_________2. It took the jury three hours to d_____e on the murder case.

(a)  

_________3. The d_____e passages of the book perfectly brought as English summer to life.

(a)  

_________4. His physical d_____y prevented him from driving a car.

(a)  

_________5. The terrible motorcycle accident d_____d John for life.

(a)  

_________6. Humphrey is always d_____t and never tries to draw attention to himself.

(a)  

_________7. This company d_____s against foreign workers by paying them less.

(a)  

_________8. He d_____d of the dog’s body by burying it under the tree.

(a)  

_________9. Sam found the television a d_____n, so he turned it off.

(a)  

_________10. His speech lacked e_____e, making him sound unprepared.

(a)  

1) The politician is an e (a)   speaker who can usually win over any crowd.

那個政治人物口才很好，經常能讓群眾信服。

2) The athlete’s e (a)   was the key to his success in the marathon.

那名運動員的耐力是他在馬拉松賽跑中成功的關鍵。

3) A good command of English should e (a)   your chances of getting a job.

精通英語應可增加你找到工作的機會。

4) It takes an expert to e (a)   the general public as to the complicated tax laws.

複雜的稅法需要專家解說，才能讓一般大眾明瞭。

5) It is not e (a)   for a doctor to discuss his patients’ medical care with friends.

醫生和友人討論病人的醫療狀況是不道德的。

6) Jerry was given a promotion because of his e (a)   work.

傑瑞工作表現優異，獲得了升遷。

7) When drawing up contracts, we often require the e (a)   of a lawyer.

我們擬合約時，常需要律師的專業知識協助。

8) His f (a)   with foreign languages was the main reason the company hired him.

公司僱用他主因是他精通外語。

9) To achieve f (a)   in a language, you must spend years studying it.

要能流利地說一種語言，你得花上數年時間來研讀。

10) The famous actress added a sense of g (a)   to the awards ceremony.

那位知名女演員為頒獎典禮增添了許多丰采。