The goverment plans toa new tax on luxury goods in order to generate additional revenue for social welfareprograms.
(A)impose
(B)impair
(C)imprison
(D)immerse
Because John did not get enough exposure to sunlight, his test results showed that he was at the risk of vitaminD.
(A)deficiency
(B)superfluity
(C)degeneration
(D)sufficiency
Everyone was impressed with their dignity andwhile they were in vigil for their late mother.
(A)hypothesis
(B)wilderness
(C)composure
(D)registration
The manager is unlikely tothis proposal, for it involves huge investment without promising outcome.
(A)introspect
(B)discredit
(C)contravene
(D)endorse
Inadequacy of security measures is hard to be tackled, because community policing is expensive and, in an era ofbudget cuts, increasingly.
(A)lush
(B)rare
(C)afar
(D)fond
He didn’t feel anyfor his school days, which were nothing but exams and unreasonable expectations fromparents and teachers.
(A)commencement
(B)nostalgia
(C)sympathy
(D)reconciliation
To protect the environment, the company has made progress in reducing its carbon.
(A)emissions
(B)omissions
(C)permissions
(D)missions
He lives in the immediateof the school, not only shortening the time on commuting but also sparing moretime for sleep.
(A)veracity
(B)velocity
(C)vicinity
(D)verbosity
The willingness of readers toon the content of the stories rather than to accumulate knowledge of conceptsor terms will make the reading easier and more pleasant.
(A)reflate
(B)reflect
(C)refine
(D)refresh
Sarah has been a hard-working employee in the company, butspeaking, she needs more professional expertisebefore she can be promoted.
(A)frequently
(B)previously
(C)technically
(D)uniquely
The charity was established to offer essential assitance tochildren who lack access to basic education andhealthcare.
(A)overpassing
(B)underdeveloped
(C)underprivileged
(D)overwhelming
Lina is the leader of this group project; she needs toand help improve her group members’ workperformance.
(A)boycott
(B)duplicate
(C)retrieve
(D)supervise
The industry is beingby high interest rates and inflation; investors and economists are seriously worriedabout the current situation.
(A)dispensed
(B)prevailed
(C)glittered
(D)crippled
We are oftenof the amount of salt we consume. Hence, we should check nutrition labels to see how muchsodium is in a product before purchasing it.
(A)independent
(B)fond
(C)deprived
(D)unaware
The founder’s donation left a lasting, funding scholarships for generations of deserving students to come.
(A)legacy
(B)estimate
(C)innovation
(D)modernity
According to the report, the government is to increase spending next year in a bid to stimulate domestic demandand GDP growth as exports might continue to fall due to aglobal economy.
(A)booming
(B)sluggish
(C)buoyant
(D)thriving
As the captain of the ship, he appointed the first mate as histo take over in case of emergencies.
(A)deputy
(B)poacher
(C)hypocrite
(D)contestant
As commodity prices have grownrecently, low-income families are struggling to put food on the table.
(A)exponentially
(B)numerously
(C)ostensibly
(D)vengefully
Despite the chaos and commotion around him, the wise old man remained _____ and continued to meditate inpeace.
(A)intrusive
(B)devastated
(C)horrified
(D)tranquil
The high-tech company planned to _______ new program engineers who specialized in troubleshooting computersystems.
(A)recur
(B)recollect
(C)refund
(D)recruit
Whether to place a child for _____ is a difficult decision, so the law allows the parents a certain period of time tochange their minds.
(A)adaptation
(B)adoption
(C)auction
(D)audition
With the plague severity decreasing over time, there is little or no _____ for people to get vaccinated now.
(A)deterrent
(B)turn-off
(C)resentment
(D)incentive
The team had a great season and made it to the playoffs;, they were ultimately defeated in the final game.
(A)hence
(B)likewise
(C)accordingly
(D)nevertheless
The murderer who brutally killed five people was _____ to death last week.
(A)admitted
(B)confirmed
(C)sentenced
(D)terminated
My art teacher always says that using the non-dominant hand could lift the spirits, free the imagination, and, mostimportantly, _____ creativity.
(A)lease
(B)unleash
(C)unload
(D)lessen
If you park next to the "No Parking" sign, you will get a ticket for a traffic.
(A)ventilation
(B)version
(C)victimization
(D)violation
Sharon told me that she could hardly _____ on the meager salary she earned at her full-time job.
(A)stay
(B)lift
(C)respond
(D)survive
Plastic bags are not _____, that is, decades after they are buried in a landfill, they become nothing but still plasticbags.
(A)combustible
(B)reusable
(C)biodegradable
(D)transferable
Hisand outgoing personality had a positive effect on his ability to collaborate with his co-workers.
