國中英語基本學力測驗試卷練習

Help 98年第一次基測

Look at the picture. How many circles are there in the picture?

	(A)	One.
	(B)	Two.
	(C)	Three.
	(D)	Four.

My brother enjoys having cold drinks, so he always puts his Coke in the before he drinks it.

	(A)	basket
	(B)	bottle
	(C)	package
	(D)	refrigerator

Sorry, but I didn't hear the question you asked. Could you please it?

	(A)	answer
	(B)	repeat
	(C)	say
	(D)	understand

Jim grew up with many animals at home and knows well how to pets.

	(A)	belong
	(B)	get away from
	(C)	take care of
	(D)	wake up

Connie took off her . She wanted to feel the grass with her feet.

	(A)	shoes and socks
	(B)	shirt and pants
	(C)	cap and gloves
	(D)	sweater and jacket

The driving test is not very difficult, and most people are to pass it.

	(A)	able
	(B)	afraid
	(C)	correct
	(D)	serious

You can't Tasty Bakery's meat pie! It's so delicious that even some restaurants in town order it.

	(A)	cook
	(B)	cut
	(C)	hit
	(D)	miss

I write down everything about work in my pink notebook; it, I'd forget the things I should do.

	(A)	before
	(B)	except
	(C)	outside
	(D)	without

Playing in the water lots of fun on a hot summer day.

	(A)	is
	(B)	are
	(C)	has
	(D)	have

10.

Dad always tells me not only for tests. If that's all I'm doing, he says, I will soon lose interest in learning.

	(A)	study
	(B)	studying
	(C)	studied
	(D)	to study

11.

I can't believe you ate the piece of pizza and didn't even leave one bite for me.

	(A)	last
	(B)	least
	(C)	less
	(D)	most

12.

At dinner time, I often enjoy telling Mom everything at school.

	(A)	happened
	(B)	was happening
	(C)	that happened
	(D)	which happening

13.

Candy has decided to move to Taipei next year. When she studies in an art school there, she with her aunt for five months.

	(A)	lives
	(B)	has lived
	(C)	lived
	(D)	will live

14.

Linda: Do you have to get up early in the morning?

Peter: Yes, I . I can't be late for school.

	(A)	do
	(B)	can
	(C)	have
	(D)	am

15.

Bob: When is Mr. Wang going to Japan?

Tim: On .

	(A)	June
	(B)	June fourth
	(C)	the year 2010
	(D)	June, 2010

16.

Harry: Tomorrow is Mom's birthday. Let's buy some flowers for her.

Cindy: Good idea. I know she likes best.

	(A)	chocolates
	(B)	dresses
	(C)	rings
	(D)	roses

17.

Sue: Your hat looks so comfortable!

Ann: It's more than comfortable. If you wear a hat like , you won't feel cold on a windy day.

	(A)	I
	(B)	myself
	(C)	one
	(D)	this

18.

Ken: is a boat ticket for children?

Paul: How old is your child? It's free for kids under three years old.

	(A)	How long
	(B)	How much
	(C)	How often
	(D)	How soon

19.

Amy: You look worried. What's the matter'?

Ted: I can't find my bicycle; I forget where I it.

	(A)	followed
	(B)	parked
	(C)	showed
	(D)	stopped

20.

Mike: I heard there are many monkeys in this mountain. But I didn't see any of them last time when I was here.

Carl: Hope we can see today.

	(A)	another
	(B)	others
	(C)	some
	(D)	themselves

Karen: Good morning, Sheryl. You look different today.

Sheryl: Really? Do I look thinner? I just 21 doing some work on my apartment.

Karen: I see. What did you do?

Sheryl: I 22 the apartment myself and got a new couch and coffee table for the living room.

Karen: It sounds like a big job. What colors did you paint your apartment?

Sheryl: Several different ones. Let me see... white, yellow, green, blue and pink.

Karen: So that’s why you 23 all those colors on your hair?

Sheryl: Oh, no!

21.

	(A)	finish
	(B)	will finish
	(C)	finished
	(D)	would finish

22.

	(A)	paint
	(B)	painted
	(C)	was painting
	(D)	would paint

23.

	(A)	have
	(B)	will have
	(C)	had
	(D)	would have

Dear Ming-hui,

How’s everything?

Summer vacation has started here. This is my second year in America. This year I have many chances to meet different people. My school thinks students should 24 . That’s why I was asked to work at a hospital. I didn’t get paid for the work, so at first I thought I was helping others. But later I found 25 . The work has changed me in a good way. I used to care only about my studies, but I’m different now. It made me feel good to see other people live better lives because of something I did for them.

