1. Nowadays a lot of young people ___ TV programs via cellphones.
(A) attach (B) receive (C) afford (D) relieve
2. It is considered the basis of decent etiquette to ___ eye contact when speaking to others.
(A) deliver (B) maintain (C) remain (D) promote
3. While people shop in Toronto, it is generally not a custom to ___ for a lower price.
(A) bargain (B) purchase (C) cheat (D) trade
4. The teacher ___ the students of bringing their own lunch for the next day’s field trip.
(A) recalled (B) reminded (C) reviewed (D) returned
5. Amy ___ the scholarship because of her outstanding academic performance over the years.
(A) awards (B) awarded (C) was awarded (D) is to award
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Christmas is full of old traditions, like having a turkey feast. But how did this begin? First turkeys 6 into Britain in 1526. 7 this time, people used to eat geese and even peacocks for Christmas meals. Henry VIII, King of England, was the first person to eat turkey on Christmas, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that the turkey became a 8 popular choice than the goose. Cows and chickens were not eaten for Christmas because people needed milk and eggs. People would have turkey as it was something different and they could also 9 their cows and chickens. The good thing about this tradition is that turkeys are big 10 to feed the whole family. Today, 87% of people believe that Christmas would not be the same without a traditional roast turkey.
6. (A) are brought (B) were brought (C) brought (D) were bringing
7. (A) Before (B) After (C) When (D) While
8. (A) better (B) more (C) less (D) least
9. (A) bake (B) take (C) leave (D) save
10. (A) too (B) least (C) enough (D) as
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Lagom is a new lifestyle that comes out of Sweden into our homes and our lives in the hope of helping us become healthy and live a sustainable life. The Swedish word is defined as “not too much, and not too little—just right.” This ethos of moderation has a great impact on Swedish people, who believe there should be a balance in everything they do, from working hours to how many slices of cake they eat, from how much sugar to take in one coffee to the portion sizes of dinner. Now people all over the world are interested in this living philosophy. Over the past six months, the BBC reports that search engine Google has seen a steady increase in the number of searches for the term Lagom and in the last three months. the word has been tweeted over 13,500 times.
My Swedish friend told me “asking a Swede about lagom is like asking a fish what water is. It’s part of our way of life. There’s an inner voice saying, ‘Don’t be too talkative, but don’t be too quiet or shy. Don’t build the biggest house in town and buy luxurious stuff, but don’t be poor.”
Lagom has inspired several companies to manufacture skin collections, clothing, and furniture based on this notion of making life easier, more enjoyable and inexpensive. Swedish furniture store IKEA, for example, has created a project called “Live Lagom” to teach people hope to reduce waste, save water, and live a healthier life. The famous H&M also sells Lagom around the world. Everybody can afford to buy their products, which are functional, stylish, and nice, but not too nice. Sam and Elliott Stocks, from England, published the lifestyle magazine Lagom. “Although neither of us are Awedes, we admire Swedish culture,” says Elliott. “The philosophy of Lagom is beautifully simple; it encourages everything in moderation.”
11. What is the best title for this passage?
(A) An Urgent Global Issue. (B) A Beautiful Life Journey.
(C) A New Trend to Keep Up With. (D) An Ancient Culture to Be Preserved.
12. According to the passage, which is NOT one of the features of H&M’s clothing.
(A) Affordable. (B) Expensive. (C) Fashionable. (D) Functional.
13. Which word is closest in meaning to the word “ethos” in the first paragraph?
(A) Process. (B) Spirit. (C) Failure. (D) Memory.
14. What does “asking a fish what water is” in the second paragraph imply ?
(A) Swedes cannot live without lagom. (B) Lagom has a negative influence on Swedes. (C) A large part of Sweden is surrounded by the sea. (D) Swedes don’t spend money on unnecessary things.
15. Which of the following statements is true about Lagom ?
(A) It was created by the furniture store IKEA.
(B) The word has not appeared on tweets until the last three months.
