1. The Council of Agriculture Minister said that the egg shortage will be ________ by the end of April.
(A) replenished
(B) revoked
(C) reproached
(D) expelled

1. 農業委員會部長表示，在四月底雞蛋短缺將被補充。
(A) replenished補充
(B)  revoked撤銷
(C) reproached責備
(D)expelled被開除
答案:（A）

(A) replenish (vt.) ; to fill something up
      補充；把…再備足；重新裝滿 re+plen­= again+fill =再一次填滿。
範例: Food stocks were replenished by/with imports from abroad.
         糧食儲備透過從國外進口得到了補充。
         Does your glass need replenishing?
         你的酒杯要不要再斟滿？

(B) revoked revoke (vt.) ;  to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect
     re再+vok召喚(voc聲音)=back+call=將之前的公布的收回=撤銷;廢除;解除
範例: The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area.
         當局原來決定允許開發這一鄉村地區，但現在他們已經收回成命。

(C) reproached(n.)  ;  something that you say or do to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or for not doing what is expected責備，責怪，批評 (尤指因為某人沒成功或沒達到預期目標而責備)
      re回來+approach靠近=回來靠近責備，責怪，批評 
範例: The look of reproach on his face made her feel guilty.
         他責備的神情讓她感到很愧疚。
         Your reproaches are useless - what's done is done.
         你再指責也沒有用了——做過的事無法改變。

(D) expelled expel(vt.) ;  to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country:驅逐;除名;開除
      ex外+pel推=out+push=外推，驅逐，除名，開除
範例: The new government has expelled all foreign diplomats.
          新政府驅逐了所有外國外交官。
          My brother was expelled from school for bad behaviour.
          我弟弟因為行為不當被學校開除了。