaves have a spicy taste and are sometimes used to salads.
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(C)74. Negotiable instruments such as personal checks may ordinarily be transferred to another people
(A) (B) (C)
by endorsement.
(D)
(B)75. Lanolin does not easily react readily with acids or alkalies.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)76. A grain elevator is a tall building equipped with machinery for loading, unloading, cleaning, mixture,
(A) (B) (C)
and storing grain.
(D)
(B)77. Radiator valves admit steam or water hot into the pipes and expel any excess air.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)78. The brown thrasher constructs a bulky nest from twigs, weeds, and leaves, and final gives it a lining of
(A) (B) (C)
soft grass.
(D)
(A)79. Of nearly approximately 5,000 stars visible to the naked eye, only several hundred have proper names.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)80. Professionalism recognition came to Ida Hyde in 1902 when she was elected to the American
(A) (B) (C)
Physiological Society, its first woman member.
(D)
(D)81. The discovery of kerosene and the invention of a glass chimney made possible a greatly improved
(A) (B) (C)
lamps.
(D)
(B)82. Vegetable oil is an oil that come from seeds, flowers, or fruits.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)83. The marimba is a percussion instrument alike to the xylophone.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)84. Civilization today had depended on wood at great cost to the world’s natural resources.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)85. On stage Aretha Franklin sings with incredible energy, zest, and strong.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)86. Many persons once held that liverworts curing liver diseases.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)87. The idea that learning is a lifelong process has been expressed by philosophers and educations
(A) (B) (C)
throughout the centuries.
(D)
(A)88. To formation a layer of coal one foot thick, about twenty feet of original plant material must be
(A) (B) (C) (D)
compacted.
(D)89. In 1917 Ruth Wheeler was appointed chairperson of a national committee on nutritiously for the
(A) (B) (C) (D)
American Red Cross.
(C)90. Very old dolls may have remained intact solely because they were fashioned from substances durable
(A) (B) (C)
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(D)91. Palo Alto, California, is home to some of the world’s foremost academic, medicine, and research
(A) (B) (C) (D)
institutions.
(D)92. Of all the Native American tribes, the Shawnee Indians were a most transient.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)93. Few United States cities have grown as rapidly that Los Angeles, which had 1,610 inhabitants in 1850
(A) (B)
and currently has a population of around 3 million.
(C) (D)
(C)94. Many corporations have found that doing a great deal of business in the telephone is more profitable
(A) (B) (C) (D)
than sending officials on frequent business trips.
(C)95. Hickories are medium to large trees common in eastern and the central areas of North America.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(C)96. The purpose of inductive logic is to inferring general laws from particular occurrences.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A)97. Because their use dead matter as food, mushrooms hasten the return of nutrients to the soil.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)98. The tough skin formed by dried linseed oil does not break or chip, and resistant to changes in the
(A) (B) (C) (D)
weather.
(A)99. Most mammals to maintain a relatively constant body temperature, regardless of what the air
(A) (B) (C)
temperature might be.
(D)
(C)100. Rubidium exists only as it impurity in other minerals.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

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