(A)extraverted
(B)inflexible
(C)obstinate
(D)refractory
The mayor was forced to _____ after being accused of allegedly sexually harassing several women.
(A)reckon
(B)reform
(C)resign
(D)retreat
Two companies have agreed to close a division of their business as a(n) _____ move to avoid public criticism.
(A)synthetic
(B)illiterate
(C)invasive
(D)tactical
The lawyer’sargument, with its logical reasoning and supporting evidence, convinced the jury of hisclient’s innocence.
(A)feeble
(B)ineffective
(C)persuasive
(D)unconvincing
The manager was found to _____ his coworkers into conducting illegal actions in the investigation.
(A)coerce
(B)stride
(C)invade
(D)devour
The European Commission _____ TikTok from most of its employees’ phones, citing security concerns.
(A)banned
(B)comprehended
(C)recommended
(D)stunned
The new smartphonea high-resolution camera that can capture great photographs even in low-lightconditions.
(A)overthrows
(B)abandons
(C)dismantles
(D)features
Most contemporary pleas for animal welfare _____ the termination of cruelty to animals.
(A)abdicate
(B)annul
(C)advocate
(D)adjourn
The project deadline happens to _____ with my vacation plans, so I need to ensure that all work will be completedbefore I leave.
(A)cooperate
(B)coincide
(C)compete
(D)confer
Nowadays, it is essential for salespeople to learn some problem-solvingto cope with difficult situationsthey will encounter in the workplace.
(A)facilities
(B)strategies
(C)reservations
(D)transformations
The public punishment of the multinational e-commerce company is also an _____ or hidden warning for anyoneelse thinking of making a similar marketing move.
(A)implicit
(B)impartial
(C)accessible
(D)amiable
The poachers killed the elephants so they could make a fortune by _____ the ivories overseas.
(A)struggling
(B)smuggling
(C)strangling
(D)smearing
The young artist was determined tohis skills as a musician, practicing diligently every day.
(A)lace
(B)race
(C)hone
(D)zone
Because of common _____, closely related species may share some characteristics of collective behavior.
(A)invasion
(B)ancestry
(C)obligation
(D)empathy
Dana visits her parents in New York at regular _____, usually every three months.
(A)intervals
(B)spirals
(C)terminals
(D)utensils
The newly-married couple found it hard to save money because they had to spend a largeof their budgeton food and rent.
(A)proportion
(B)proposal
(C)promotion
(D)progression
Research indicates that chronic fatigue is one of the _____ features that can cause depression.
(A)brisk
(B)marshy
(C)salient
(D)judicial
The red carpet was filled with excited fans and flashing cameras as the _____ couple made their grand entrance tothe movie premiere.
(A)acquaitence
(B)celebrity
(C)informant
(D)delinquent
Theprobe caused the data to be corrupted, affecting the accuracy of the experiment’s results.
(A)efficient
(B)malfunctioning
(C)affluent
(D)outstanding請依下文回答第41 至第45 題:Wolf pack leadership has long been of great interest to many scientists. What makes a wolf decide to
Health providers in low and middle income countries often work in resource-constrained environments thateffectively _____ their ability to implement the national guidelines.
(A)undergird
(B)underlie
(C)undermine
(D)underwrite
The artist’s tireless dedication to his craft resulted in a(n) _____ of work that was both beautiful and thought-provoking.
(A)blunder
(B)debris
(C)eclipse
(D)opusTaking an exercise every day has become a routine for most people nowadays. People who engage themselvesconstantly to sporting and fitness exercises do it for the purpose of staying sound and
out onits own and assert leadership of its pack? That question has long
If you are laid off, you may apply for unemployment _____ to help you meet expenses while you seek newemployment.
(A)compensation
(B)enhancement
(C)improvement
(D)qualification
. Because forming anexercise habit is essential for maintaining our good health, the kind of exercise we take and the likely effects each has onus cannot be
scientists. Now, a new study shows that graywolves infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to become top dogs than uninfected wolves. Thefinding forces us to think more broadly about what influences how animals act, says Kira Cassidy, a
During harsh winters, local people often suffer from _____, getting stuck in the severe snow storm for hours.
(A)droughts
(B)blizzards
(C)torrents
(D)thunders
. Therefore, before involving yourself in any fitness activity, it is always wise to be awareof the
biologist.Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that infects at least one-third of the world’s human population at any giventime with the disease toxoplasmosis.
If the union is to launch an _____ strike, it is using a lot of time to force the company to concede, but it would alsomean that the issues are difficult to resolve.
