1. The western media was astonished to see that China’s GDP ______ by almost 40% just in two years’ time.
A．flourished B．floated C．roared D．soared

2. Unemployment seems to be the ______ social problem in this area and may undermine social stability.
A．primitive B．prevalent C．previous D．premature

3. Many people, when ill, see their doctors and ask them to ______ something that will make them feel better.
A．prescribe B．describe C．revise D．devise

參考答案及解析：

1. D。譯文：西方媒體看到中國的GDP在兩年之內猛增了近40%，都很驚訝。flourish繁榮，茂盛。float漂浮。roar咆哮。soar高飛，猛增。

2. B。譯文：失業似乎是這個地區普遍的社會問題，這有可能會破壞社會穩定。primitive原始的，早期的。prevalent普遍的，盛行的。previous先前的，以前的。premature過早的，提前的。

3. A。譯文：許多人在生病時就去看醫生，并讓醫生給他們開一些能讓自己舒服點的藥方。prescribe開藥方。describe描述。revise修訂。devise想出；設計。