1. Research shows heavy coffee drinking is ______ a small increase in blood pressure, but not enough to increase the risk for high blood pressure.
A．associated with B．compared with
C．attributed to D．referred to

2. A large ______ of the sunlight never reaches the earth while infra-red heat given off by the earth is allowed to escape freely.
A．proportion B．ratio C．rate D．fraction

3. It is amusing that she ______ her father’s bad temper as well as her mother’s good looks.
A．retained B．inherited C．preserved D．maintained

參考答案及解析：
1. A。譯文：研究表明大量飲入咖啡與血壓輕微上升有關系，但還不至于增加高血壓的風險。be associated with與……有關系。be compared with和……相比較。be attributed to歸因于。refer to 無被動語態。

2. A。譯文：一大部分陽光從未到達地球，但是地球放射的紅外線卻可以自由的穿過大氣層。a large proportion of一大部分。in a ratio of 以……的比例。at a rate of 以……的速度。a fraction of一小部分。

3. B。譯文：有趣的是，她既繼承了她母親的迷人外表，也繼承了父親的壞脾氣。retain保持。inherit繼承。preserve維持。maintain保持。
24. D。譯文：除了那些考試不及格的，大廳里的其他學生興致都很高。in spite that 不過。but for要不是。for the sake of 因為。apart from除去。