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5. 實習生幾乎太__________, 他覺得他的病人的痛楚就像他自己的一樣。
The intern was almost too ___________; he felt the suffering of his patients as if it were his own.
(A) candid adj. 率直的
(B) disarming adj. 解除武裝
(C) empathetic adj. 同感的，移情作用的
(D) insightful adj. 富有洞察力的
(E) hysterical adj. 異常興奮的
6. 當超凡魅力的主講者離開指揮臺的時候，她被_________熱情的支持者包圍，支持者_________我們嘗試去接近她。
As the charismatic speaker left the podium, she was surrounded by _________ of zealous supporters who _________ our attempts to approach her.
(A) an entourage n. 隨從...interfered with v. 干擾
(B) a debacle n. 崩潰，災害...concurred with v. 同意
(C) a faction n. 派別...pertained to v. 關于，從屬于
(D) a dearth n. 缺乏...intercepted v. 截取
(E) a coalition n. 聯合，結合...encompassed v. 包圍
7. 薩里是一個快樂的和性情平和的女人;她完全沒有她姐妹的_________。
Sally was a lighthearted and even-tempered woman; she had none of her sister's _________.
(A) affluence n. 豐富，富裕
(B) affability n. 親切，殷勤
(C) equanimity n. 平靜
(D) resilience n. 彈力，恢復力
(E) truculence n. 好戰
8. 因為后現代主義藝術評論家經常依賴_________語言，他們的散文很多時候對于不能了解它的意思的非專業人士就像_________。
Because postmodernist critics often rely on _________ language, their prose frequently seems _________ to nonspecialists who fail to comprehend its meaning.
(A) accessible adj. 易接近的...abstruse adj. 難懂的，深奧的
(B) arcane adj. 神秘的，難解的...unequivocal adj. 明確的，不含糊的
(C) esoteric adj. 難懂的...impenetrable adj. 不能通過的
(D) hackneyed adj. 平庸的...exotic adj. 異國的，異國情調的
(E) lucid adj. 明晰的，易懂的...grating adj. 磨碎，摩擦
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Section 8
1. 愛朵兒__________了，因為他得知自己寫的社論被幾個印刷錯誤___________.
Eduardo was _________ to find that the editorial he had written was __________ by several typographical errors.
(A) dismayed v. 心慌...authenticated v. 已認證，已驗證
(B) overjoyed v. 極度高興的...exacerbated v. 激怒
(C) intrigued v. 使迷惑，好奇的...enveloped v. 包圍
(D) prepared v. 準備...enhanced v. 提高，加強
(E) embarrassed v. 尷尬的，使困窘...marred v. 被毀壞,損壞,玷污
2. 為了________自然濕地的減少用來遷移雪鵝，自然資源保護主義者在十九世紀六十年代和七十年代_________在北方大草原的濕地避難所。
In order to _________ the loss of natural wetlands used by migrating snow geese, conservationists in the 1960's and 1970's __________ wetland refuges in the northern prairies.
(A) standardize v. 使標準化...ignored v. 忽略
(B) offset v. 抵消...surrendered v . 投降，屈服
(C) explain v. 解釋...dismantled v. 解散，拆除
(D) compensate for v . 補償，賠償...established v. 已建立的，確定的
(E) account for v. 對負有責任，對作出解釋...administered v. 管理
3. 經常被用來做調味的，姜其實還有_________性質:它可以用來幫助治療咳嗽，感冒，胃痛。
Frequently used as a spice, ginger also has __________ properties: it can be used to help treat coughs, colds, and upset stomachs.
(A) timeworn adj. 陳舊的，老朽的
(B) invariable adj. 常數的，不變的
(C) edible adj. 可食用的，食品 治療法，有療效的
(D) curative adj. 有療效的
(E) descriptive adj. 描寫的
4. 這個科學組織__________一家報社去報導一個巫師的預言的同時_________報導一個主要的調查會議。
The scientific organization _________ the newspaper for prominently covering the predictions of a psychic while _________ to report on a major research conference.
(A) celebrated v. 有名的，慶祝...failing v. 失敗
(B) promoted v. 提拔，促進...refusing v. 拒絕
(C) denounced v. 譴責，揭發...neglecting v. 忽視，疏忽
(D) spurned v. 藐視，冷落...hastening v. 催促，急忙
(E) honored v. 榮幸...opting v. 選擇，挑選
5. 蝴蝶翅膀的顏色和圖案似乎只是_________，但是它們實際上_________這些昆蟲的生存，使它們能夠吸引異性和躲著獵物者。
The colors and patterns on butterflies' wings may seem merely _________, but they are actually _________ the survival of these insects, enabling them to attract mates and to hide from predators.
(A) artificial adj. 人造的...dependent on 依靠
(B) unique adj. 獨特的...unnecessary to 不必要的，多余的
(C) decorative adj. 裝飾的...instrumental in 有幫助的，儀器的
(D) beautiful adj. 美麗的...results of 結果
(E) unrelated adj. 無關的，不相干的...precursors of 先驅，前身
6. 一個有辨識能力的出版代理人可以從一大堆的提交里面__________有保障的資料，把好的從壞的里面區分開來。
A discerning publishing agent can __________ promising material from a mass of submissions, separating the good from the bad.
(A) supplant v. 代替
(B) dramatize v. 使戲劇化
(C) finagle v. 欺瞞，哄騙
(D) winnow v. 精選，分出好壞
(E) overhaul v. 徹底檢修，分解檢查
