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1. The famous scientist lost all _____ once his fabricated data came to light.　

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2. Nicole’s _____ that she had stolen the money had shocked everyone.　

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3. Public _____ to the problem of litter has left the city’s park in a total mess.　

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4. The cars are _____ in price, but far apart in terms of performance.　

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5. No new business can succeed without hard-working and _____ employees.　

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6. In a laboratory, it is important to be _____ when measuring substances.　

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7. The _____ for setting the drinking age at 18 is that self-control and good judgement are still being developed before that age.　

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8. A microscope can _____ a cell and make it large for our eyes to see.　

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9. The _____ child was found safe after a week-long search, but the criminal demanded $1 million in exchange for the child.　

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10. This country’s military _____ near the border have raised concerns about a possible invasion, despite the claim to test their readiness of the armed forces.　

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11. The doctor _____ the patient’s cancer for several months now, and the patient is responding well to the treatment.　

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12. This year, only two applicants joined the job interview, but _____ of the candidates was qualified for the job.　

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13. There are lots of cover-ups in the business world, _____ involve fraud and corruption.　

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14. Dell was struggling _____ the demands of his boss.　

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15. The keys to happier marriage include not _____ change from your spouse.　

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16. It is intriguing to travel in foreign lands _____ cultures are different from our own.　

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17. _____ you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.　

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18. Zoey moved to New York on her own when she was 17, _____ her family in Louisiana.　

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19. If you have something to say about his notorious behavior, _____. It is no use to complain to me.　

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20. _____ entering the concert hall, I noticed that refreshments were being served.　

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21. Only if the arrogant man sees the world through the eyes of a child _____ truly appreciate natural beauty.　

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22. Though Abby may seem like a simple person when you first meet her, there’s more to her _____.　

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23. That restaurant managed to survive the pandemic _____.　

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24. “My son doesn’t mind fruit, but vegetables are a whole different story.” That means _____　

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25. “Tyler is no less intelligent than his brother” means the same as “Tyler is _____ his brother. ”　

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26. 克漏字
　　Jane and Philip are in general a happily married couple; however, they do struggle over one point of 　26　. They disagree as to how their family should follow the traditions of seasonal holidays. In her opinions, the emphasis 　27　 presents has made the season lucrative for all those mercenary retailers who overcharge at holiday time. In addition, people should be watching their expenses and avoid unnecessary 　28　 in their budgets. Therefore, she aspires to keep her home free of all such customs and wants her children to 　29　 from traditions such as gift-giving and dyeing Easter eggs. Although Philip understands her concerns, he prefers the conventional way of celebrating holidays. He believes that children enjoy the customary 　30　 that are connected with the holidays.

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31. 克漏字
　　Memorizing information is something we all need to do. There are 　31.　 ways to improve our memory, one of which is known as mind-mapping. A mind map is like a 　32.　 of thoughts, starting from a single idea, and spreading 　33.　 to new ideas, showing the connections between them. The theory behind it is that by drawing the map on paper, we are made to 　34.　the information clearly. Later as we look at the mind map again and again, we 　35.　our knowledge of the information and then memorize it.

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36. 閱讀測驗
　　Ocean waves represent our planet’s last untapped large-scale renewable energy resource. Over 70 % of the earth’s surface is covered with water. The energy contained within waves has the potential to produce up to 80,000 TWh （10¹² watt-hours） of electricity per year—sufficient to meet our global energy demand five times over.
　　No wonder the idea of extracting energy from ocean waves and turning it into electricity is an alluring one. The first serious attempt to do so dates back to 1974, when Stephen Salter of Edinburgh University came up with the idea of “ducks”: house-sized buoys tethered to the sea floor that would convert the swell into rotational motion to drive generators. It failed, as have many subsequent efforts to perform the trick. But the idea of wave power will not go away, and the latest attempt—the brainchild of researchers at Oscilla Power, a firm based in Seattle—is trying to address head-on the reason why previous efforts have foundered.
　　This reason, according to Rahul Shendure, the firm’s boss, is that those efforts took technologies developed for landlubbers （often as components of wind turbines） and tried to modify them for marine use. The consequence was kit too complicated and sensitive for the rough-and-tumble of life on the ocean waves, and also too vulnerable to corrosion. Better, he reckons, to start from scratch.
　　Instead of generators with lots of moving parts, Oscilla is developing ones that barely move at all. These employ a little-explored phenomenon called magnetostriction, in which ferromagnetic materials （things like iron, which can be magnetized strongly） change their shape slightly in the presence of a magnetic field. Like many physical processes, this also works in reverse. Apply stresses or strains to such a material and its magnetic characteristics alter. Do this in the presence of permanent magnets and a coil of wire, such as are found in conventional generators, and it will generate electricity.

※請依上文回答問題※What are NOT true about ocean waves?　

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37. ※請依上文回答問題※ What is true about Oscilla Power?　

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38. ※請依上文回答問題※ What are true about Oscilla’s generators?　

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39. ※請依上文回答問題※ What are the advantages of ocean wave energy?　

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40. ※請依上文回答問題※ Why had the previous ocean wave energy conversion efforts failed?　

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