Section 1

Version

Topic

V33

轉租

Questions 1-10

Write no more than Three words and/or a number

1. empty for: 2 weeks

2. rent: $400 per month

3. apartment number: 17A

4. telephone number: 889740

Switch on

5. water heater

6. fridge

7. price of cleaning $25 for whole session

rules:

8. must lock all windows before go out

9. must not play music after midnight

  Contact electrician and technician   

10. for more serious problems, call the landlady

Section 2

Version

Topic

V14128

Discovery Walk活動介紹

Questions 11-15

11. Most booking of tourists know the walk from

A. internet

B. leaflet

C. people who have done this before

12. How to attract visitors?

A. change its activities every week

13. New guides first learn to guide through

A. reading notes

B. accompany other guides

14. How will they travel?

A. Each time they will go half the tour

B. They will go 2 tours

C. They will go for opposite directions

15. What kind of restaurant will be chosen to eat after tour?

A. inexpensive restaurant

B. one provide local produce

Questions 16-20

A. arrange transport

B. book meal after finishing the tour

C. prepare refreshment

D. put people into groups

E. check the numbers of tourists

F. deal with problems

G. check the weather forecast

16. Leader: D

17. antony’s assistant: B

18. new guide: G

19. experienced tour guide: A

20. walkers: C 

Section 3

Version

Topic

V14125

太平洋毛利語言的保護

Questions 21-24

21. Compared with other languages, what are the difficulties of pacific language preserving?

A. Reason is complicated

B. Language is more endangered

C. Too less study on them

22. Saving language measures to be taken firstly?

A. put more attention

B. to raise money

C. offer new shelter

23. Pacific language users’ attitude towards outside language?

A. very cautious.

24. Which area preserve the language best?

A. Hawaii

B. Romulo (a place begins with R)

C. Polynesia

Questions 25-30 流程圖matching

A.   newspaper

B.   universities

C.   parliament

D.   school

E.   books

F.    television

G.   radio

H.   court

25. a korero no money on social spread: E

26. permit: C

27. the third language: B

28. first study diploma: D

29. radio broadcast: G

30. after few years: F

Section 4

Version

Topic

V16120

荷蘭、美國和中國對CO₂的處理

Questions 31-40 one word only

Sources for CO₂

31. To bury underground, yet it is very expensive

Netherland

32. such as cultivating flowers

U.S

Industrial production such as：

33.·plastics

34. medicines

China

35. process working with metal

36. industry of airline

37. UK: Portland Cement: strength cannot be ensured

38. it needs a high temperature when it hardens

In the future

39. cities in range

40. may be used to produce fuel

Passage 1

Topic

美國乙醇酒精能源

Content Review

Is Ethanol the Answer?

P1 Ethanol has been lauded as being a bridge fuel solution that could reduce air pollution and increase national energy security in the US, however, because of some of the ‘hidden’ costs of ethanol production, and this focus on corn ethanol has led to a stagnated advanced bio-fuels industry, according to researchers.

P2 There is a new way to produce ethanol. First, straw will be steamed and fiber could be

Extracted. Then, fiber will be put into a bioreactor. After the bio-reaction with sugarcane, natural gas is added, sugar and large quantities of byproducts, including lignin, could be produced. Next, we put remaining sugar into distiller, and ethanol is available with byproduct distillage.

P3 For ethanol to be beneficial, it has to be effective, meaning it must require less energy to make than it produces. Calculations of the costs of producing ethanol from the most common source—corn—vary. But most experts concede it takes a significant amount of energy and money.

P4 Ethanol is used as alcohol in commonly and now is also used as transportation fuel. The largest single use of ethanol as a fuel is as a motor fuel and fuel additive. However, 1.5 gallon of ethanol could provide the same energy as 1 gallon of gasoline. Water does not mix with oil and water may contaminate pipeline.

