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Taiwan Rocked by _______ 7.2 Earthquake and Its Aftershocks.

• Attitude

• Magnitude

• Gratitude

• Multitude

Answer explanation

規模 7.2 地震襲臺，餘震不斷

Attitude N. 態度、姿勢 - 結尾 -tude

- 名詞 指人對某事的看法或行為方式

Magnitude [ `mAgnJ"tyud ] n.（地震的）規模

Gratitude N. 感激之情 - 結尾 -tude

- 名詞 與情感相關，非描述大小或規模

Multitude N. 許多、大量 - 結尾 -tude

- 名詞 表數量多，部分語意接近 magnitude

On April 3, 2024, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake ____ Taiwan _____ the coast of Hualien.

• struck / off

• stuck / with

• struggled / with

• struck out

Answer explanation

2024 年四月三日，

臺灣花蓮外海發生規模 7.2 地震。

• - stuck with 被迫接受、擺脫不了某人某事

• - struggle with 介因...而掙扎

• - struck out 三振出局

Strong shaking ______ across the island,

but Hualien County was hit the hardest.

• was felt

• felt

• was feeling

• has been feeling

Answer explanation

該島各地均有強烈搖晃，

但花蓮縣災情最為嚴重。

______ buildings were damaged in the city,

and landslides occurred in the mountainous areas.

• Multiple

• Much

• Massive

• Various

Answer explanation

該縣多棟建築物受損，山區發生坍方。

(B) Much 通常修飾不可數名詞

(C) Massive 巨大的（體積/程度）

語意偏差，指建築「很大」，非「數量多」

(D) Various含義偏向「各種各樣的」

語意偏離重點，無法強調「數量多」的語氣，也不強調災害性

Tragically, the natural disaster ______ at least 18 lives.

• claimed

• reported

• requested

• declared

Answer explanation

不幸的是，

這場天災至少奪走了十八人的性命。

這裡的 claim 是一個固定搭配：

claim lives，意指「奪走生命」

（通常是指災難、疾病、戰爭等造成的死亡），不是「宣稱」。

The earthquake was the largest Taiwan _______ since 1999.

• had experienced

• has experienced

• experienced

• had been experienced

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit central Taiwan

on September 21 of that year,

_______ in thousands of deaths.

• resulting

• was resulted

• result

• resulted

Answer explanation

result 原形動詞，

不可直接接在逗號後，文法錯誤

was resulting錯誤時態，且不自然。

過去進行式不適合表示已發生的結果

resulted 需接連接詞

（如 and / which / that），

但這裡是逗號 → 文法不完整

Since April 3 of this year, at least 1,300 aftershocks have been recorded,

more than 60 ____ had magnitudes above 5.

• of which

• from them

• which of

• of them which

Answer explanation

"of which" 是 介系詞 + 關係代名詞 的結構，用來補充說明前面的「aftershocks」，

非常常見於正式或書面英文中。

原句的轉換版本（理解用）：

...at least 1,300 aftershocks have been recorded.

More than 60 of these aftershocks had magnitudes above 5.

→ 合併：...aftershocks have been recorded, more than 60 of which had magnitudes above 5.

Experts have warned that aftershocks could still occur

for up to 12 months after the ______ quake

and have advised the public to take precautions.

• initial

• initiative

• initiation

• initiated

Answer explanation

(B) initiative 名詞 倡議、主動

不能修飾 quake（地震）

(C) initiation 名詞 開始、啟動（儀式）

語意偏向儀式或正式「啟動」，不搭 quake

(D) initiated 過去分詞/形容詞 被開始的

雖然可作形容詞，但語意不清楚、

沒有initial 正確自然

When going outdoors, you should take _____ to protect your skin from the sun.

•   precautions

• substances

• occupations

• allowances

Answer explanation

(A) precautions 名詞（可數/不可數）

預防措施；警惕

take precautions 採取預防措施

(B) substances名詞（可數）

物質；物品

chemical substances 化學物質

(C) occupations 名詞（可數）

職業= jobs；也可表示「佔領」（較少見）

(D) allowances名詞（可數）

津貼；零用錢；允許量

monthly allowance 月津貼 /

baggage allowance 行李限重