情境題

After watching a TV program on natural history， Adam decided to go on a ______ for dinosaur fossils in South Dakota.
(A) trial
(B) route
(C) strike
(D) quest

With pink cherry blossoms blooming everywhere， the valley ______ like a young bride under the bright spring sunshine.
(A) bounces
(B) blushes
(C) polishes
(D) transfers

第11至15題為題組
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
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