(C) It encourages pursue people to pursue both simplicity and quality.
(D) It means that everyone should enjoy life without concern for the future.
108年公務人員初等考試解答
1. B
現在許多年輕人用手機收看電視節目。
receive 收到 ; 得到
2. B
跟人說話時看著對方的眼睛是被視為合乎禮儀的。
maintain 維持 ; 保持
3. A
大家在多倫多購物時，一般來說是不會討價還價的。
bargain 討價還價
4. B
老師提醒學生要帶明天校外教學的午餐。
reminded 提醒
5. C
艾咪因為這幾年在學業上有傑出的表現而被給予獎學金。
was awarded 被給予
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聖誕節充滿了許多舊傳統，例如吃火雞大餐。這是怎麼開始的呢? 最早的時候，火雞是在1526年的時候被引進英國的。在那之前，人們都吃
鵝肉，甚至吃孔雀作為聖誕大餐。英國的國王亨利八世是第一個在聖誕節時吃火雞的人，但是直到1950年代，火雞才變得比鵝更受到人們的喜愛。人們不在聖誕節時吃牛和雞是因為人們需要牛奶和雞蛋。人們吃火雞除了因為可以變化一下以外，還可以省去牛和雞的宰殺。這個傳統的好處 是火雞大到可供全家人食用。現在有百分之八十七的人認為如果沒有傳統的烤火雞的話，就不像聖誕節了。
6. B
were brought 被帶到 ; 被引進
7. A
Before 在…之前
8. B
more 更多的
9. D
save 節省 ; 省去
10. C
enough 足夠的
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Lagom 是一種來自瑞典人新的生活方式，讓我們更健康、讓生活可持續。這個瑞典字的意思是「不太多，也不太少----剛剛好」。這種中庸的精神特質對相信凡事都要有平衡的瑞典人有著極大的影響，如工作的時數、吃幾塊蛋糕、在咖啡裡加多少糖、晚餐的量。現在全世界的人對這種生活哲學很感興趣。在過去的六個月裡，英國廣播公司報導搜尋引擎谷歌顯示Lagom這個字的搜尋持續穩定地增多中，而且在過去的三個月裡，這個字出現在推特超過一萬三千五百次。
我的瑞典朋友告訴我，問瑞典人甚麼是lagom就像是問魚水為何物一樣。那是我們生活方式的一部份。有個內在的聲音說：「別太多話，但也別太安靜或害羞。別在鎮上蓋最大的房子和購買奢華的東西，但是也不要成為貧窮的」。
Lagom鼓舞了好幾家公司以這個讓生活更方便、更享受和划算的概念而製造了護膚產品、衣服和家具。以瑞典家具行IKEA為例，創造了一個叫Live Lagom的計畫來教大家如何減少浪費、省水、過更健康的生活。知名的H&M公司也在全世界銷售Lagom。大家都買得起他們好用、時髦、很好又不會太好的產品。來自英國的Sam and Elliott Stocks出版了生活雜誌Lagom。Elliott說：「雖然我們都不是瑞典人，但是我們很欣賞瑞典的文化。」Lagom的哲學十分簡單，它推崇一切事物要適中。」
11. C
本文最佳的標題為何?
A New Trend to Keep Up With 一個值得追隨的新潮流
trend 潮流 ; 趨勢
keep up with 跟上
12. B
根據本文，下列何者不是H&M公司的特色?
Expensive 昂貴的
13. B
下列何者的含意最接近第一段的 “ethos”一字?
ethos 精神特質 ; 價值觀
Spirit 精神
14. A
第二段中的 “asking a fish what water is”有何含意?
Swedes cannot live without lagom. 瑞典人不能沒有lagom。
cannot live live without 不能沒有
15. C
關於Lagom，下列敘述何者為真?
It encourages people to pursue both simplicity and quality.
它鼓勵大家追求簡單和品質。
pursue 追求
both 兩者都…
simplicity 簡單
quality 品質
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