No one is fully _____ from the disease until more effective vaccines are invented.
(A)durable
(B)immune
(C)hospitable
(D)accessible
To avoid diagnostic errors, breast imaging subspecialists and general radiologists whobreast images shouldadhere to the unique lexicon of the handbook.
(A)interpret
(B)paralyze
(C)excerpt
(D)provoke
Many Taiwanese parents are _____ to believe that children need to start learning English as early as possible.
(A)tendered
(B)inclined
(C)tilted
(D)sloped
She has beenwith making money because she grew up in poverty.
(A)converted
(B)obsessed
(C)oscillated
(D)contrived
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.
(A)correspond
(B)implement
(C)reconcile
(D)satisfy2701
The judge offered the criminal theof a fine of ten thousand dollars or three months in prison.
(A)altercation
(B)alternative
(C)appreciation
(D)appeasement
The physician told Helen to get bed rest,_____ her feet, and take some medication.
(A)disclose
(B)enrich
(C)elevate
(D)devalue
It is fun for me to recruit new people, but letting workers go is theenjoyable part of what I do.
(A)least
(B)graphically
(C)both
(D)physically
Unfortunately, many could see that the public health insurance and its new regulations could _____ the poor fromgetting the medical care they need.
(A)invade
(B)inhibit
(C)involve
(D)indulge
Mountain-climbing is an opportunity to participate in a very individualwhich pits the climber againstnature.
(A)competition
(B)finance
(C)surveillance
(D)punctuation
Geographically _____ animal populations of the same species often inhabit in decidedly different ecologicalconditions.
(A)conducted
(B)dedicated
(C)abducted
(D)separated
The company failed to meet its short-termof expanding into Asia.
(A)commission
(B)objective
(C)liability
(D)emigration
Predation by avian predators is an important cause of _____ in some bird species during all life stages and hasbeen linked to impaired reproductive performance.
(A)mentality
(B)majority
(C)mortality
(D)morality
I was hoping my mother would say something first about my boyfriend. I had seen her expression when she openedthe door andhim from head to toe, and I could anticipate what criticisms she would have.
(A)demonstrated
(B)indulged
(C)ignored
(D)scrutinized
The author makes the relationship of the humanities and environment a core concern, insisting on the profoundimportance of their _____.
(A)ambiguity
(B)hostility
(C)linkage
(D)hospitality
Joseph is alwaysby the amazing way those female supermodels move in high heels, swinging and turningtheir bodies so skillfully and gracefully, on the runway.
(A)contaminated
(B)designated
(C)fascinated
(D)terminated
Many people believe buying real estate may be a _____ against inflation.
(A)hedge
(B)sanction
(C)ravage
(D)cavity
Professor Wu is good atthe spirits of the students in her Monday morning class with jokes and questionshelping them chase away their Monday blues.
(A)arousing
(B)exploring
(C)invading
(D)obtaining
People may experience the positive feelings of high self-esteem by being members of some influential or _____associations.
(A)prestigious
(B)destructive
(C)spontaneous
(D)consecutive
While the Congress’s investigation report did not conclude that the president had committed bribery, it did nothim crimes related to obstruction of justice.
(A)abdicate
(B)exonerate
(C)interrogate
(D)obligate請依下文回答第41題至第45題。Hearst Castle is a National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark mansion located onthe Central Coast of California in the U.S.A. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan,
_____ by the horrifying murder scene, the little boy couldn't even utter a word, let alone cry for help.
(A)Detached
(B)Discharged
(C)Paralyzed
(D)Withdrawn
between 1919and 1947, as a residence for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951. In 1954, itbecame a California State Park. The site was opened to visitors in 1958. Since then it has been operated as theHearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, where the estate, along with its considerable collection of artand antiques, is open for public tours.
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.
(A)compromises
(B)commodities
(C)comprehension
(D)compassion
its location far from any urban center, the site attracts millionsof travelers each year.Invitations to Hearst Castle were highly coveted during its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. The Hollywoodand political elite often visited. While guests were expected to attend the formal dinners each evening, theywere normally left to their own
Modern environmental concerns like global warming do encourage us to think how _____ life on earth can be.
(A)fragile
(B)flagrant
(C)fruitful
(D)flamboyant
during the day while Hearst directed his business affairs. Since theestate had so many facilities, including its own movie studio, guests were
The interdependence of nature and humankind serves to stress the mutual obligations that should evoke a sense ofuniversal _____.
(A)fraternity
(B)frivolity
(C)fraudulence
(D)frontier
at a loss for things to do.Although the main estate is now a museum, the Hearst family continues to use an older Victorian house onthe property as a retreat. To uphold the estate’s non-profit image,
The civil rights movement lasting for a decade caused some violent incidents and marked a period of social _____in the country.
