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What is the best way to meet the person of your dreams? Today, more and more people are _(1)_ their mate online. _(2)_ was once considered an unusual method of meeting is now quite normal. Companies _(3)_ dating services claim online dating is easy, safe and cheap. Each person posts detailed information about themselves. This can include hobbies, education, dislikes and, of course, what they are looking for in a mate. Furthermore, most people will put a picture online. This is much more _(4)_ than the newspaper since those ads are often quite short and never include a photo. But buyers, _(5)_! Some people are not what they claim to be. The police have reported several cases where older men claimed to be teenagers and have tricked unsuspecting girls. Some people have found their love of their life. Still, as yet, most people haven't had too much luck. 遇見夢中人的最佳途徑是什麼呢？今天有愈來愈多的人靠上網來尋找他們的伴侶。以前被認為是不尋常的會面方式現在變成很普通了。 提供交誼服務的公司宣稱網路交誼很容易、安全、又便宜。每個人都可公佈自己的詳細資料。這包括嗜好、教育背景和討厭的事，當然也包括他們對伴侶所期盼的條件。而且，大部份的人都會附上照片。這遠比報紙有效多了，因為報紙廣告通常都很短，而且也沒有照片。不過，買主得小心了！有些人並不是他們所宣稱的那樣。警方已報導幾個案例，其中有些年紀大的人偽稱是十幾歲的少年人，而玩弄了一些對他們不起疑心的女孩。有些人已找到了他們生命中的最愛。不過，到目前為止，大部份的人並沒有那麼幸運。 單字一點通 1.mate n. 伴侶 2.online adv. 上網 & a. 上網的 例:You can get almost all the information you need online. (你可以上網取得你所需要的幾乎一切資訊。) 3.detailed a. 詳細的 have a detailed knowledge of...　　對……知之甚詳 4.trick vt. 玩弄, 欺騙 5.unsuspecting a. 不起疑心的

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Question 1.  (A) seeking for  (B) searching into  (C) seeking(正解)  (D) searching seek vt. 尋找 三態為: seek、sought、sought。 本字是及物動詞, 故之後直接接受詞。 例:They're still seeking the truth. (他們仍然在尋找真相。) search是不及物動詞, 須與for並用方可接受詞。 例:They're still searching for the truth.(他們仍然在尋找真相。) 根據上述, (C)應為正選; (A)應刪除for; (B)及(D)均應改成searching for。

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Question 2.  (A) It  (B) How  (C) What(正解)  (D) Which 空格內置入的what是複合關係代名詞, 等於the thing which。 原句分析如下: What was once considered an unusual method of meeting is now quite normal. =The thing(1) which was once considered an unusual method of meeting(2) is now(3)quite normal.(4) 1)為主詞, 此處The thing等於The method。 2)為關係代名詞which引導的形容詞子句, 修飾1)。 3)為be動詞, 其中now是副詞, 修飾is。 4)為形容詞, 作主詞補語, 其中quite是副詞, 譯成『相當地』, 修飾normal。 全句翻譯如下: 有一種方式, 這種方式曾一度被視為一種不尋常的會面方式, 現在卻是相當正常了。 根據上述, (C)應為正選。

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Question 3.  (A) offer  (B) offered  (C) will offer  (D) offering(正解) 本文: Companies offering dating services claim online dating is easy, safe and cheap. =Companies(主詞)which offer dating services(形容詞子句)claim (及物動詞)(that) dating is easy, safe and cheap.(名詞子句, 作claim的受詞) (提供交誼服務的公司宣稱上網交誼很容易、安全且很便宜。) 根據上述, (D)應為正選。

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Question 4.  (A) isolated  (B) efficient(正解)  (C) time-consuming  (D) boring (A)isolated a. 受到孤立的 (B)efficient a. 有效率的 (C)time-consuming a. 耗時的 (D)boring a. 無聊的 根據語意, (B)應為正選。

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Question 5.  (A) beware(正解)  (B) be ware  (C) aware  (D) wary (A)beware vi. 小心 (僅用於命令句, 與of並用) 例:Beware of that dog. (小心那隻狗。) (B)be ware　　無此字詞 (C)aware a. 了解的 (與of並用) 例:Are you aware of what you're supposed to do? (你明白你該做什麼事了嗎？) (D)wary a. 小心的 (與of並用) be wary of...　　提防…… 例:You've gotta be wary of what she's been doing recently. (你得小心她最近的所為。) 根據語意, (A)應為正選。