I miss my friends in Taiwan. 26 next summer after graduating from high school. Let’s go to see our teacher Ms. Huang then. She’s going to have a baby next January.

All the best,

Yong-hong


graduate	畢業

24.

	(A)	try to learn a foreign language
	(B)	make some friends when we are on vacation
	(C)	not only study hard but also try to help others
	(D)	not worry too much about things we can not change

25.

	(A)	it was a boring job
	(B)	I was in fact helping myself
	(C)	I could also get better grades
	(D)	it was not easy to make money

26.

	(A)	I’m going back home
	(B)	You’ll know what to do
	(C)	They should change their jobs
	(D)	We should always remember to study hard

Four students of Class 705 want to take an art class next year. They took several tests last week. Here are their grades.

27.

Those who want to go to the art class must get 70 or above in English and math, and get 80 or above in pencil drawing and watercolor. How many students can go to the art class?

	(A)	0.
	(B)	1.
	(C)	2.
	(D)	3.

28.

Here is what the teacher wrote to one of the students.

You did great in drawing. Don’t be sad about your English grade. you’re almost there. I’m sure you’ll do better next time.

Who is that student?

	(A)	Annie.
	(B)	Denny.
	(C)	Frank.
	(D)	Sherry.

Mark: Anna, what are you listening to? I like that singer’s voice.

Anna: It’s Sam Austin’s “Never Is Never.”

Mark: I never heard of him before. Where is he from?

Anna: He’s American, but many of his fans are in Korea. He’s my favorite singer now.

Mark: What’s special about his songs?

Anna: He writes his own songs. And he sings slowly, in a low voice. His songs move us because they are about the lives of teenagers like you and me.

Mark: That’s why this song sounds so different. Hey, can I borrow that CD for the weekend?

Anna: Uh . . . I’m afraid not. I bought it only two days ago. Can you wait until next month?

Mark: Sure, no problem.

Anna: He’s new, but he’s already very popular. You can learn more about him on the Internet.

Mark: O.K. Thanks.


move	感動

29.

What can we learn from the dialogue?


dialogue	對話

	(A)	Sam Austin can both sing and write songs.
	(B)	Mark has collected many of Sam Austin s CDs.
	(C)	Anna will lend Mark the CD this coming week.
	(D)	Teenagers like to listen to music on the Internet.

30.

Which is NOT true about Sam Austin’s songs?

	(A)	They are sung slowly.
	(B)	They are popular in Korea.
	(C)	They are famous old songs.
	(D)	They are written about teenagers.

There are four food shops on Amanda’s way to school. Here are their ads.


ad	廣告

31.

Amanda has to get to school before 7:00 this morning. On her way to school, where can she buy her breakfast?

	(A)	At Papa Marko’s.
	(B)	At Apple Tree Bakery.
	(C)	At Good Taste Fast Food.
	(D)	At Winnie’s Sandwich Club.

32.

Yesterday was Amanda’s eleventh birthday. Her parents took her to Winnie’s Sandwich Club for dinner. How much did they spend?

	(A)	$300.
	(B)	$360.
	(C)	$480.
	(D)	$540.

33.

Amanda passes these four shops every day on her way to school. Look at the map. Which place is most likely to be Amanda’s school?

	(A)	A.
	(B)	B.
	(C)	C.
	(D)	D.

(Susan visits Jenny for the weekend. She arrives at the train station of Jenny’s town in the afternoon. Susan is calling Jenny now.)

Jenny: Hello’?

Susan: Jenny! Why are you still at home? I said I would arrive at about four o’clock. It took me three hours from New Town Train Station to here. I’m really tired now.

Jenny: I see. But it’s just two o’clock.

Susan: Are you joking? It’s already 4:30!

Jenny: What? Wait a minute. Let me check my clock. Oh, no! It’s not working. I’m sorry. I’ll be at the train station as soon as I can.

Susan: O.K.


joke	開玩笑

34.

Why was Jenny late?

	(A)	She was sleeping.
	(B)	The train was late.
	(C)	Her clock stopped.
	(D)	She forgot her friend was coming.

35.

Look at the timetable. Which train did Susan take?


timetable	時刻表

	(A)	1051.
	(B)	505.
	(C)	1609.
	(D)	882.

They keep telling me:
Make the correct plan;
Think the correct way;
Ask the right question;
Follow the right way.

Are things as simple as black or white?
Can we really find in life any clear line?
I’m not happy with what they say;
I believe there is another way.

