英文學測

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

第21至30題為題組
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

第21至30題為題組
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

第21至30題為題組
If something dangerous needed to be done for a scene， the producers would hire anyone crazy or desperate enough to do it. These people were not trained to perform stunts， so they often ___24___ things for the first time during the actual shooting.
(A) possible (B) sensation (C) risky (D) cost (E) witnessed
(F) professional (G) called for (H) tried out (I) necessity (J) career

第21至30題為題組
They had to learn from their own mistakes， which ___25___ some their lives， and almost all suffered light or severe injuries.
(A) possible (B) sensation (C) risky (D) cost (E) witnessed
(F) professional (G) called for (H) tried out (I) necessity (J) career

第21至30題為題組
Beginning around 1910， audiences developed a taste for serial action movies， which ___26___ the use of dedicated stunt people to perform in dangerous scenes.
(A) possible (B) sensation (C) risky (D) cost (E) witnessed
(F) professional (G) called for (H) tried out (I) necessity (J) career