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The athlete rolled up his sleeves to show his ______ forearms, thick and strong from years of training in weight-lifting.
(A) barren
(B) chubby
(C) ragged
(D) muscular

Suffering from a serious financial crisis, the car company is now on the edge of ______, especially with the recent sharp decrease in its new car sales.
(A) graduation
(B) capacity
(C) depression
(D) bankruptcy

After the rain, the meadow ______ under the sun with the droplets of water on the grass.
(A) rippled
(B) shattered
(C) glistened
(D) mingled

The Great Wall of China was originally built to ______ the northern border of the country against foreign invasion.
(A) fortify
(B) rehearse
(C) diminish
(D) strangle

A mad scientist in a novel is often portrayed as a wild-eyed man with crazy hair, working ______ in a lab full of strange equipment and bubbling test tubes.
(A) contagiously
(B) distinctively
(C) frantically
(D) tremendously

[題組:第11-15題]14. (A) recognition
(B) motivation
(C) supervision
(D) preparation

[題組:第11-15題]15. (A) believed
(B) announced
(C) featured
(D) populated

[題組:第16-20題]When we stream the latest TV series, or download high-resolution photos, we are probably unaware that the data behind them is speeding around the world in cables under the sea.
These cable systems, faster and cheaper than satellites, carry most of the intercontinental Internet traffic. Today, there are over 420 submarine cables 16 , stretching over 700,000 miles around the world. It is not a new phenomenon, 17 . The first transcontinental cable-laid in 1854-ran from Ireland to Newfoundland, and made telegraph communication possible between England and Canada. Currently, the world’s highest-capacity undersea Internet cable is a 5,600-mile link between the US and Japan. 18 named “FASTER,” the cable connects Oregon in the US with Japan and Taiwan.
The submarine cables require extra 19 to install. They must generally be run across flat surfaces of the ocean floor, and stay clear of coral reefs, sunken ships, fish beds, and other general 20 . The fiberoptic cables are also very fragile, so they are surrounded with layers of tubing and steel to prevent damage.
16. (A) at large
(B) in service
(C) by contrast
(D) under control

[題組:第16-20題]18. (A) Suitably
(B) Constantly
(C) Vitally
(D) Mockingly

[題組:第16-20題]19. (A) speed
(B) light
(C) care
(D) link