(A)burglary
(B)syndrome
(C)tendency
(D)upheaval
filming is not often at Hearst Castleand most requests are turned down. Since the property was donated to the state of California, only two projectshave been granted permission, namely, Stanley Kubrick’s film Spartacus and Lady Gaga’s music video for“G.U.Y.”!41
(A)built
(B)building
(C)to be built
(D)to have built42
(A)Besides
(B)Despite
(C)Instead of
(D)Along with43
(A)categories
(B)dwellings
(C)segments
(D)terminals44
(A)briefly
(B)nearly
(C)partly
(D)rarely45
(A)commercial
(B)preliminary
(C)reflective
(D)spontaneous請依下文回答第46題至第50題。The Australian government has operated a policy since 2013, obstructing refugees from arriving in theircountry and seeking humanitarian aids. Those asylum-seekers and illegal migrants have been completelyrejected and detained on distant Pacific islands like Manus and Nauru. This policy was formulated by KevinRudd, the prime minister of Australia by then. The main objective of this plan is to prevent refugees fromstaying in Australia and settle them instead in remote areas as part of the resettlement deal with Papua NewGuinea. Thousands of those refugees were thus delivered there. Yet, after years of detention on those farawayPacific islands, the demeaning conditions those refugees are in and their agony are heard worldwide as theUnited Nations Refugee Agency and international human rights groups have condemned the Australiangovernment’s implementation of this policy. But the Australian government still sticks to its principle and hasdone nothing to alter the plan.As a remarkable way to “celebrate” the fifth anniversary of this policy’s renewal, thousands of protestorsmarched across cities in Australia to ask for the termination of this offshore detention policy as they think thatfive years are too long for the detention. Besides Sydney, demonstrations across the streets took place jointlyin Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth as well. The devastating stories of refugees detained oncamps on those islands were occasionally heard with a recent suicidal case of an Iranian refugee on Naurawhose body has reached Australia but would be buried in Naura or repatriated back to Iran. One of the advocacygroups for human rights claimed that has been the fifth death on Nauru since Australia launched its offshoredetention project in July 2013, whereas there were also seven others who have passed away on Manus duringapproximately the same phase. The Australian government has attempted to arrange those refugees to thirdcountries such as the US, and over a hundred of them have been transported there, according to the RefugeeAction Coalition. But there still remain around 1,600 refugees on Nauru and Manus.
The United States has experienced a dramatic increase in overdose deaths over the past 20 years, which has beenwell documented and largely _____ to what has been termed the opioid crisis or opioid epidemic.
(A)accumulated
(B)attributed
(C)abbreviated
(D)acclaimed
What is most likely the author’s purpose for writing this news report?
(A)To urge people to respect the rights and interests of refugees.
(B)To reveal the prevalent problem of immigrants.
(C)To persuade people into helping solve the hygienic problem of illegal immigrants.
(D)To value the financial aids carried out by the human rights groups.
Cosmestics sales went up to 50% when the ladies who wish to brighten up their skins heard that the new liquidconcealer could _____ the complexion.
(A)illuminate
(B)amplify
(C)animate
(D)humidify
What does “comdemned” mean in the first paragraph?
(A)encouraged
(B)condoned
(C)criticized
(D)enforced
Many refugees, in the face of torture and death, decide to seek an _____ in foreign lands.
(A)asylum
(B)overload
(C)overcharge
(D)abolishment
According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?
(A)Those refugees have called for the help of international human rights groups.
(B)The news about the cases of death on those detention camps have been released to the world.
(C)The Australian government allows the refugees who are asylum-seekers to stay in Melbourne.
(D)None of the human rights groups supported the rescuing of those refugees in distress.
The surgeon was pleased with the result and scheduled a _____ meeting with the patient one week after the surgeryto make sure that everything is under control.
(A)choke-up
(B)make-up
(C)catch-up
(D)follow-up
Accordingto the passage, whydidthedemonstratorsinAustralia marchacross cities to protestagainst this detention policy?
(A)They want to celebrate the implementation of the detention policy.
(B)They do not want Australia to become a disgraceful nation.
(C)They welcome the arrival of the refugees in their country.
(D)They think the detention has been too long and inappropriate.
Innovations, such as the steam engine, electrification and digitalization, have _____ radical changes in the way inwhich we produce goods and services.
(A)underpinned
(B)underestimated
(C)undercovered
(D)undermined
What has the Australian government done to release the tension of the detention centers?
(A)They have assisted the human rights groups in deporting refugees back to their own countries.
(B)They have attempted to terminate the offshore detention policy.
(C)They have sent a number of refugees to third countries as asylum-seekers.
(D)They have encouraged those detained refugees to stay in mainland Australia.