People have always been obsessed with their appearance. But with the _(6)_ of plastic surgery, we are now able to change almost any part of our bodies. However, this has _(7)_ a need for perfection. Over the past 20 years, many women _(8)_ breast implants. After a few years, some of the implants leaked, leading to numerous health problems. Furthermore, countless lawsuits have been filed around the world _(9)_ doctors who have made mistakes during operations. _(10)_ matters worse, a new television program in the US, called "Ultimate Makeover," is giving real people free plastic surgery. The results are incredible. But, while only a dozen people get a new look, the rest of the world is only wishing they, too, could be more beautiful. 人們無時無刻都很在乎自己的外表。不過由於整型手術的引進，我們現在幾乎可以改變我們身體的任何部位。然而這也造成一股追求完美的風潮。過去二十年以來很多婦女接受了隆乳的手術。幾年不到，有些植入物發生滲漏的現象，造成很多健康上的問題。更何況，針對手術失誤醫生提出的訴訟案在全世界也數不清。更糟的是，在美國有一個命名為『終極美容』的新節目，現場進行真人的免費整型外科手術。其結果真是難以置信。不過在只有少數人容貌煥然一新的時候，全世界的人也只能做做『更美的』夢罷了。 單字一點通 1.obsess vt. 使滿腦子想的都是……(多用於被動語態中) be obsessed with...　　滿腦子想的都是…… 例:The poor man was obsessed with how to make money.(這個窮光蛋滿腦子想的都是如何賺錢。) 2.plastic surgery　　整型手術 plastic n. 塑膠 & a. 塑膠的 surgery n. 外科手術 (不可數) perform a surgery on the patient (　) →perform surgery on the patient (○) =perform an operation on the patient 對病人實施手術 3.breast n. 乳房 4.implant n. & vt. 移植, 植入 5.leak n. & vi. 滲漏 6.lawsuit n. 官司, 訴訟 7.ultimate a. 終極的 8.makeover n. 美容 9.incredible a. 不可思議的 片語大補帖 file a lawsuit against sb　　控告某人, 對某人提出訴訟 例: The parents decided to file a lawsuit against the young man for molesting their daughter. (這對父母決定控告這年輕人猥褻他們的女兒。)

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Question 6.  (A) automation  (B) introduction(正解)  (C) reservation  (D) seduction (A)automation n. 自動化 (B)introduction n. 介紹; 引進 (C)reservation n. 預訂; 保留 (D)seduction n. 引誘 根據語意, (B)應為正選。

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Question 7.  (A) coincided with  (B) gotten rid of  (C) backed up  (D) resulted in(正解) (A)coincide with...　　與……巧合 例:Your birthday coincides with mine ── we were born on the same day. (你的生日與我的生日很巧合 ── 我們是同一天生。) (B)get rid of...　　擺脫…… get rid of the bad habit　　擺脫/戒掉壞習慣 (C)back sb up　　支持某人 =support sb (D)result in...　　導致…… =lead to... =bring about... =contribute to... 例:It was his carelessness that resulted in the accident. (是他的粗心導致這起意外。) 根據語意, (D)應為正選。

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Question 8.  (A) have received(正解)  (B) received  (C) had received  (D) receiving 凡下列時間副詞片語出現時, 句中動詞應採現在完成式或現在完成進行式: over the last/past + 數字 + hours/days/weeks/months/years during for in 過去若干鐘頭/日子/星期/月/年以來 例:John has been living here over the past five months. (過去五個月來約翰都一直住在這裡。) 根據上述, (A)應為正選。

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Question 9.  (A) for  (B) against(正解)  (C) with  (D) to file a lawsuit against sb　　控告某人, 對某人提出訴訟 ＊相關例句請參閱之前的片語造句。 此為固定用法, 故(B)應為正選。

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Question 10.  (A) Making  (B) Make  (C) To make(正解)  (D) In making To make matters worse,...　　更糟的是,…… =What's worse,... =Even worse,... =Worse still,... 例:I lost my wallet. To make matters worse, I missed the last train. (我的皮夾子丟了。更糟的是，我沒趕上最後一班火車。) 根據上述, (C)應為正選。