46 According to this passage, which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase “make the cut”?
(A) Comply.
(B) Apply.
(C) Qualify.
(D) Quantify.

Guide dogs are service or assistance dogs trained specifically to help people with a visual impairment navigate around. Apart from helping people navigate, they are a companion and provide a sense of freedom to the visually impaired. We all might have seen a guide dog with a person, but do we know how they help the visually impaired person or handler? Do we know the intensity of training and what it takes to be a guide dog? Here are a couple of things you probably didn’t know about guide dogs.

導盲犬是經過專門訓練的服務犬或輔助犬，旨在幫助視障人士導航。除了幫助人們導航之外，它們還是視障人士的伴侶，並為他們帶來自由感。我們可能都看過導盲犬陪伴著人，但我們知道它們是如何幫助視障人士或其訓導員的嗎？我們知道訓練的強度以及成為導盲犬需要什麼嗎？以下是一些您可能不知道的有關導盲犬的事情。

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First, not every dog is cut out to be a guide dog. They are carefully chosen for breeding with the sole purpose to train them to be a guide dog. Most of the guide dogs originate from a carefully planned breeding program. Enormous focus is given to the physical health and characteristics like intelligence, good temperament, stability and willingness to work. It is a known fact that when puppies are screened, only about 70% make the cut.

首先，並不是每隻狗都適合當導盲犬。它們經過精心挑選進行繁殖，唯一目的是訓練它們成為導盲犬。大多數導盲犬都源自於精心策劃的繁殖計畫。人們非常重視身體健康和智力、良好氣質、穩定性和工作意願等特徵。眾所周知，當對小狗進行篩選時，只有大約 70% 的小狗能夠通過篩選。

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In addition, the training period for a guide dog from the time of its birth is anywhere between 15-18 months. Theygo through two different stages in their training. The first stage is when the puppies spend about a year in a specific volunteer’s household. They learn to abide by some guidelines and are exposed to different people, sounds, situations, places like railway stations, shops, traffic areas as a part of their training. They’re exposed to a fun and unique training.

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此外，導盲犬從出生起的訓練期約為15至18個月。他們的訓練要經歷兩個不同的階段。第一階段是小狗在特定志工的家中度過大約一年的時間。作為訓練的一部分，他們學會遵守一些準則，並接觸不同的人、聲音、情況和地方，如火車站、商店、交通區域。他們接受了有趣且獨特的訓練。

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On the second stage, the dogs receive a formal training at a training center by professionals. This training lasts for about 5-6 months. The dogs are assessed at regular intervals and continuously monitored for progress.

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第二階段，狗狗在訓練中心接受專業人員的正式訓練。此次培訓持續約5-6個月。我們會定期對狗狗進行評估，並持續監測其進展。

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Guide引導 dogs are service服務 or assistance協助 dogs trained訓練 specifically專門 to help people with a visual視覺 impairment損傷 navigate導航 around.
導盲犬是專門訓練來幫助視覺障礙者導航的服務或協助犬。

Apart from除了 helping people navigate, they are a companion陪伴 and provide提供 a sense感覺 of freedom自由 to the visually視覺 impaired損傷.
除了幫助視覺障礙者導航外，它們也是伴侶，並給視覺障礙者帶來自由的感覺。

 We all might have seen a guide dog with a person, but do we know how they help the visually impaired person or handler牽引人員?
我們可能都見過有人帶著導盲犬，但我們是否了解牠們如何幫助視覺障礙者或牽引人員呢？

 Do we know the intensity加強 of training and what it takes to be a guide dog?
我們是否了解成為導盲犬的訓練強度以及需要具備的條件？

Here are a couple關於、夫妻 of things you probably可能 didn’t know about guide dogs.

以下是一些你可能不知道的關於導盲犬的事情。

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First, not every dog is cut out剪下 to be a guide dog. They are carefully chosen for breeding繁殖 with the sole唯一 purpose目的 to train them to be a guide dog.
首先，不是每一隻狗都適合成為導盲犬。它們會被仔細挑選進行繁殖，唯一的目的就是訓練它們成為導盲犬。

  Most of the guide dogs originate源於 from a carefully planned breeding program計畫.  
大多數導盲犬都來源於經過精心計畫的繁殖計畫。

Enormous巨大的 focus is given to the physical身體 health and characteristics特徵 like intelligence智慧, good temperament性情, stability穩定 and willingness意願 to work.
身體健康和特徵，例如智慧、良好的性情、穩定性以及工作意願，都受到極大的重視。

 It is a known fact that眾所周知 when puppies小狗 are screened篩選, only about 70% make the cut.
眾所周知，在小狗被篩選時，只有大約70%的小狗能夠被選中。

 In addition此外, the training period時期 for a guide dog from the time of its birth is anywhere介於 between 15-18 months月.  They go through經過 two different stages階段 in their training.

此外，從小狗出生到成為導盲犬的訓練期大約為15到18個月。他們的訓練分為兩個不同階段。

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The first stage階段 is when the puppies小狗 spend about a year in a specific特定的 volunteer’s志願 household.
第一階段是小狗大約在某個特定志願者家中度過一年的時期。

 They learn to abide遵守 by some guidelines指導方針 and are exposed暴露 to different people, sounds聲音, situations情境, places地方 like railway火車 stations站, shops, traffic交通 areas區域 as a part of their training訓練. 

牠們學習遵守一些指導方針，並接觸不同的人、聲音、情境，以及像火車站、商店、交通區域等地方，作為訓練的一部分。

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On the second stage階段, the dogs receive接收 a formal正式 training at a training center中心 by professionals專業人員.
在第二階段，狗隻會在專業人員的訓練中心接受正式訓練。

 This training lasts持續 for about 5-6 months.
這個訓練持續約5-6個月。

The dogs are assessed評價、估算 at regular intervals間隔 and continuously持續 monitored監測 for progress進展.

狗隻會在定期間隔進行評估，並持續監測其進展。

46 According to this passage, which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase詞語 “make the cut”?

(A) Comply.

(B) Apply.

(C) Qualify.

(D) Quantify.

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46 根據這段文字，下列哪一項最接近「make the cut」這個片語的意思？
(A) 遵守。
(B) 申請。
(C) 符合資格。
(D) 量化。