P5 Before ethanol can become an economic alternative for fuel, there will need to be more efficient methods. Now, the efficiency is low and if America squanders all its corn, only seven percent of energy consumed around US could be manufactured. Also, the bio-fuels industry needs ways to combine integrated production technologies and reduce byproducts like carbon dioxide. If these goals are met, then ethanol could become a viable economic choice as a fuel that also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

Questions & Answers

Questions 1-5 T/F/NG

1. Ethanol is a very sanitary resource.    T (第一段)

2. In America, Ethanol has been produced and utilized in abundance.   NG

3. Natural gas is needed in every step to produce ethanol.   F (第二段，some steps)

4. A lot of byproducts are manufactured during the production of ethanol.   T (第二段)

5. Ethanol could produce more energy than gasoline in same quantity of gallon.   F (第四段)

Questions 6-10 Flow Chart (第二段)

6. fiber

7. bioreactor

8. lignin

9. distiller

10. distillage

Questions 11-13 Short Answer

11. What polluted the petroleum pipeline?

water (第四段)

12. How much energy could be produced if all corn in US were utilized for the production of ethanol?

7% of America (第五段)

13. What has effects on global warming in ethanol’s combustion products?

carbon dioxide (第五段)

Passage 2

Topic

家長參與教育

Content Review

A survey about parental involvement in education

In recent years, the focus of much research has been directed towards discovering ways to increase student performance. Advances have been made in several areas including special education, test preparation, and assessment strategies. However, one of the most effective area of increased student motivation lies not in the schools at all, but in the homes. Parental involvement continues to be the most influential factor in student achievement and motivation. Students whose parents are closely involved in their school lives and who monitor their progress have best scores in high school.

List several ways about how parents can involve in school education: engage in the school management; donate a large amount of money to the school; do a great contribution for the school building…

In Canada, there was a strict law to forbid parents to involving in their children schools education. But now, the regulation has been changed, more and more parents are encouraged to engage in the school education, since the children performance is closely related to their parents.

In America, the government, the state, and even the Congress all invest a considerable amount of capitals to school to let parents take participate in school decisions. Also, this was supported by a systemic laws issued by the government.

Comparing with the rich and high social status parents, the poor parents’ devotion to the school is very limited, because they have to do many works and thus have no energy to join the school education.

Some scholars hold the view that parental involvement on school education will have a negative impact on children study in the long-term.

From what has been discussed above, the writer thinks the influence of the cooperation between parents and school is uncertain.

Questions & Answers

Questions 14-19 T/F/NG

14. There is a decline tendency towards parental involvement in school education.   F

15. In Canada, parents’ engagement in school management have a positive influence.  T

16. American government encourage parents to involve in the school education.   T

17. The poor parents have a big devotion in school decisions.   F

18. The Canadian government will come up with a law concerning the parental involvement in school education.   NG

19. In the whole world, parents’ involvement will definitely do good to children study.   F

Questions 20-25 Matching: match the statements with the scholars

20. The people think there are more parents involve in school education in Canada.

C: Arthur

21. Parents should participate in school management.

B: 兩個人名

22. Parental involvement in pre-school education is important.

A: William

23. The poor parents have little involvement in school education.

D: 三個人名

24. In America, there is a systemic law about parental involvement in school education, which made American education best.

E: Henry

25. Too much parental involvement have a negative impact on school education.

C: Arthur

Questions 26 Multiple choice

26. According to the main idea of the passage, what is the writer’s attitude towards parental involvement in school education?

B. there is little evidence show that parental involvement have great influence on school education.

Passage 3

Topic

美國人的工作時間

Content Review

Take back your time

A: In 2003, a pipeline-repairer was badly injured because he was working without wearing his gloves. Before that he has worked for 3 days with less than 5 hours of sleep each day.

B: David Wann has founded a program called “take back your time”, this is supported by many education authorities, societies and activists.

C: Report reveals that between 1973 and 2004, the time spent on work by American people increased by 200 hours each week, which makes them the most industrious people in the world.

D: Most of the people put money superior to time. They think it very natural to work overtime and have less time to relax.

E: It is suggested that the work time be reduced by half and more workers be employed.

F: A psychologist John has found that the fewer hours people work, the more well-being they will feel.

