41. A. differ B. offer

　　C. refer D. infer

　　42. A. the B. one

　　C. an D. that

　　43. A. so B. if

　　C. while D. when

　　44. A. basis B. based

　　C. basic D. basement

　　45. A. and B. or

　　C. however D. but

　　46. A. for example B. in this case

　　C. so that D. that is

　　47. A. increase B. raise

　　C. decrease D. reduce

　　48. A. Both B. Neither

　　C. Either D. All

　　49. A. is B. were

　　C. was D. be

　　50. A. Firstly B. Secondly

　　C. Thirdly D. Third

　　51. A. demand B. supply

　　C. standard D. level

　　52. A. yet B. thus

　　C. still D. instead

　　53. A. add B. summarize

　　C. include D. contain

　　54. A. issue B. problem

　　C. subject D. question

　　55. A. take B. make

　　C. fake D. shake

　　四、閱讀理解(本大題共10小題，每小題2分，共20分)

　　本部分有兩篇短文，每篇短文后有五個問題,每個問題有四個選項,請選擇一個最佳答案。錯選、多選或未選均無分。

　　Passage 1

　　The proposal aims to encourage people to be healthy.

　　If this new idea in America becomes a law, people who are overweight could suffer financially too.

　　The US State of Arizona wants to charge overweight citizens $50 annually if they fail to follow their doctors’ advice. People with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be spared from the punishment.

　　If the idea is approved by the Congress, smokers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay.

　　Medicaid, the organisation which provides healthcare to the poor in the USA, costs the government $339 billion a year. Monica Coury, assistant director at Arizona’s Medicaid programme, said that this proposal would ask people to give something back.

　　She said that Arizona would take a carrot and stick (胡蘿卜加大棒) approach to the problem. As well as punishing people who go against their doctors’ wishes, incentives would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video.

　　Arizona’s senator Kyrsten Sinema has not backed the plans, saying that there isn’t a system to decide whether someone is or isn’t following medical advice. Other critics claim that people don’t need the government to look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the ‘nanny state’ shouldn’t try to stop them.

　　Wes Benedict of the Libertarian Party said, “If you want to save the state money … cut Medicaid across the board, but don’t single out overweight people and smokers.”

　　56. According to the proposal, what will happen to those overweight citizens in Arizona if they fail to follow the doctors’ advice?

　　A. They will receive a keep-fit video.

　　B. They will be put in prison.

　　C. They will be fined $50 per year.

　　D. They will be singled out.

　　57. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A. Overweight people with children won’t be fined.

　　B. The proposal is expected to be passed by the President.

　　C. Some people suffering a medical condition also become overweight.

　　D. Medical care for the poor is a heavy burden on the government.

　　58. The word “incentives” in Paragraph 6 probably means ______.

　　A. returns B. profits

　　C. gifts D. awards

　　59. The reason why Kyrsten Sinema doesn’t support the proposal is ______.

　　A. people can take good care of themselves

　　B. every citizen is free to choose their life style

　　C. no system can tell whether people follow their doctors’ advice

　　D. it’s the government’s duty to offer medical services

　　60. What attitude does Wes Benedict hold toward this idea?

　　A. supportive B. critical

　　C. indifferent D. suspicious

　　Passage 2

　　I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his trade, lived afterwards at York, from whence he had married my mother, whose relations were named Robinson, a very good family in that country, and from whom I was called Robinson Kreutznaer; but, by the usual corruption of words in England, we are now called-nay we call ourselves and write our name-Crusoe; and so my companions always called me.