Questions 21-25

It may not be a problem for students in Taiwan to go nuts over nuts. However, in the West, an increasing number of students are ___(21)____ an allergy to nuts－hich can be fatal! Therefore, it's not uncommon for schools to place bans on nuts in order to be sure that no student includes nuts in his or her lunch. If a student ___(22)____ bring nuts to school, it could be fatal to a student with a nut allergy. All that aside, nuts are definitely good ___(23)____ you from a nutrient standpoint, having lots of protein and good fat as well. Their good fat helps to bring down a high cholesterol level. ___(24)____ that, nuts are good on their own, or they can be added to cakes or cookies, or tossed into a salad. Without a doubt, those with a nut allergy are ___(25)____ on one of nature's best foods.

III. 閱讀理解
本部份共15題，包括數段短文。每段短文後有2-5個相關問題，請從A、 B、C、D四個選項中選出最適合的答案。

Questions 26-28

The Top Ways to Be Happy
What does it take to be truly happy? A survey was conducted online and by telephone of 5,000 participants, both male and female, of ages ranging from 18 to 76. Below are the top five answers as to how people believe we can truly be happy in life.
1. Lots of money: Many participants believed that if they could just win the lottery, they would be a lot happier.
2. Good health: A lot of older participants agreed that they could enjoy their lives more and be happier if they were healthier.
3. Good relationships with others: Many believed that maintaining closeness with family and friends was a great factor in being happy in life.
4. Helping others: Many participants were involved in volunteer work of some sort, and said that at the end of the day they were happier and slept better because of this.
5. A secure job: Job security ranked last but was by no means unimportant to participants. Many felt that doing work they enjoyed and that was stable gave them a greater sense of joy.
It must be noted that this is the first time that having a spiritual connection did not even make the top 5. Clearly, religion is having a smaller influence in people's lives as time goes by.

Questions 31-33

Despite the "live for today'' attitude that often prevails these days, almost no subject rakes in more money than the topic of the future. For everyone from fortune tellers and palm readers to astrologers and crystal ball gazers, predicting the future for curious customers is big business. In fact, a concern for the future has become so popular that best wishes for others futures are interwoven in many religious and cultural festivals or celebrations. For instance, take Chinese New Year- a time to establish what will happen for the future. Most important is to secure good luck and fortune. For this reason, several taboos need to be strictly heeded. First, all debts must be paid before the New Year begins. Also, no knives or scissors are to be used, lest they cut good fortune. Clearly, with the future so tightly interwoven into the very essence of these long-standing observances, it's not expected that a concern and curiosity for it will ever go away.

Questions 34-37

What is it about historical landmarks that causes so many people to clamor for their preservation at times? This is an interesting question, especially in a world that thrives on building new and modern edifices, such as tall towers. And, particularly when the landmark is somewhat of an eyesore, why preserve it?

No doubt, those for hanging onto such landmarks would have different answers if asked about the subject individually. Perhaps for some it's simply that they are tired of seeing the old demolished to make way for the new. They may not have a particular attachment to what is being proposed for demolition. Then again, for others it might be that the doomed building or area holds a special place in their heart; perhaps it brings back memories of their childhood or of an era long past. In these cases, losing the landmark is like losing a piece of one's soul. The government sometimes steps in to stop city officials from leveling historical areas as well, seeing such places as possible sources of revenue if developed into tourist attractions.

Whatever the reasons, there can be great wisdom in preserving pieces of the past.

37.(  ) How does the writer seem to feel about preserving historical landmarks?
   (A)It can be a long and tiring effort.
  (B) It can be the course of wisdom.
  (C) It takes a lot of manpower and money.
  (D) It must have help at a governmental level.

Questions 38-40

Old age has nothing to do with losing one's memory--lack of exercising one's mental powers does. Scientists have known for a long time that old age is not directly the cause of memory loss. Instead, it's the inactivity that accompanies old age that is.

For example, it's not uncommon in old age for a person to simply sit around and do nothing all day-- to stop actively learning and taking an interest in new things, believing that he or she is ''too old to learn new tricks''. But research shows that there are many old-timers who are as sharp as a whip simply because they haven stopped learning, despite their old age.

In addition to a desire to keep learning, there are certain "tips" or ricks,such as visualization, that can help one to remember things. Visualization is an exercise in imagery wherein one creates a mental picture attached to a certain object or person in order to remember. As an example, a person might typically forget a person's name immediately after being introduced. Using visualization, a person can associate a picture of that person doing a certain thing in his or her mind, and then the next time he or she meets that person, the picture will come to mind and so will that person name! Other tricks are making lists in a certain order using the first letter of each item on the list to spell out a word that will be easily remembered. Remember that word, and you will remember the whole list!