The teaching ______ at the famous high school soon attracted more than a dozen well-qualified
applicants.
(A) career
(B) vacancy
(C) expectation
(D) inspiration
「那所著名高中的教師職缺很快就吸引了十多位合格的申請者。」
(A) career：職業、生涯，指長期從事的工作，不是「空缺的職位」
(B) vacancy：職缺、空缺的工作位置
(C) expectation：期待、期望，與申請工作無關
(D) inspiration：靈感、啟發，不是可供申請的職位
看到 attracted applicants（吸引申請者），通常搭配的就是 job / position / vacancy 這類和「工作空缺」有關的字。
Designed by a young engineer, the new product has created far more profit than ______ expected.
(A) initially
(B) genuinely
(C) alternatively
(D) fundamentally
正確答案是 (A) initially。
「這項由年輕工程師設計的新產品，所創造的利潤遠遠超過最初的預期。」
(A) initially：起初、最初→ more than initially expected 是很常見、自然的搭配
(B) genuinely：真誠地、真實地，語意不合
(C) alternatively：或者、作為另一種選擇，語意不通
(D) fundamentally：根本上、本質上，不能修飾 expected
As a shy boy afraid of making public appearances, Timmy ______ the thought of speaking before
large audiences.
(A) dreads
(B) stresses
(C) wanders
(D) escapes
正確答案是 (A) dreads。
「身為一個害羞、害怕公開露面的男孩，Timmy 非常害怕在大眾面前演講這件事。」
(A) dreads：害怕、極度不想面對→ dread the thought of + V-ing
(B) stresses：使有壓力／強調，語意不對
(C) wanders：閒逛、走神，與「想法」不搭
(D) escapes：逃離，不能直接接 thought
Deadly shootings on US campuses have raised ______ concerns about how to prevent such tragic incidents from happening again.
(A) swift
(B) brutal
(C) harsh
(D) grave
正確答案是 (D) grave。
句子意思：
「美國校園發生的致命槍擊事件，引發了人們對如何防止這類悲劇再次發生的嚴重關切。」
(A) swift：迅速的（常修飾行動或反應，如 swift action）
(B) brutal：殘忍的（多形容行為或手段）
(C) harsh：嚴厲的、苛刻的（多形容條件、批評、天氣）
(D) grave：嚴重的、重大的（常搭配 concerns / danger / consequences）
From the campfire to the café, people have always gathered together to share the latest news. White rhinoceroses, __11__ , do the same thing—only their choice of meeting place is a giant pile of poop.
A new study indicates that rhinos have a smelly way to __12__ . Scientists studying white rhinos in South Africa have found that these animals leave messages in their poop. In particular, they leave their poop in the same place for all the other members in the group to smell—just like humans leaving messages on social media. Furthermore, different rhinos leave different chemicals in their poop, which provide important __13__ about the age, sex, general health, and reproductive conditions of each specific rhino. This is of great significance for the peace and harmony in the group. When all members in a group know what’s going on with each other, it is __14__ that they will fight.
The researchers have even made “fake poop” to see how different rhinos would react. They find that dominant males are particularly __15__ the “fake poop” that carries chemicals from females ready to mate. The males sniff it for longer duration and come back to the same spot more frequently, a clear sign that they are gathering information about mating opportunities from the poop.
11.(A) what is more(B) it turns out(C) in other words(D) all in all
12.(A) demonstrate(B) immigrate(C) communicate(D) manipulate
13.(A) doubts(B) icons(C) matches(D) clues
14.(A) hardly surprising(B) more acceptable(C) truly important(D) less likely
15.(A) responsive to(B) annoyed at(C) considerate of(D) tolerant with
人類從營火旁到咖啡館都喜歡聚在一起分享消息。
而白犀牛也會分享訊息，只是牠們的方法是——
在同一個地方留下糞便，讓其他犀牛聞味道取得資訊。
糞便裡的化學物質可以告訴其他犀牛：年齡性別健康狀況是否可以交配
因此群體就能保持和平。科學家甚至做了假糞便來測試犀牛的反應。
第11題White rhinoceroses, 11 , do the same thing.
句子結構：
White rhinoceroses, ___ , do the same thing
白犀牛，____，也做同樣的事。
前一句說：
人類會聚在一起分享消息。
後一句說：
白犀牛也會。
因此中間需要一個補充說明的插入語。
(A) what is more而且
(B) it turns out結果發現 / 原來
(C) in other words換句話說
(D) all in all總而言之
最自然的是 B
句子意思：White rhinoceroses, it turns out, do the same thing.
結果發現，白犀牛也做同樣的事情。
第12題
A new study indicates that rhinos have a smelly way to 12 .
新的研究指出犀牛有一種很臭的方法來____
後文說：they leave messages in their poop牠們在糞便裡留下訊息
因此答案一定是 溝通。
(A) demonstrate展示(B) immigrate移民(C) communicate溝通(D) manipulate操控
第13題
which provide important 13 about the age, sex, general health…
different chemicals … provide important ___ about
不同化學物質提供重要的_____關於年齡、性別等資訊。
(A) doubts懷疑(B) icons圖示(C) matches配對(D) clues線索
提供關於年齡、性別、健康狀況的線索
第14題
When all members know what’s going on with each other, it is 14 that they will fight.
當所有成員都知道彼此狀況時，他們就____會打架。
(A) hardly surprising不令人驚訝(B) more acceptable更能接受
(C) truly important真的重要(D) less likely比較不可能
it is less likely that they will fight
他們比較不可能打架
第15題
dominant males are particularly 15 the “fake poop”
主導地位的公犀牛特別_____假糞便。
後文說：sniff it longer聞比較久come back more frequently常回來
代表：對它有反應、很有興趣
(A) responsive to對…有反應(B) annoyed at對…生氣(C) considerate of體貼
(D) tolerant with容忍
responsive to something對某事有反應