1. Many visitors were ________ to the sufferings of early Chinese miners in San Francisco.

　　A) sweltering

　　B) suspicious

　　C) sympathetic

　　D) swollen

　　2.In the past, there seemed no reason to ban children from watching TV. In _______ times, however, there has been an increase in the amount of violence on TV.

　　A) rough

　　B) recent

　　C) scenic

　　D) royal

　　3.Computers have taken the place of manpower in _______ years.

　　A) rough

　　B) recent

　　C) scenic

　　D) royal

　　4.Some teen-aged boys are _______ , always looking for a fight to solve problems.

　　A) rough

　　B) recent

　　C) scenic

　　D) royal

　　5.Without substantial power in hand, the _______1 members of Britain still enjoy a lot of prestige as well as privileges.

　　A) scenic

　　B) royal

　　C) sheer

　　D) sharp

　　6. Renting National Park is noted for its ________ beauty.

　　A) sharp

　　B) scenic

　　C) sore

　　D) sheer

　　7. The clock strikes three, so it is three o'clock ________ now.

　　A) sharp

　　B) scenic

　　C) sore

　　D) sheer

　　8. I think the boy won the first prize by ________ luck, not by his ability.

　　A) sharp

　　B) scenic

　　C) sore

　　D) sheer

　　9. I have a ________ throat. I guess I have a cold.

　　A) sharp

　　B) scenic

　　C) sore

　　D) sheer

　　10.The residents left their homes _______ when ordered to get on the bus to go to a quarantine hospital.

　　A) seem

　　B) reluctantly

　　C) smoothly

　　D) skillfully

　　11.The green leaves ________ more beautiful after the rain.

　　A) seem

　　B) reluctantly

　　C) smoothly

　　D) skillfully

　　12. He declined my invitation ________ without hurting my pride.

　　A) seem

　　B) reluctantly

　　C) smoothly

　　D) skillfully

　　13. Because nobody opposed the plan, the meeting went on ________.

　　A) smoothly

　　B) smoothly

　　C) subsequently

　　D) straight

　　14. The traffic was running so ________ that it took me less than two hours to travel from Taichung to Tainan.

　　A) smoothly

　　B) smoothly

　　C) subsequently

　　D) straight

　　15.Go ________ down the road, and you'll see the post office on your left.

　　A) smoothly

　　B) smoothly

　　C) subsequently

　　D) straight

　　16. Originally, he was believed to be a gentleman, but ________ , he was proved to be a hypocrite.

　　A) smoothly

　　B) smoothly

　　C) subsequently

　　D) straight

　　17.When they hear SARS, most people's initial _______ was fear.

　　A) reality

　　B) reaction

　　C) recreation

　　D) recipe

　　18.You should face the _______ bravely instead of burying your head in the sand.

　　A) reality

　　B) reaction

　　C) recreation

　　D) recipe

　　19.She followed her mother's _______ and directions to make the apple pie.

　　A) reality

　　B) reaction

　　C) recreation

　　D) recipe

　　20.People now put more emphasis on _______, for they think all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

　　A) reality

　　B) reaction

　　C) recreation

　　D) recipe