試題詳解

10. Which use of the word "shift" involves the idea of time?
(A) Can you believe that?! It took Maria nearly half an hour to drive here from the school (usually a five- minute ride) because she did not know how to shift to high-speed gear.
(B) Some nurses say that they don't like to take midnight shifts； the hospital at night usually gives them a creepy feeling, especially when their office room is near the morgue.
(C) Some former supporters of the "green camp" do not shift their loyalty to the "blue camp" overnight； they believe that they have endured too much disappointment over the green ruling party for too long.
(D) Business is not to be done on a rush: egg tart was once so popular that bakeries specializing in it mushroomed across the city. But soon there was an oversupply and the stores had to sell at a loss to shift stock.