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Exercise C  Answer Keys

Questions 16-20

When it comes to movies, there’s one thing that’ll always send shivers down people’s spines — vampires. In the past five years, there have been numerous movie and TV adaptations of vampire stories, with the Twilight movies being    (16)    the most popular.

However, the vampire craze owes everything to the most famous vampire story of    (17)   : Dracula. Dracula, written by Bram Stoker, first appeared in 1897 and    (18)    popular ever since. Of course, Bram Stoker did not “invent” vampires with his charismatic Count Dracula. Stories of creatures with vampire-like features have been around for centuries. Count Dracula most    (19)    characters in myths of Eastern Europe from the 18th century. Movie viewers today may see these blood-sucking creatures as    (20)    entertainment, but in 18th-century Europe, the fear was real enough to produce mass vampire panic.

 

16. (A) among  (B) along  (C) above  (D) across

17. (A) ever  (B) all in all   (C) once  (D) all time

18. (A) remains  (B) will remain  (C) has remained  (D) remaining

19. (A) resembles  (B) identifies  (C) summarizes  (D) defeats

20. (A) well  (B) mere  (C) few  (D) little

 

Questions 21-25

Yehliu (野柳) has long been known as one of the most scenic sights on the north coast of Taiwan.   (21)   , visitors have gone to the area in greater numbers. For example, Yehliu saw 830,000 tourists in 2008, and then 1.2 million the next year. However, the increase in tourists, 37 percent    (22)    were from China, is having an effect on the environment. The management is now facing the problem of    (23)    protecting the park with promoting tourism. According to one source, one tourist was even found to have carved his name on the famous Queen’s Head rock. Subsequently, cameras have been    (24)    the park.   (25)    manage the park effectively, it has been reported that the management may increase entrance fees for foreign tourists.

 

21. (A) In recent years  (B) Soon after  (C) During the days  (D) Before long

22. (A) in which  (B) since  (C) whom  (D) of whom

23. (A) balancing  (B) classifying  (C) dominating  (D) instructing

24. (A) adjusted to  (B) installed in  (C) demanded for  (D) equipped with

25. (A) In order to  (B) When  (C) More or less  (D) By

 

Exercise D  Answer Keys

Questions 16-20

They died young and, by the looks of it, in love. Two 5,000-year-old skeletons discovered near Verona, Italy have sparked a   (16)   that the remains of an ancient love story have been found. Verona is famous as the place where Shakespeare   (17)   the star-crossed tale of Romeo and Juliet. Buried between 5,000 and 6,000 years ago, the remains of the prehistoric pair are believed to have been a man and a woman. (18) their intact teeth, they are thought to have died young.

Archeologists think this burial site is unique because double burials from the Neolithic Age are unheard of, and these remains are   (19)   hugging! This discovery could reveal some interesting facts about early civilization. Many archaeologists feel that the era was a formative period in human society and was when the   (20)   of religious sentiment were formed.

16.   (A)   theory             (B)   frown

        (C)   margin             (D)   virtue

17.   (A)   bet                   (B)   laced               

        (C)   set                    (D)   traced

18.   (A)   In spite of        (B)   Except    

        (C)   Regardless of  (D)   Given

19.   (A)   only                 (B)   even               

        (C)   rarely               (D)   yet

20.   (A)   blooms             (B)   twigs              

        (C)   leaves              (D)   roots

Questions 21-25

In English, onomatopoeic words have been used to describe objects that make a specific sound. The zipper   (21)   the “zip” sound that it makes. Onomatopoeic words also imitate the sound that they are describing. For example, in English, the word “woof”  (22)   the sound that a dog makes. Onomatopoeic words are different depending on the particular sounds   (23)   a specific language.  (24)  , the dog sound which is expressed as “woof woof” in English is “wang wang” in Chinese.

Advertisers often use onomatopoeic words to help consumers to remember their products. The popular breakfast cereal Rice Krispies is   (25)   with the words “snap, crackle, and pop” for the sounds that it makes when covered with milk. Some of the most popular and famous onomatopoeic words are seen in comic books. Words like “bam” and “pow” are used to show the sounds of fighting superheroes.

21.   (A) is named for     (B) was named for

  (C) names for         (D) named for

22.   (A) indicates          (B) improves

  (C) immerses          (D) increases

23.   (A) over                  (B) under

  (C) within              (D) on

24.   (A) In addition       (B) Otherwise

  (C) However          (D) For instance

25.   (A) filled                (B) associated

  (C) complied          (D) satisfied

 

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