114年 - 114 移民行政特種考試_三等_移民行政（選試英文）：外國文（英文兼試移民專業英文）#127799

1 In Pakistan, an airplane was briefly _______ when a passenger was suspected of being infected with H5N1. (A) distinguished (B) quarantined (C) perceived (D) recognized

2 When Mr. and Mrs. Smith stayed at a hotel, they took _______ rooms for themselves and their two children. (A) adjacent (B) glutinous (C) occupied (D) restrictive

3 This is the first study to show how _______ to air pollution influences cognitive function in a national sample of older men and women. (A) examination (B) expiration (C) exposure (D) expansion

4 If a foreign banker knowingly assisted a taxpayer in concealing a foreign account or evading taxes, the banker can be charged with conspiracy to _______ the Ministry of Finance. (A) authorize (B) fraud (C) prohibit (D) waive

5 The President did eventually sign a minor but lauded executive order that halted _______ of certain children of illegal immigrants. (A) exportation (B) clarification (C) deportation (D) exemplification

6 National-security agencies invest hundreds of millions of dollars yearly in software to _______ hackers and cybercriminals from invading our profiles. (A) deter (B) alter (C) gather (D) whisper

7 We live at a time in which societies are becoming increasingly _______ and multicultural. And, globalization forces us to interact across national, cultural, religious and other boundaries. (A) equivocal (B) fallacious (C) magnetic (D) heterogeneous

8 In the spring of 1889, Van Gogh entered an _______ at Saint-Remy after suffering what he described as moods of indescribable anguish, following the episode in which he cut off his left ear. (A) boycott (B) forum (C) asylum (D) variation

9 Today, it is not _______ for younger speakers in Taiwan to be equally fluent in Taiwanese and Mandarin. (A) unseen (B) uncommon (C) unheard (D) undaunted

10 Social media has significantly transformed our communication methods by _______ both virality and efficiency. (A) endangering (B) enhancing (C) envisioning (D) evolving

11 (A) accepting by (B) except by (C) additional to (D) in addition

12 (A) Of those (B) Among them that (C) Of those that (D) Of them

13 (A) inhabiting (B) inhabit (C) inhabitant (D) inhabited

14 (A) rises (B) raising (C) raises (D) arising

15 (A) interrelated (B) interrelate (C) opposite (D) oppositional

16 What is the best title for the passage? (A) Key findings about stress (B) Stress: Causes, symptoms, and management (C) The best way to escape stress (D) Physical stress and mental stress

17 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Worry often accompanies guilt. (B) Some of us feel guilty about very innocent actions. (C) A person’s respiration rate increases during a stressful situation. (D) Guilt has no beneficial effects on human beings.

18 We can conclude from this passage that ________. (A) a stress-free life would be ideal (B) an increase in heartbeat rate can only be caused by mental stress (C) guilt is often self-induced (D) worry is a more dangerous form of stress than is guilt

19 The passage suggests that ________. (A) physical and mental stress in normal amounts are advantageous to man (B) worry often causes physical stress (C) physical stress can be more dangerous than mental stress (D) the body is ill-equipped to deal with stress

20 According to the passage, the word “dilate” means ________. (A) redden (B) depress (C) focus (D) expand

一、中翻英：（20 分）
2025 年起臺灣正式進入超高齡社會，每五個人就有一位 65 歲以上，國人平均壽命已延長至 80.3 歲，然而，更長的壽命卻不一定等於健康。根據統計，臺灣人的平均健康壽命僅 72.43 歲，意味著有不少人在生命最後的歲月，可能是在病床上度過的。因此，比起單純追求壽命的長度， 如何活得健康、有尊嚴，已是現代人重要的課題。

二、英翻中：（15 分）
Tariffs have a long history and were once an important source of fiscal revenue for many countries. Tariffs generally refer to the taxes imposed by governments on goods when they are imported. The purpose of a tariff can be to increase national fiscal revenue or to protect specific domestic industries. When a country’s domestic market is subject to dumping of certain foreign goods, a government may temporarily legislate to impose anti-dumping duties specifically to protect its own industries. This is a mixed tariff that both increases national revenue and protects its own economy.

三、英文寫作： （40 分）
Throughout human history, people have migrated from place to place. Some thrive and integrate into the new environment; others struggle and cannot adapt well. What do you think are the main factors contributing to an immigrant’s successful new life in the host country? Write a well-organized essay of about 250 words to answer the question. Support your answer with explanations and/or examples.