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1. Pressured by public anger, the mayor finally admitted his mistake and _____ for his rude remarks.　(第36期考題)　

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2. Kim is _____ going to be furious when she sees the mess you made in the office.　(第33期考題)　

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3. Isabella doesn't like to discuss her personal problems publicly; she prefers to talk about them _____.　(第40期考題)　

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4. It is the _____ moment for him, so instead of feeling depressed, he'd better pull himself together and try his upmost.　(第37期考題)　

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5. Faced with the immense power of natural disasters like earthquakes or typhoons, humans, more often than not, appear _____ vulnerable.　(第37期考題)　

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6. Some people _____ that spiders are insects. But in fact, they are relatives of insects.　(第40期考題)　

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7. Apparently, Mr. Flately has _____. He does not drink anymore and is helping her wife run the grocery store.　(第32期考題)　

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8. The more you work, the more you gain. The money you receive will be _____ the amount of work that you accomplish.　(第36期考題)　

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9. The benefits of vitamins are too numerous to _____, but taking massive amounts of vitamins may do us harm.　(第34期考題)　

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10. _____ Hemingway's inspiration for the book, The Old Man And The Sea, was the Cuban fisherman Gregorio Fuentes, who was also Hemingway's friend.　(第40期考題)　

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11. Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the U.S. It _____ in 1872.　(第40期考題)　

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12. The customer service manager asked all the staff to be _____ in responding to complaints.　(第39期考題)　

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13. University fees in many countries _____ and many people cannot afford them.　(第41期考題)　

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14. The building plan ----- by Frank Lin, who has no idea what the clients need.　(第38期考題)　

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15.

What was the California Supreme Court's decision on Diaz's appeal?　(第38期考題)　

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Under what circumstances do some people consider it legal to search through someone's cellphone? 　(第38期考題)　

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17. The students had a heated _____ over the issue of the death penalty in their civics class.　(第34期考題)　

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18. The disadvantage of this job is that the heavy workload and long working hours _____ of my family life.　(第42期考題)　

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19. Our homeroom teacher was _____ when she knew two students skipped class and smoked on campus.　(第42期考題)　

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20. Reading novels is great mental exercise because it stimulates your _____ as well as improves your brain power.　(第39期考題)　

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21. The hotel Oliver was talking about _____ but I couldn’t remember where I had read about it.　(第41期考題)　

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22. The angry manager ordered that the mistakes in the report _____ right away and then stormed out of the room.　(第36期考題)　

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23. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t _____ until tomorrow what you can do today.” We should not delay doing anything we can do today. It’s good advice for all of us.　(第41期考題)　

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24. Due to the heavy rain, the citizens couldn't drive their cars, ----- take buses because the roads were flooded.　(第38期考題)　

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25. Many find it difficult to buy a(n) _____ affordable apartment in a big city because housing prices have been rising.　(第37期考題)　

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26. Maria, my German friend, considers the dishwasher an indispensable home ----- and wonders why it is not common in Taiwan.　(第38期考題)　

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27. Michigan Stadium has a seating _____ of 107,601. It is the second largest stadium in the world and the largest in the United States.　(第40期考題)　

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28.

※請依上文回答問題※ All the following words can be used interchangeably in the passage except for　(第40期考題)　

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29. She was _____ during the surgery, so she didn’t feel any pain.　(第33期考題)　

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30. The fireworks display was so _____ that the visitors could hardly take their eyes off it.　(第39期考題)　

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31. _____, this basketball player still had excellent performances and got the MVP of the match.　(第42期考題)　

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32. Tina has to work two part-time jobs after school to _____.　(第32期考題)　

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33. Kids usually _____ Christmas and New Year. That's when they have a lot of fun eating and playing.　(第39期考題)　

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34. Ned is determined to go to college _____ he has very little support from his family.　(第39期考題)　

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35. This is a well-reviewed series of lessons for beginners as well as for those who want to _____ their French.　(第40期考題)　

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36. The Greek national _____ has been played at every Olympics closing ceremony to honor Greece’s role as the birthplace of the Olympic Games.　(第41期考題)　

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37. To Mandy's -----, she forgot to bring her wallet with her and couldn't pay. She didn't know what to do.　(第38期考題)　

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38. Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that impacts student's ability to do math. Children with dyscalculia usually have difficulty _____ numbers, symbols, and related concepts.　(第40期考題)　

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39. Jenny lives right at the foot of Ali Mountain, but she was so busy that she only visits it ----- with guests.　(第38期考題)　

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40. The train _____, we had no choice but to spend another three hours waiting for the next one.　(第36期考題)　

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41. These backpackers forgot to make hotel reservations in advance, so they _____ having nowhere to stay.　(第39期考題)　

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42. Leo decided to get divorced, _____.　(第40期考題)　

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43. Many people find _____ impossible to lose weight without the help of a professional.　(第41期考題)　

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44. _____ diseases, such as the flu or colds, spread from person to person in several ways.　(第40期考題)　

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45. _____ it was raining, Jason still insisted on his camping plan.　(第42期考題)　

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46. The blind lawyer was rejected by over twenty law firms because of his disability, _____ he had a Harvard Law degree.　(第42期考題)　

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47.

※請依上文回答問題※ Which of the following will most likely benefit from the research mentioned in the passage?　(第40期考題)　

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48. Hazel’s boyfriend bossed her around _____ she were his slave.　(第41期考題)　

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49.

The experts in this article indicate that a sense of humor is important because _____.　(第39期考題)　

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50. Once someone is suspected to be infected with coronavirus, he or she has to be kept in _____, so that others won't be infected.　(第40期考題)　

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