Firefighters must be able to think critically and solve problems quickly when fire at a fire scene.
(A)executing
(B)combating
(C)abolishing
(D)dispensing
The fire department is seeking new to use helmet-mounted cameras for novel ways to reduce injuries andmake firefighting more efficient.
(A)demands
(B)forecasts
(C)impacts
(D)approaches
Periodic inspection and regular of the wiring system of a building can help prevent overloading of thewiring or short-circuit from happening.
(A)maintenance
(B)clearance
(C)tolerance
(D)sequence
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(A) 條約案
(B)預算案
(C)特赦案
(D)法律案
With the changes our industrial activities have brought to the environment, many weather related natural disastershave gained in both frequency and .
(A)accuracy
(B)intensity
(C)distinction
(D)operation
Temporary shelters were set up for the victims who lost their homes to the earthquake which claimed manylives in the remote village.
(A)epidemic
(B)outrageous
(C)formidable
(D)devastating
Units from the city’s Fire Department were sent to an amusement park to rescue the people on a rollercoaster ride that stopped in midair.
(A)besieged
(B)stranded
(C)detached
(D)transmitted
Wildfires must be detected and prior to reaching an uncontrolled state if we want to significantly reduce thedamage and cost of them.
(A)accommodated
(B)manipulated
(C)suppressed
(D)overturned
When rescuing injured workers at construction sites where the stairs are not accessible, a moving ladder is agood to consider.
(A)warranty
(B)episode
(C)transaction
(D)alternative
A mysterious giant sinkhole has appeared in the suburb of the capital city, 20 meters in width and up to 30meters in depth.
(A)amounting
(B)occupying
(C)measuring
(D)contributing
Live fire trainings usually take place in structures, built or acquired, to be burned for firefighting practices.
(A)circularly
(B)ambitiously
(C)intentionally
(D)magnificently
When we use the washer, we should make sure that the right plug and outlet are used and that the machineis properly.
(A)contacted
(B)connected
(C)contracted
(D)contented
In order for supplies and relief efforts to flow smoothly into the areas after a natural disaster, governmentagencies must be in close contact with each other.
(A)affected
(B)captured
(C)estimated
(D)preserved
After their climbing equipment and rescue gear, the team members began to ascend the cliff to meet thesick climber.
(A)compiling
(B)harnessing
(C)discharging
(D)launching
On the scene of fires, a fire captain is expected to make an evaluation of the fire to how the firefightersshould respond.
(A)appreciate
(B)determine
(C)forecast
(D)impress
Emergency warning can be electronic or manual and are designed to alert members of the public and otherroad users by sound that an emergency vehicle is approaching.
(A)lights
(B)beacons
(C)monitors
(D)sirens
When fighting a wildfire, firefighters sometimes have to start a backfire to the control lines.
(A)hinder
(B)loosen
(C)ripen
(D)widen
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire Sprinkler initiative has a new grant program toramp up sprinkler-related efforts across America.
(A)launched
(B)missed
(C)recovered
(D)concealed請依下文回答第43 題至第46 題:Searching for people trapped under debris of a collapsed building should be done very carefully. As you clear thewreckage, you could be changing the balance of it, and further 43 the structure. Therefore, proper safety precautionsshould be taken at all times. Before starting to move large pieces of the wreckage, you should make 44 contact withthe people trapped under it by calling out to them. You also need to make an effort to listen below the debris to catch anysign of 45 . Victims may respond to your call by uttering a word or tapping the debris. Even if there is no response,it 46 assumed that there is nobody below. The trapped person could be unconscious, or, might be too feeble torespond.
Firefighters are often called to other emergencies that do not necessarily “fires,” such as medical calls,industrial accidents, and various types of rescues.
(A) consume
(B)ensure
(C)involve
(D)matter
In the US, a firefighter refers to a new firefighter undergoing training or one under the legal age to beconsidered a firefighter.
(A)cadet
(B)veteran
(C)retained
(D)solicited
(A)implicit
(B)verbal
(C)touching
(D)physical
The three factors that make up are heat, fuel, and oxygen, commonly called the “fire triangle.”
