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(A) exchanging
(B) dismantling
(C) consuming
(D) polishing

9 The ____ son dissipated his father’s fortune in gambling and entertaining lavishly. (A) inaugural (B) prodigal (C) ingenuous (D) prolific

10 With more than 80 percent of the land less than a meter above sea level, the Maldives are particularly at risk from the rising sea levels caused by ____ warming. (A) alien (B) exotic (C) global (D) rigid

11 The old man had not shown the signs of being in pain ____ suffering a serious stroke. (A) as to (B) given to (C) prior to (D) posterior to

12 (A) So (B) Then (C) For (D) But

14 (A) symptoms (B) functions (C) manners (D) effects

15 (A) application (B) import (C) export (D) result

16 (A) in the function of (B) in the field of (C) in the direction of (D) in the face of

17 Swallowing angry words is much easier than having to eat them. (A) Holding our temper is much easier than having to apologize for our angry words. (B) Taking back our angry words is much easier than having to apologize for them. (C) Once we lose our temper, we will end up apologizing for our angry words. (D) Before we lash out our angry words, we had better think about the consequences. 代號：80110 頁次：4－3

18 In detective stories, a lot of clues are superfluous and designed to mislead the reader. (A) In detective stories, the clues often flow by too fast for the reader to catch. (B) The clues in detective stories are only written to trick the readers. (C) There are often unnecessary clues added in detective stories to confuse or deceive the reader. (D) The clues in detective stories mislead the reader because they are superficial.

19 Twain’s novel Pudd’nhead Wilson stood as a challenge to the racial conviction of even many of the laissez-faires of his day. (A) Twain’s novel Pudd’nhead Wilson was challenged by the strong racial belief of the conservatives in his time. (B)The belief on racial issues of the conservatives in Twain’s time was disputed by his novel Pudd’nhead Wilson. (C) Many liberals of Twain’s time were defied in his novel Pudd’nhead Wilson. (D) Twain disputed the racial belief of his contemporary liberals in the novel Pudd’nhead Wilson.