(A)indefinite
(B)indeterminate
(C)instantaneous
(D)instrumental
between high-impact and low-impact exercises and choose the ones that fit you. The term, impact,denotes the force that might
the infection is usually mild, it can be fatal to the young or immune-suppressed. It’s famous for its ability to
The profitability ratios are declining and the debt ratio is rising; _____, the financial condition of the firm is introuble.
(A)in a row
(B)in a nutshell
(C)in contrast
(D)in case
on your bones and joints when you participate in a physical activity. As a result,knowing whether your exercise is low- or high-impact is key to minimizing the possible
its hosts, most notably in making rodents reckless around housecats. Toxoplasma can only reproduce in the intestines of domestic or wild cats, yet it is widespread in nature, and caninfect any warm-blooded animal.41
(A)strike
(B)churn
(C)phase
(D)blurt42
(A)laminated
(B)intrigued
(C)paralleled
(D)traversed43
(A)marine
(B)nutritional
(C)wildlife
(D)forensic44
(A)While
(B)What
(C)Which
(D)How45
(A)transplant
(B)manipulate
(C)demobilize
(D)impoverish請依下文回答第46 至第50 題:Soon after ChatGPT debuted in 2022, researchers tested what the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot would write afterit was asked questions peppered with conspiracy theories and false narratives. The results — in writings formatted asnews articles, essays and television scripts — were so troubling that the researchers minced no words in their criticismof the new technology. Researchers predict that generative technology like ChatGPT could make disinformation cheaperand easier to produce for an even larger number of conspiracy theorists and spreaders of disinformation. Personalized,real-time chatbots could share conspiracy theories in increasingly credible and persuasive ways, researchers say,smoothing out human errors like poor syntax and mistranslations and advancing beyond easily discoverable copy-pastejobs. And they say that no available mitigation tactics can effectively combat it.Predecessors to ChatGPT, which was created by the company OpenAI, have been used for years to pepper onlineforums and social media platforms with comments and spam. Microsoft had to halt activity from its Tay chatbot within24 hours of introducing it on Twitter in 2016 after trolls taught it to spew racist and xenophobic language. ChatGPT isfar more powerful and sophisticated. Supplied with questions loaded with disinformation, it can produce convincing,clean variations on the content within seconds, without disclosing its sources. Recently, Microsoft and OpenAI introduceda new Bing search engine and web browser that can use chatbot technology to plan vacations, translate texts or conductresearch.OpenAI researchers have long been nervous about chatbots falling into villainous hands. In a 2019 paper, they voicedtheir concern about their chatbot’s capabilities to lower costs of disinformation campaigns and aid in the malicious pursuitof monetary gains, particular political agendas, and/or desires to create chaos or confusion. OpenAI uses machines andhumans to monitor content that is fed into and produced by ChatGPT. The company relies on both its human AI trainersand feedback from users to identify and filter out toxic training data while teaching ChatGPT to produce better-informedresponses. OpenAI’s policies prohibit use of its technology to promote dishonesty, deceive or manipulate users or attemptto influence politics; the company offers a free moderation tool to handle content that promotes hate, self-harm, violenceor sex.
The mission of the World Wildlife Fund is to conserve and reduce the most pressing threats to the _____ of life onEarth.
(A)symptom
(B)diversity
(C)alignment
(D)allowance
. In addition, this alsohelps maximize the achieving goals of exercise.41
(A)feeble
(B)edible
(C)sturdy
(D)tardy42
(A)attributed
(B)contributed
(C)emphasized
(D)overlooked43
(A)differences
(B)similarities
(C)obligations
(D)responsibilities44
(A)harm
(B)weigh
(C)weaken
(D)heighten45
(A)visibility
(B)feasibility
(C)benefits
(D)injuries請依下文回答第46題至第50題:Is there any immortal creature in the world? Despite only being only three millimeters in diameter on average, adultversions of immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) have a huge party trick: they can roll back their biological clock wheninjured or on the verge of starvation. This means, in theory, they could live forever. Could humans harness their abilitiesto eradicate ageing completely?As scientists have known, the reason of human ageing is a process called trans-differentiation. “This is about how afully formed specialized adult cell can become another type of specialized adult cell. It’s how a cell can adapt,” explainsDr. Maria Pia Miglietta. The exact mechanism behind trans-differentiation is still a mystery to scientists. However, asMiglietta explains, the answer will likely be found in the jellyfish’s genes. “It most certainly has something to do withthe DNA,” she says. “It’s the DNA that programs a cell––certain genes being ‘turned on’ or ‘off’ will determine whatsort of cell it is. We’re far away from any kind of real-world application,” says Miglietta. “But we hope that studyingwhat happens in these jellyfish can tell us how their genes change cells––and how these changed cells integrate withothers. This is the base of understanding cellular regeneration and tissue regeneration.”However, there are many challenges. These jellyfish have only been studied sporadically since the early 1980s,meaning experts have only a few decades’ worth of data. While an immortal jellyfish can age in reverse, it can also beeasily killed by predators including various fish, sharks, turtles and even other jellyfish. “They’re incredibly sensitive,from the water temperature to their plankton and fish egg diet,” says Miglietta. “The real paradox is they’re actuallyreally hard to keep alive!”