Listen to me!
Listen to me!
Can I have my own voice?
Can’t I tell my own stories?

I’ll know what I feel.
I’ll say what I think.
I’ll start my own trip.
Then I’ll make my own history.

by Harley M.

36.

What is the writer asking for?

	(A)	A safe way to take a trip.
	(B)	A chance to go his own way.
	(C)	An idea for writing his stories.
	(D)	A correct answer to his question.

37.

What does black or white mean in the reading?

	(A)	Now or then.
	(B)	Right or wrong.
	(C)	Two broken lines.
	(D)	The writer’s favorite colors.

The Purple Knife

This month’s movie for both young and old

The story

Molly Wilson is a shy little girl who lives in Glass Town. One day the people in her town get sick in a strange way. The wisest woman in the town says that Molly is the only person who can save them. She has to find a purple knife in the Black House of Ice Mountain all by herself. The house is so dark and dangerous that nobody ever went near it before. Experience Molly’s exciting trip and find out if she can save the people of Glass Town.

The best part

People find joy and hope in the wonderful magic world of The Purple Knife, where animals talk and people fly. The burning bridge is the most exciting part of the movie. It looks surprisingly real — no one in the theater can take their eyes off it!

The weak part

The music is not as exciting as it should be during exciting moments. Also, the story ends too soon. People may leave the theater with some questions in their minds.

38.

What do we know about the story?

	(A)	It does not happen in the real world.
	(B)	Molly is too shy to save the people in her town.
	(C)	The wisest woman is going to get the knife with Molly.
	(D)	People in Glass Town get sick after they come back from Black House.

39.

What does the writer think of the movie?

	(A)	The story is not exciting.
	(B)	Its music is great for the story.
	(C)	Some parts of it are bad for children.
	(D)	The writer is unhappy about the way it ends.

Siena is an old city in the north of Italy. It began with a group of people living on its hills over 2,900 years ago. Around the year1 100, Siena became an important business center in Italy. In 1472, the first bank of the world was built in this city and has been doing business ever since.

Today Siena is famous for keeping its “old face.” For example, its city walls, which helped keep the city safe in the past, are hundreds of years old now and look almost the same as before. Also, many old buildings are seen at the Piazza del Campo, the most important meeting place of the city. Few things have really changed in this center of public life for hundreds of years. Now people still go to the open space for sharing news, shopping, or playing sports. There is one more thing that helps keep Siena’s old face: cars cannot enter the city most of the time.

True, Siena is old, but it is beautifully old. People are welcome to visit this beautiful city and walk into the past.


building	建築物

40.

What is the best title for the reading?

	(A)	A City of Love.
	(B)	A City of Festival.
	(C)	A Forgotten Old City.
	(D)	A City Living in History.

41.

What can we learn from the reading?

	(A)	The oldest bank in the world is in Italy.
	(B)	A good way to get around Siena is by car.
	(C)	Italy is making its cities beautiful with trees.
	(D)	Walls that were built around Siena are not there now.

42.

Which is NOT true about the Piazza del Campo?

	(A)	It is in Siena.
	(B)	It is a public space.
	(C)	It is a new business center.
	(D)	It is kept almost as it was before.

In 2005, three rice farmers in Tainan, Taiwan, became famous because of the movie Let It Be. The movie shows how the three farmers live and work on the land. People are surprised by their stories and by their love for the land they live on.

For the farmers, the land is the only hope they see in life. They stay happy in the light of hope, whether the light is strong or weak. Even in hard times, the farmers still give thanks to the land and keep working happily on their farms. When their farms grow very little rice, they just laugh and say, “It’s OK. Don’t worry! We’re still living a happy life!”

That is the way many Taiwanese farmers live with their problems. They work hard and never ask for much from the land. All they want is to love and live for it. Because of the movie, the world can remember the farmers in Taiwan for their hard work and their “let-it-be” idea about life.

43.

What can we learn from the reading?

	(A)	Taiwanese farmers need help from foreign countries.
	(B)	The farmland in Taiwan is getting worse for growing rice.
	(C)	Many farmers in Taiwan are happy in good and bad times.
	(D)	Some Taiwanese farmers are trying new ways of growing rice.

44.

Which is NOT said about Taiwanese farmers in the reading?

	(A)	They do more but do not ask for much.
	(B)	They thank the land for what they have.
	(C)	They often look on the bright side of life.
	(D)	They work hard and are paid back with lots of rice.

45.

What does it mean?

	(A)	The rice.
	(B)	The land.
	(C)	The movie.
	(D)	The money.