單選題 每題5分

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1. No one is fully _____ from the disease until more effective vaccines are invented.　

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2. Many Taiwanese parents are _____ to believe that children need to start learning English as early as possible.　

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3. The talented young man chose to set up his own firm, rather than become a professor, because he wanted to _____ what he had learned in industrial sites.　

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4. The physician told Helen to get bed rest, _____ her feet, and take some medication.　

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5. Unfortunately, many could see that the public health insurance and its new regulations could _____ the poor from getting the medical care they need.　

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6. Geographically _____ animal populations of the same species often inhabit in decidedly different ecological conditions.　

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7. Predation by avian predators is an important cause of _____ in some bird species during all life stages and has been linked to impaired reproductive performance.　

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8. The author makes the relationship of the humanities and environment a core concern, insisting on the profound importance of their _____.　

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9. Many people believe buying real estate may be a _____ against inflation.　

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10. People may experience the positive feelings of high self-esteem by being members of some influential or _____ associations.　

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11. _____ by the horrifying murder scene, the little boy couldn't even utter a word, let alone cry for help.　

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12. Food insecurity refers to a spectrum of experiences that encompass worries about running out of food or making _____ in food quality because of limited funds.　

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13. Modern environmental concerns like global warming do encourage us to think how _____ life on earth can be.　

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14. The interdependence of nature and humankind serves to stress the mutual obligations that should evoke a sense of universal _____.　

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15. The civil rights movement lasting for a decade caused some violent incidents and marked a period of social _____ in the country.　

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16. The United States has experienced a dramatic increase in overdose deaths over the past 20 years, which has been well documented and largely _____ to what has been termed the opioid crisis or opioid epidemic.　

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17. Cosmestics sales went up to 50% when the ladies who wish to brighten up their skins heard that the new liquid concealer could _____ the complexion.　

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18. Many refugees, in the face of torture and death, decide to seek an _____ in foreign lands.　

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19. The surgeon was pleased with the result and scheduled a _____ meeting with the patient one week after the surgery to make sure that everything is under control.　

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20. Innovations, such as the steam engine, electrification and digitalization, have _____ radical changes in the way in which we produce goods and services.　

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