107指考英文

Gorillas have often been portrayed as a fearful animal, but in truth these shy apes ______ fight over sex, food, or territory.
(A) constantly
(B) shortly
(C) nearly
(D) rarely

With her nine-to-five job, Sally sometimes has to run personal ______ during the lunch break, such as going to the bank or mailing letters.
(A) affairs
(B) errands
(C) belongings
(D) connections

After an argument with the parents of his students, the teacher finally admitted his mistake and ______ himself to ask for their forgiveness.
(A) resisted
(B) humbled
(C) detected
(D) handled

Instead of criticizing other people, we should focus on their strengths and give them ______.
(A) compliments
(B) compromises
(C) convictions
(D) confessions

Taking advantage of a special function of the search engine, users can ______ the Internet without leaving behind any history of the webpages they visit.
(A) browse
(B) stride
(C) rumble
(D) conceal

Due to extremely low rainfall and a dangerous reduction of reservoir water, the area is experiencing the worst ______ in 30 years.
(A) fluid
(B) scandal
(C) drought
(D) nuisance

On Teachers’ Day we pay ______ to Confucius for his contribution to the philosophy of education.
(A) consent
(B) tribute
(C) devotion
(D) preference

When the fire fighter walked out of the burning house with the crying baby in his arms, he was ______ as a hero by the crowd.
(A) previewed
(B) cautioned
(C) doomed
(D) hailed

Due to the worldwide recession, the World Bank’s forecast for next year’s global economic growth is ______.
(A) keen
(B) mild
(C) grim
(D) foul

Jeffery has always been a ______ person, so it’s not surprising he got into an argument with his colleagues.
(A) respective
(B) preventive
(C) contagious
(D) quarrelsome