5 The rapid population growth has _____ on the surrounding natural forests in search of more vacant land.
(A) retrieved (B) encroached (C) fertilized (D) contemplated
7 Citizens should seek _____ from those congressmen, especially those who try to have themselves re-elected.
(A) affiliation (B) alignment (C) accountability (D) affordability
8 This material was reviewed by the authorities concerned to prevent the media’s _____ of highly personal
information. (A) suspense (B) omission (C) enclosure (D) disclosure
16 What the witness said in court was not _____ with the statement the suspect made to the police. There
were obvious differences in several details. (A) alternate (B) applicable (C) consistent (D) comprehensible
18 Scientists have been trying to _____ the genes of crops to make them grow faster and healthier, which
may help to reduce world hunger. (A) categorize (B) modify (C) reverse (D) stagnate
19 The general manager resigned after he was accused of _____ the truth and misleading the public about
his company’s policies. (A) revealing (B) distorting (C) advocating (D) exemplifying
28 The government promised to provide _____ for households and industries severely affected by the hurricane.
(A) dimensions (B) ransoms (C) subsidies (D) warrants
請依下文回答第 31 題至第 35 題 According to their research report by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the USA’s space agency NASA hasconfirmed that human activity is responsible for a massive redistribution of freshwater across Earth. It said theredistribution is continuing as populations shift and __31__ for food increases. In particular, equatorialregions were __32__ , while tropical areas and higher latitudes were gaining water supplies. NASA warnedthat if this trend continued, many highly populated urban areas would struggle to find __33__ water in thefuture. NASA’s claims are the result of a 14-year study into shifting locations and __34__ resources offreshwater. It was part of a mission __35__ between 2002-2016 called GRACE, which is an acronym forGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment. Researchers say that the shifting freshwater patterns are the resultof human activity. 【題組】34 (A) evading (B) converting (C) reversing (D) depleting