II. Discourse Analysis 10%
President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday apologized over a controversial Accounting Act
amendment, saying that the Cabinet will propose a reconsideration of the Legislature’s
resolution.
During the revision of the act, there were a lot of controversies, __16__; therefore, the
government needs to reexamine itself, the president said.
The revision of the act was reportedly intended to exempt legislators and professors
from being audited over research grants and special allowances, following the indictment of
more than 500 professors who argued that they were being persecuted over a technicality.
The amendment passed by the Legislature, however, did not include the word “professor”
due to a “typo,” __17__.
If the newly amended law had taken effect, former lawmaker Yen Ching-piao, who
was imprisoned for misusing public funds, would’ve been released following the
decriminalization, __18__, according to local reports.
The cabinet’s initial stance was to allow for a liberal interpretation of the act rather
than propose a reconsideration.
Ma convened a meeting with Vice President Wu Den-yih, Premier Jiang Yi-huah,
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng and Kuomintang (KMT) Secretary-General Tseng
Yung-chuan at the Presidential Office. The meeting lasted roughly two hours.
Afterwards, the president held a press conference, __19__.The reason for the move is that there needs to be the same standard for elected officials and university professors, Ma said, __20__. 【題組】18.
(A) whereas the aforementioned professors would still face prosecution
(B) with more than two-thirds of the lawmakers in attendance voting to uphold the
resolution
(C) saying that the Executive Yuan would file for a reconsideration
(D) which harmed the public’s trust in the administration
(E) as the Executive Yuan may request a reconsideration of legislative resolutions
following the president’s approval
(AB) adding that there also needs to be a distinction between using funds for appropriate
ends and using funds for personal gains
(AC) leading to a debate over the act’s applicability
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