What is the main idea of this passage?
(A)ChatGPT should not be used by conspiracy theorists and fake news spreaders.
(B)ChatGPT developers believe their chatbot can help users discern misinformation.
(C)Newly developed chatbots like ChatGPT can produce well-formatted news articles.
(D)Misinformation is a serious problem with ChatGPT, which is hard to solve.
Depression in nursing homes can be due to a variety of stressors, e.g., loss of independence and privacy, as well astheir struggles watching the health of others _____ around them.
(A)deteriorate
(B)dedicate
(C)determine
(D)deliberate
What is the main idea of the passage?
(A)An endangered species that needs more conservation.
(B)A species that may help on research against ageing.
(C)The concept of human ageing and its solution.
(D)Biological background of jellyfishes reproduction.
Which of the following statements is true about the Tay chatbot?
(A)It was removed from shelves on the first day in the market.
(B)It was an advanced chatbot developed by OpenAI.
(C)Microsoft debuted it in 2016 to compete with ChatGPT.
(D)It was a failure because it was slow in learning new content.
Modern dancers often perform _____ movements and gestures, which symbolize or suggest deeper meanings.
(A)allusive
(B)expansive
(C)concrete
(D)prudent
Which of the following tones best describes the passage?
(A)Cynical.
(B)Scientific.
(C)Indifferent.
(D)Entertaining.
According to the passage, what could be the best use of ChatGPT?
(A)Screening out sensitive content that promotes hate, self-harm, violence or sex.
(B)Designing travel itineraries, designing studies, or writing TV scripts instantly.
(C)Recognizing malicious software and political materials when processing input data.
(D)Lowering costs of disinformation campaigns for politicians.
In contrast to abstract numbers, people tend to gravitate toward vivid information like examples or _____ andemphasize information that is easy to recall.
(A)abbreviations
(B)advocates
(C)aesthetics
(D)anecdotes
According to the passage, which of the following factors is NOT the challenge to the research about the jellyfishTurritopsis dohrnii?
(A)The data collected is not enough, and the research is not continuous.
(B)Turritopsis dohrnii are under threat of too many predators.
(C)Turritopsis dohrnii are very delicate and often don’t live long enough.
(D)Turritopsis dohrnii is too large to find the tissues about regeneration.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT done by ChatGPT designers in order to reducedisinformation?
(A)Warning users that ChatGPT may sometimes respond with biased answers.
(B)Using humans and algorithms to check improper content generated by ChatGPT.
(C)Avoiding grammatical errors and wrong translations in the produced texts.
(D)Hiring human AI trainers to remove bad training materials from the database.
The lawyers expressed serious doubts about the _____ of imposing military regulations on civilians.
(A)sanctimony
(B)sacrilege
(C)legitimacy
(D)liberation
According to the passage, which of the following is the main factor how Turritopsis dohrnii might help to solve theproblem of ageing?
(A)People consume Turritopsis dohrnii to help fight diseases.
(B)Its gene may turn on or off the mechanism of cell trans-differentiation.
(C)Turritopsis dohrnii can adapt themselves to different environments.
(D)Turritopsis dohrnii’s cells can easily integrate with human’s cells.
Which of the following best describes the purpose of this passage?
(A)To promote the use of ChatGPT as a new search engine.
(B)To explain how ChatGPT was developed by misinformation researchers.
(C)To raise alarms about newly developed AI chatbots like ChatGPT.
(D)To reduce readers’ worries about intelligent AI chatbots like ChatGPT.
With the many cultural and social changes happening in our country, music teachers have expressed the need andwant to create more diverse representation in their music _____.
(A)addiction
(B)repertoire
(C)harmony
(D)auction
According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
(A)The research on the Turritopsis dohrnii against human ageing has been broadly applied.
(B)In principle, Turritopsis dohrnii can live forever; however, most of them are short-lived.
(C)Jellyfish has a fixed biological clock which helps activate regeneration.
(D)Turritopsis dohrnii never die so that they overpopulate in the ocean.