英文

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For example， an annual book festival is held in Hay-on-Wye. Clunes， in Australia， holds a monthly book talk that hosts authors to discuss their latest ______.
(A) trends
(B) releases
(C) agendas
(D) announcements

第11至15題為題組
As digital reading is changing our traditional way of reading， book towns like Hay-on-Wye are particularly important to ______.
(A) get their worldwide fame
(B) conform to the new mode
(C) make their visitors satisfied
(D) keep the printed word alive

第16至20題為題組
Airline passengers may have noticed that all plane windows have rounded edges， instead of the hard corners commonly found in our house. The round windows are indeed pleasant to the eye， but they actually were designed for reasons ______ assthetics.
(A) contrary to
(B) except for
(C) more of
(D) other than

第16至20題為題組
In the early days of aviation， plane windows ______ square in shape.
(A) used to be
(B) were to be
(C) would have been
(D) must have been

第16至20題為題組
Then as commercial air travel became popular in the 1950s and airplanes began flying higher and faster， three planes mysteriously broke apart in midair. The cause? Square windows. Scientists found that sharp corners are natural weak spots where stress concentrates. The problem is ______ when airplanes fly at higher altitudes， where the difference between the inside and outside pressure increases， causing added stress.
(A) disguised
(B) understood
(C) confronted
(D) intensified

第16至20題為題組
When subjected to repeated pressurization high in the sky， the four corners on a square window may ______.
(A) cause conflict
(B) rebuild strength
(C) spell disaster
(D) endure shock

第16至20題為題組
Curved windows， on the other hand， distribute stress around more evenly， reducing the likelihood of cracks or breaks. Circular shapes are also stronger and resist deformation， and therefore can ______ extreme differences in pressure inside and outside of an aircraft.
(A) tolerate
(B) improve
(C) justify
(D) obtain

第21至30題為題組
A stunt person is a man or a woman who performs dangerous acts， usually in the television or movie industry. In this line of work， the person is paid to do daring actions that are deemed too ___21___ for the regular actor to perform， including jumping from heights， crashing cars， or fighting with weapons.
(A) possible (B) sensation (C) risky (D) cost (E) witnessed
(F) professional (G) called for (H) tried out (I) necessity (J) career

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Stunt work emerged out of ___22___ over time.
(A) possible (B) sensation (C) risky (D) cost (E) witnessed
(F) professional (G) called for (H) tried out (I) necessity (J) career

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In the early days of the film industry， actors themselves shot acrobatic acts and dangerous scenes， until they began to get injured. There were， however， no ___23___ crew members to perform impressive stunts at that time.
(A) possible (B) sensation (C) risky (D) cost (E) witnessed
(F) professional (G) called for (H) tried out (I) necessity (J) career