G: The program has done a series of activities, showing that people’s work time has close relationship to the environment. America has the highest carbon dioxide emission in the world. But if more people choose to work less and consume less, the footprint would be reduced to a large extent.

H: Some educationists suggest that we copy the method by Norway.

Questions & Answers

Questions 27-34段落配信息

27. the result if other specific countries copy what the Americans do   D

28. what activities have been done by the programme   G

29. whether there is relation between time and money   D

30. we can copy what other country does   H

31. what the U.S president ask its citizen to do and the reason   G

32. most people believe that the more money you earn the much happier you will be   F

33. an accident that causes the socialists’ attention about overtime   A

34. the influence of reducing work time on the environment   B

Questions 35-40 人名配理論

35. The workers pretend that they can hold the heavy workload.   A

36. Less work time and less consumption does not mean they are not loyal to its country.   C

37. The workers have alternatives and less time does not lead to unemployment.   D

38. To reduce work hours and relax more will do no harm to the economy.   B

39. They don’t think they are overloaded and enjoy their situation.   D

40. The Americans have worked overtime and lack of relax.   C

A. David Wann

B. Julia Herth

C. John de Greef

D. Tim Siccer

Task 1

Type of questions

表格

題目

The table shows percentage of adult using public transport to work or study in different cities of Australia. The table also shows the change between that period.

Task 2

Topic

社會問題

Type of questions

綜合類

題目

In many countries, more and more fathers are staying at home to look after children, while mothers work full-time.

What are the reasons? Is it positive or negative?

People & Animal

Teachers

Neighbours

Events

Housework

Birthdays

Daily routine

History

School

Objects/Things

Jewellery

Vegetables and fruits

Boat

Bus

Places

Hometown

Home/Accommodation

Media

Newspaper and magazine

Advertisement

Emails and Letters

Abstract

Work or study

Politeness

Sunshine

Rainy days

People & Animal

Describe a thing that a wise person did/a person who gives a clever solution to a problem.聰明的人

Describe a businessman you admire.敬佩的商人

Describe someone who is a good parent.好家長

Events

Describe a time you moved to a new home or school.搬家、轉學

Describe an enjoyable experience in your childhood.童年趣事

Describe a leisure activity near the ocean.海邊活動

Describe something you want to do for a long time but you haven’t done yet.想做的事

Describe a time you need to arrive early.早到的經歷

Describe an interesting conversation you had with a stranger.有意思的談話

Describe an English lesson you had.英語課

Describe an experience when you pleased with you mobile phone.用手機的開心時刻

Describe an experience that you taught a friend or a relative.教他人

Describe something or activity you do to stay healthy.保健方法

Objects/Things

Describe your favourite piece of clothing.喜歡的衣服

Describe a piece of art (like statue, painting).藝術品

Describe an exciting book you have read.令人興奮的書

Describe a piece of furniture.家具

Describe a traditional product in your country.傳統產品

Places

Describe an interesting place that few people know.鮮有人知的地方

Describe a dream home you would like to have.理想之家

Describe a public park or garden.公園

Describe a leisure facility (cinema, theatre, sports centre) you would like to have in your hometown.休閑設施

Media

Describe a website you like to visit.喜歡訪問的網站

Describe a TV series or drama you enjoy watching.電視節目

Describe a piece of good news you heard from others.好消息

Abstract

Describe a (good) decision someone made.一個決定

Describe a rule at your school that you agree or disagree.校規

Describe a subject of science that you learned in secondary/high school.科學課

Describe an achievement that you are proud of.驕傲的成就

重點話題Sample Answer

Describe an interesting place that few people know.

You should say:

Where it is

When you go there

What you can do there

And why few people know there.

Located in Tianjin China, the five-story library opened last month. It owns an awe-inspiring interior with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves boasting 1.2 million books. The interior is almost cave-like, a continuous bookshelf. The doom shape is meant to make best use of the space for reading, walking and even napping and the whole building is connected by public corridor underneath a glass canopy.

For those who are into reading, books are a “curl-up” kind of thing for them. A nice sit-down with snacks and drinks, wouldn’t it make sense reading in this “book-utopia”?