17. When Tom handed in his paper late, he ____ a story that his computer had crashed. The
truth is that he does not even use a computer.

(A) simulated
(B) highlighted
(C) fabricated
(D) terminated

18. Taiwan’s very first remote sensing _____, the Formosa 5, was successfully launched into space from California last month. (A) controller (B) atmosphere (C) orbit (D) satellite

19. Puerto Ricans were facing the crushing _____ wrought by Hurricane Maria — splintered homes, uprooted trees and floodwaters coursing through streets. (A) dedication (B) deduction (C) deficiency (D) devastation

20. We need to ____ our watches before the race starts. Let’s set them right now at 1:30. (A) synchronize (B) submerge (C) straighten (D) strangle 二、綜合測驗： Owners of iPhones and iPads who install the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system will find that some older apps will stop working. It is a consequence of iOS 11 being restricted to running apps written in what is known as 64-bit code. The number ( 21 ) how much data a processor can handle at once - the larger the ( 22 ), the faster a computer can potentially operate. Dropping support for 32-bit software lets Apple ( 23 ) its operating system and helps it run more quickly. Apple has explained in the past that it is relatively easy for app-makers to reverse their products, and its App Store has rejected ( 24 ) that lack 64-bit support since June 2015. “Two years is a very short period for something to become obsolete, even in the technology world where things move very fast,” said Prof. Alan Woodward, from the Department of Computer Science at University of Surrey. “What most vendors have done so far is to keep as many things as ( 25 ) as possible for as long as possible.” It wouldn’t have taken a huge amount of work for iOS 11 to have continued supporting 32-bit, so it’s difficult not to conclude that Apple is really trying to force the pace and make people move on.”

21. (A) safeguards (B) signifies (C) savages (D) salutes

22. (A) faction (B) familiarity (C) filter (D) figure

23. (A) streamline (B) fluctuate (C) dazzle (D) ravage

24. (A) uncertainties (B) unrests (C) updates (D) upbringings

25. (A) compatible (B) parallel (C) radical (D) tedious 第 26 至 30 題為題組 Most of us take socialization for granted. We are born into families, and they socialize us into friendly appropriate human behavior. But ( 26 ) there were no humans around to socialize with you? Would you still be human? In 1800, French hunters found a strange creature in the woods. They were ( 27 ) what the creature was – perhaps a wild pig or monkey, they thought. The hunters ( 28 ) the creature into a pole and brought it out of the woods for villagers to see. Quickly it was determined that the creature was a human boy, naked, mute, and wild, but human nonetheless. When scientists were ( 29 ), they said the boy was severely mentally disabled and unteachable. A young doctor Jean-Marc Gaspard had devoted many years to ( 30 ) to socialize the wild boy, whom he named Victor. Unfortunately, the doctor was not successful, perhaps because Victor had missed human socialization during a critical developmental period early in life. The story of Victor is portrayed in the film The Wild Child.

26. (A) in case (B) what if (C) so what (D) even if

27. (A) flexible (B) valuable (C) unsure (D) concrete

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