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第16至20題為題組
The city council originally proposed ______ 18 ______ the pigeon population by gathering the birds and shooting them.
(A) counting
(B) reducing
(C) displaying
(D) maintaining

第16至20題為題組
After heated debates and discussions， the government was finally persuaded to consider another ______ 19 ______ effective method: giving the pigeons birth control.
(A) nearly
(B) shortly
(C) precisely
(D) similarly

第21至25題為題組
Roy Sullivan， a park ranger in the United States， was struck by lightning more recorded times than any other human being. Over his 36-year career， Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times—and ______ each shock!
(A) piloted
(B) rejected
(C) survived
(D) tracked

第21至25題為題組
Strikes one， two， and three were pure bad luck， he thought. But after strike four， Sullivan became ______ 23 ______ death and took precautions during lightning strikes.
(A) fearful of
(B) critical of
(C) doubtful about
(D) positive about

第21至25題為題組
Strike five occurred in 1973 when Sullivan was on patrol. A storm cloud “chased”” him until he was struck. The same thing happened again in 1976. Sullivan， while surveying a campground， felt that a cloud was ______ 24 ______ him， and tried all he could to run—but it got him anyway.
(A) coming after
(B) getting over
(C) holding on to
(D) watching out for”

第26至30題為題組
Glaciers are usually associated with colder climates. But some mountain ranges of South America， Africa， and Indonesia are also ___26___ glaciers and ice sheets.
(A) home to
(B) covers of
(C) roofs over
(D) room for

第26至30題為題組
A newly published study， however， revealed that rising temperatures are posing an ___27___ threat to the last tropical glaciers in Indonesia’s Papua region.
(A) occasional
(B) elaborate
(C) immediate
(D) offensive

第26至30題為題組
The disappearance of the glaciers will also leave a significant ___29___ impact.
(A) cultural
(B) moral
(C) political
(D) environmental

第26至30題為題組
The study warned that Papua’s glaciers are only the “first to go”” if greenhouse gases are ___30___ and temperatures continue rising.
(A) kept balanced
(B) made released
(C) seen dismissed
(D) left unchecked”

第31至40題為題組
If you cannot find ways to fit exercise into your busy daily schedule， don’t worry! Exercise doesn’t always have to be laborious. Research shows that ___31___ amounts of exercise—even just 15 minutes a day—helps ease depression， enhance self-image， relieve stress， and much more.
(A) means
(B) soreness
(C) point to
(D) argue
(E) demanding
(F) abide by
(G) fanatic
(H) current
(I) make time
(J) modest