(A)ammunition
(B)combustion
(C)evaporation
(D)suffocation
(A)awareness
(B)movement
(C)deception
(D)exchange
To avoid the pumps being shut down due to malfunction in the control system, they can only be switchedoff by a firefighter.
(A) momentarily
(B)severely
(C)voluntarily
(D)manually
should be
(A)should have been
(B)should not be
(C)should not have
(D)請依下文回答第47 題至第50 題:The New York City Fire Museum operates a world-class fire safety education program in conjunction with the NewYork City Fire Department. The program 47 teaching visitors how to prevent fires within the home and how toprotect themselves and escape should a fire occur.The program consists of two components – classroom training and a simulated fire event in a mock homeenvironment. During the first portion, visitors are shown a video 48 fire safety and burn prevention. Immediatelyfollowing the video, a New York City firefighter leads a discussion to reinforce safety information presented in the video.During the second half of the program, the firefighter leads the visitors through various rooms in a mock apartment.In each room (living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom), various fire and burn hazards are black-lit and the firefighterspends time explaining how each can cause a fire and 49 can be done to prevent it. When the group reaches thebedroom, the firefighter closes the door to continue his/her discussion. 50 , the firefighter’s assistant fills the rest ofthe apartment with theatrical smoke. A smoke alarm sounds and the firefighter teaches the visitors how to escape from thebedroom, and then helps them practice.
It was reported that a firefighter in Taoyuan was so helping a pregnant woman in labor that he did noteven recognize that the woman was his wife.
(A) famous for
(B)suspicious of
(C)intent on
(D)opposed to
(A)counts on
(B)runs out
(C)calls for
(D)aims at
Many older people live alone and have reduced , which makes it harder for them to escape from a fire.
(A) mobility
(B)living expenses
(C)hospital admissions
(D)weight
(A)regarding
(B)regarded
(C)being regarded
(D)regarded as
In a major earthquake, collapsed structures may contain voids in which persons can survive forcomparatively long periods of time.
(A)disabled
(B)displaced
(C)trapped
(D)transported
(A)how
(B)what
(C)which
(D)when
At least 5,000 people have died in the quake and that number is expected to double as rescuers continueto through the rubble.
(A) sift
(B)seep
(C)scroll
(D)shriek
Fire stations need to assess the suitability and condition of their internal and external travel routes, safeaccess, and egress at all times.
(A) ensuring
(B)concluding
(C)regarding
(D)assembling請依下文回答第52 題至第55 題:In the fire department, all vehicles will require regular inspection of every aspect of their structure, systems, andoperational functions. Servicing and 52 maintenance will ensure, as far as is practicable, that the vehicle willremain effectively available. The time taken to 53 these processes will be directly related to the accessibility ofall the areas to be inspected and serviced and the design of the vehicle must provide this 54 . Additionally, inanticipation of the need to remove a major component, such as the engine, pump, tank, or 55 system, removablepanels and suitable lifting connections must be in place to ensure that removal and replacement does not entailunacceptable extension of down-time.
(A)metal-detection
(B)sprinkler
(C)foam-making
(D)measurement請依下文回答第56 題至第60 題:Most traditional older fire departments in larger U.S. central cities use Fire engine red for their fire engines. 56 ,many suburbs and smaller cities now use the color lime or bright yellow for their fire engines because of its greatervisibility at night. The 57 research into fire appliance visibility was conducted by the City of Coventry (UK) FireBrigade and Lanchester College of Technology in 1965. This research 58 that under the range of artificial streetlighting in common use at the time yellow more generally retained its great visibility under a variety of lighting colorrenderings. It was also more 59 in general road conditions in day time and during stormy weather. Researchconducted by Dr. Stephen Solomon, a New York optometrist, promoted the use of “lime yellow” in the United Statesfrom the mid-1970s. Further research that 60 the use of yellow for emergency vehicles generally was publishedin 1978 in Australia. It found that the more brightly colored fire apparatus suffered a lower accident rate than the lessbrightly colored vehicles (red) used by the same fire department.