情境題

第21至25題為題組
They found that the sick plants could “sneeze”” and ___23___ tiny water drops filled with leaf rust germs， spreading the disease to neighboring plants.
(A) shoot out
(B) hold on
(C) come across
(D) give up”

第21至25題為題組
However， not all plants can sneeze. The ability is ___25___ to those with leaves that are hydrophobic， or repel water—a special feature that forces the liquid to move away when the leaf is exposed to it.
(A) curious
(B) relative
(C) unique
(D) primitive

第26至30題為題組
The idea of Blue Monday dates back to a 2005 campaign by Sky Travel. The travel company wanted to ___26___ people to take January vacations， so they reached out to a psychologist.
(A) increase
(B) require
(C) command
(D) encourage

第26至30題為題組
The scholar then developed an equation to find the most depressing day of the year， and it turned out to be the third Monday in January. Since then， other companies have jumped on the bandwagon to promote everything from soft drinks to new clothes as a ___27___ .
(A) disguise
(B) merit
(C) remedy
(D) ceremony

第26至30題為題組
Also， the idea ___30___ a very complex issue regarding depression into something simple and easily understandable， and that tends to appeal to a lot of people.
(A) breaks down
(B) mixes up
(C) tears off
(D) results in

第31至40題為題組
Dimples are small folds or indentations on the cheeks of one’s face. Generally， they appear on both cheeks; a single dimple on one cheek is a relatively ___31___ phenomenon.
(A) flaw
(B) exhibit
(C) chubby
(D) attractiveness
(E) fade
(F) rare
(G) range
(H) transfer
(I) natural
(J) presence

第31至40題為題組
Some cultures are found to show preference for dimples on one’s cheeks， as the feature is claimed to be a sign of ___32___ .
(A) flaw
(B) exhibit
(C) chubby
(D) attractiveness
(E) fade
(F) rare
(G) range
(H) transfer
(I) natural
(J) presence

第31至40題為題組
Though often associated with beauty， most dimples are actually a genetic ___33___ caused by shortened facial muscles.
(A) flaw
(B) exhibit
(C) chubby
(D) attractiveness
(E) fade
(F) rare
(G) range
(H) transfer
(I) natural
(J) presence

第31至40題為題組
In fact， some researchers believe that the ___34___ of dimples from parents to children takes only one gene.
(A) flaw
(B) exhibit
(C) chubby
(D) attractiveness
(E) fade
(F) rare
(G) range
(H) transfer
(I) natural
(J) presence

第31至40題為題組
If neither of the parents has dimple genes， their children will not ___35___ the trait.
(A) flaw
(B) exhibit
(C) chubby
(D) attractiveness
(E) fade
(F) rare
(G) range
(H) transfer
(I) natural
(J) presence