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科目：高普考/三四等/高員級◆英文 | 年份：113年 | 選擇題數：25 | 申論題數：3

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所屬科目：高普考/三四等/高員級◆英文

選擇題 (25)

1 The sign says: “We wish to apologize to local residents for any______ caused.” (A) inconvenience (B) compliment (C) inspiration (D) contribution

2 The dentist fills in the______in her tooth in case that the decay gets larger in the future and leads to serious toothache and even tooth loss. (A) acne (B) bait (C) cavity (D) facet

3 Judy, who sued her boss for constantly ______her physically and verbally, has so far refused to settle the case out of court. (A) sponsoring (B) dissuading (C) harassing (D) patronizing

4 Even though John does not intend to hurt his friend, he still needs to face the ______of manslaughter because he has wounded him badly. (A) allegation (B) captivity (C) objection (D) mandate

5 Teresa is an excellent high school counsellor because of not only her professional background but also her______ personality. (A) indifferent (B) compassionate (C) discriminating (D) problematic

6 In the 17th century, Port Royal was considered the most______ port in the world because of its pirate activities, loose morals and tasteless displays of wealth. (A) deserted (B) luxurious (C) notorious (D) prosperous

7 Rags-to-riches stories read like scripts for movies, but they're the true-life dramas of ______born into deep poverty but becoming superstars. (A) celebrities (B) criminals (C) villains (D) swindlers

8 The company’s new policy requiring female workers to wear high heels______ when a number of female employees threatened to quit. (A) backfired (B) outstripped (C) upheld (D) withstood

9 The state-wide transport strike is expected to______ public transportation by 100 percent, so we'd better stay at home today. (A) administrate (B) depreciate (C) paralyze (D) reform

10 Air Canada has announced drastic cuts to its domestic network as it ______with sharply reduced demand in travel. (A) grapples (B) interchanges (C) integrates (D) equips

11 As a safety feature, this machine has a special ______which will shut itself off if it begins to overheat. (A) expertise (B) mechanism (C) regulation (D) utensil

12 At the sport stadium, most of the crowd were cheering for the______ to win just this one time as the team was from a remote slum district. (A) top class (B) underdog (C) lapdog (D) top dog

13 Newly developed data visualization types are more complex in form and content, and thus are more ______for users to decode and make sense of. (A) demanding (B) descending (C) depreciating (D) diverting

14 It was a______ that three earthquakes happened across the world in one week. (A) subscription (B) synthesis (C) commentary (D) coincidence

15 The inspector general told policemen to be polite with people and ______urged citizens to show respect to law enforcers. (A) spaciously (B) redundantly (C) reciprocally (D) superstitiously

16 (A) authorities (B) boundaries (C) estates (D) populations

17 (A) consequently (B) in contrast (C) for instance (D) namely

18 (A) fragile (B) hazardous (C) marginal (D) reciprocal

19 (A) ascent (B) conflict (C) eruption (D) reset

20 (A) deprived (B) depriving (C) to deprive (D) deprive

21 What is the passage mainly about? (A) Tutankhamun’s afterlife. (B) Tutankhamun’s renaissance. (C) Reconstruction of Tutankhamun’s tomb. (D) New concerns about Tutankhamun’s tomb.

22 What does the word “tenacious” in the passage most likely mean? (A) Sticky. (B) Constant. (C) Dangerous. (D) Vulnerable.

23 What can no longer be found in Tutankhamun’s tomb now? (A) Visitors. (B) Dust. (C) The brown freckles. (D) The viewing platform.

24 Which of the following needs to be done most urgently to protect Tutankhamun’s tomb? (A) Eliminating microbes from tomb walls. (B) Redirecting visitors to a replica of the tomb. (C) Relocating the tomb to a flood-free location. (D) Re-painting the tomb walls to remove the dust.

25 Which of the following statements about Tutankhamun’s tomb is true? (A) The dust is no longer harmful to the wall paintings. (B) The freckles started growing after the tomb was opened. (C) The organisms that created the freckles cannot be found in the tomb now. (D) The Egyptian government has decided to reduce the number of tomb visitors.

申論題 (3)

一、英譯中：請將下列英文句子譯成中文。（15 分）

What we feel is a sense of precariousness—a gut-level suspicion that hard work, thrift, and following the rules won’t give us control over our life, much less guarantee a happy ending.

二、中譯英：請將下列中文句子譯成英文。（15 分）

臺灣過去的發展完全仰賴成本優勢，政策手段不出降低稅負、補貼油電、壓低勞動條件、犧牲環境品質，以及為了特定產業的出口配額或關稅而犧牲其他產業。這些補貼手段培養出各級產業競逐下游的惰性，壓榨員工勞力，還成為政府財政嚴重惡化的元兇。

三、英文作文：（20 分）

Write a composition of no less than 200 words to answer the following question—For being a customs official, what do you consider may be the essential qualification required of you? And explain why you think so.