111 年 國立成功大學碩士班共同科目《英文（B）》

The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have supplies of petroleum.
A. sufficient
B. efficient
C. potential
D. proficient

We'd like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A. preserve
B. reserve
C. sustain
D. retain

Britain has the highest ______ of road traffic in the world over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A. popularity
B. prosperity
C. intensity
D. density

I would never have ______ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.
A. sought for
B. accounted for
C. turned up
D. resorted to

The energy ______ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
A. transferred
B. released
C. conveyed
D. delivered

More than two hundred years ago the United States ______ from the British Empire and became an independent country.
A. got off
B. pulled down
C. broke away
D. attached to

Some of the most important concepts in statistics ______ their success to these mathematic systems.
A. oblige
B. owe
C. contribute
D. attribute

As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ______ researching into.
A. precious
B. worth
C. worthy
D. valuable

Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ______ loud continuous noise.
A. subjected to
B. filled with
C. associated with
D. dropped off

As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals ______ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals.
A. relieve
B. release
C. dismiss
D. discard

As I'll be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate ______ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.
A. hearing
B. to hear
C. to be hearing
D. having heard

Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, ______ to find it locked.
A. just
B. only
C. hence
D. but

Doctors see a connection between increased amounts of leisure time spent ______ and the increased number of cases of skin cancer.
A. to sunbathe
B. to have sunbathed
C. having sunbathed
D. sunbathing

Unless you sign a contract with the insurance company for your goods. You are not entitled ______ repayment for the goods damaged in delivery.
A. to
B. with
C. for
D. on

On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont ______ I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading "Boston."
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. that

Christie stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as though ______ out of the office.
A. went
B. gone
C. to go
D. would go

The roles expected ______ old people in such a setting give too few psychological satisfactions for normal happiness.
A. of
B. on
C. to
D. with

Talk to anyone in the drug industry, ______ you'll soon discover that the science of genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since penicillin was discovered.
A. or
B. and
C. but
D. so

It wasn't so much that I disliked her ______ that I just wasn't interested in the whole business.
A. or
B. and
C. for
D. so

Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even thought of a divorce, let alone ______ one.
A. getting
B. to get
C. gotten
D. get

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. feed
B. attract
C. save
D. affect

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. buy
B. treat
C. have
D. use

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. flow
B. place
C. pour
D. throw

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. before
B. until
C. after
D. for

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. up
B. in
C. away
D. over

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. Such
B. All
C. Another
D. Other

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. change
B. become
C. make
D. turn

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. material
B. item
C. product
D. food

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. source
B. gift
C. thing
D. matter

What We Take from and Give to the Sea

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to ______ 21 millions of people. We even ______ 22 their bones for fertilizer. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to ______ 23 seawater in shallow basin and leave until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left ______ 24 evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them ______ 25 gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls ______ 27 jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes ______ 28 ______ 26 by simple evaporation. Such
as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another ______ 29 of many kinds-even candy, and ice cream
from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may ______ 30
illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

A. cure
B. cause
C. experience
D. catch

IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business-IKEA.

Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad's wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices2, including watches, pens and stockings.

IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad's home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.

In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.

In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.

Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world's richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.

31. Kamprad established IKEA with ______
    A. his personal savings
    B. his father's reward for his school performance
    C. large profits from selling things
    D. His school's support

IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business-IKEA.

Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad's wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices2, including watches, pens and stockings.

IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad's home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.

In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.

In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.

Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world's richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.

32. The author states in Paragraph 5 that flat packaging ______
    A. need father's reward for his school performance
    B. is a business concept inspired by Kamprad
    C. help reduce transportation costs
    D. make the company self-sufficient

IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business-IKEA.

Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad's wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices2, including watches, pens and stockings.

IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad's home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.

In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.

In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.

Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world's richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.

33. According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
    A. IKEA experienced rapid expansion since the late 1950s.
    B. IKEA designed its own products since 1955.
    C. IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods originally.
    D. Kamprad sold his company after retirement.

IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business-IKEA.

Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad's wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices2, including watches, pens and stockings.

IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad's home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.

In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.

In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.

Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world's richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.

34. What is the author's attitude towards IKEA's future according to the last paragraph?
    A. Indifferent.
    B. Doubtful.
    C. Optimistic.
    D. Pessimistic.

IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business-IKEA.

Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad's wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices2, including watches, pens and stockings.

IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad's home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.

In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.

In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.

Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world's richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.

35. The passage is developed primarily in terms of ______
    A. analysis of a process
    B. Examples that illustrate a problem
    C. Comparison and contrast
    D. Sequence of events.

The most exciting kind of education is also the most personal. Nothing can exceed the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you. It may be an idea or a bit of information you come across accidentally or a sudden insight, fitting together pieces of information or working through a problem. Such personal encounters are the "payoff" education. A teacher may direct you to learning and even encourage you in it-but no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen. That's up to you.

A research paper, assigned in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor, leads you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a process where the joy of discovery and learning can come to you many times. Preparing the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process. It provides a structure within which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self, that are basic to education. But the research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to suit a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others, what you can do. Writing a research paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experience in searching out, understanding and synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills applicable to both academic and nonacademic tasks. It is, in the, fullest sense, a discovering, an education. So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly satisfying experience.

To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages often more than ever produced before, is disconcerting. To others, the very idea of having to work independently is threatening. But there is no need to approach the research paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to overcome. Instead, consider it a goal to accomplish, a goal within reach if you need the help this book can give you.

36. According to the writer, personal discoveries ______
    A. will give one encouragement and direction
    B. are helpful in finding the right information
    C. are the most valuable part of one's personal education
    D. will help one to successfully complete school assignments

The most exciting kind of education is also the most personal. Nothing can exceed the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you. It may be an idea or a bit of information you come across accidentally or a sudden insight, fitting together pieces of information or working through a problem. Such personal encounters are the "payoff" education. A teacher may direct you to learning and even encourage you in it-but no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen. That's up to you.

A research paper, assigned in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor, leads you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a process where the joy of discovery and learning can come to you many times. Preparing the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process. It provides a structure within which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self, that are basic to education. But the research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to suit a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others, what you can do. Writing a research paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experience in searching out, understanding and synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills applicable to both academic and nonacademic tasks. It is, in the, fullest sense, a discovering, an education. So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly satisfying experience.

To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages often more than ever produced before, is disconcerting. To others, the very idea of having to work independently is threatening. But there is no need to approach the research paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to overcome. Instead, consider it a goal to accomplish, a goal within reach if you need the help this book can give you.

37. It can be inferred from the passage that writing a research paper gives one chances ______
    A. to fully develop one's personal abilities
    B. to use the skills learnt only in the classroom
    C. to prove that one is a productive writer
    D. to demonstrate how well one can accomplish school assignment

D. to demonstrate how well one can accomplish school assignment
38. From the context, the word "disconcerting" (Para.3) most probably means ______
A. misleading
B. embarrassing
C. stimulating
D. upsetting

D. to demonstrate how well one can accomplish school assignment
39. The writer argues in the passage that ______
A. one should explore new areas in research
B. one should trust one's own ability to meet course requirements
C. one should consider research paper writing a pleasure, not a burden
D. one should use all one's knowledge and skills when doing research

D. to demonstrate how well one can accomplish school assignment
40. What will probably follow this passage? ______
A. How to write a research paper.
B. The importance of research in education.
C. How to make new discoveries for oneself.
D. The skill of putting pieces of information together.