1. Impressed by Taiwan’s world-class engineering __________, a delegation from He-nan Province came to Taiwan for a joint road construction project.(A) abrasion (B) prowess (C) fruition (D) sacrilege ANS: (b) (A) abrasion 擦傷(B) prowess 英勇; 無畏 (C) fruition 結果實/ 成就; 實現/享受 (D) sacrilege 褻瀆聖物 2. After a massive earthquake hit the tiny village, many residents spent the night in tents and makeshift shelters, too scared to sleep in their __________ homes. (A) acrid (B) flimsy (C) imperious (D) heinous ANS: (B) (A) acrid (味道等)刺激的; 辣的, 苦的 (B) flimsy 脆弱的; 易損壞的; 輕薄的 (C) imperious 專橫的; 飛揚跋扈的; 傲慢的 (D) heinous 可憎的; 兇惡的 3. The ancient Chinese mausoleum survived excavation starting in the 19th century and has __________ borne the wear and tear of millions of tourists. But now it is faced with a greater risk: bureaucracy. (A) incipiently (B) opulently (C) stoically (D) providently ANS:(C) mausoleum 陵墓 excavation 挖掘; 開鑿 bureaucracy 官僚政治 (A) incipiently 起初地; 早期地 (B) opulently 富裕地 (C) stoically 恬淡寡慾地; 堅忍地 (D) providently 有遠慮地 4. With the morning chill __________ an old running injury, the farmer slowly climbed up his tractor and drove away. (A) obviating (B) lacerating (C) palliating (D) aggravating ANS:(D) (A) obviating 排除, 消除 (B) lacerating 撕裂, 割破 (C) palliating 緩和; 減輕 (D) aggravating 加重的; 增劇的; 惡化的 5. "No child labor" signs adorn the entrances to many factories, promising __________ with the official ban on under-18s in the garment trade. (A) admonition (B) flatulence (C) scruple (D) compliance ANS:(D) (A) admonition 告誡; 警告; 勸告 (B) flatulence 【醫】胃腸氣脹 / 浮誇; 自負 (C) scruple 顧慮, 顧忌, 良心上的不安 (D) compliance 承諾、順從 6. The plaintiff, an exploited worker, offered evidence of a work contract in court and strove for the __________ she deserved for the work she had done. (A) remuneration (B) trepidation (C) glitch (D) synthesis ANS:(A) plaintiff 【律】起訴人, 原告 exploit 功績, 功勳; 輝煌的成就; 英勇的行為 / 剝削 (A) remuneration 酬報, 酬勞; 償還, 賠償[U] (B) trepidation 驚恐, 慌張, 不安 (C) glitch (設備、機器等的)小故障, 失靈, 技術性 (D) synthesis 綜合體; 綜合 7. In pursuit of a(n) __________ life, the retiree left the hustle and bustle of the city life, and chose a remote and sequestered village in the mountains to spend the life after retirement. (A) assertive (B) rambunctious (C) unperturbed (D) lugubrious ANS:(C) sequestered 僻靜的; 隱蔽的 (A) assertive斷言的, 肯定的 (B) rambunctious 【口】粗暴的; 喧鬧的 (C) unperturbed 未受到擾亂的; 鎮定的 (D) lugubrious 很哀傷的(尤其指做得過火的) 8.The healthcare debate in the public hearing was complex, chaotic and __________, without any consensus reached by the two opposing parties. (A) cacophonous (B) fastidious (C) verisimilar (D) conspicuous ANS:(B) (A) cacophonous 發音不和諧的 (B) fastidious 愛挑剔的; 難討好的; 過分講究的 (C) verisimilar 好像是真的; 好像有道理的 (D) conspicuous 明顯的, 易看見的; 顯著的 9. The gaffe remark the minister made in the conference infuriated these minority groups, and they demanded an official apology before they could be __________. (A) proscribed (B) renounced (C) placated (D) abutted ANS:(C) (A) proscribed 剝奪...的公權; 放逐 (B) renounced 聲明放棄; 拋棄 (C) placated 撫慰; 和解; 懷柔 (D) abutted 鄰接; 毗連; 緊靠