1.（ ）At the press conference, the CEO ended his speech with a song, _____ everyone present.

(A) surprising (B) surprised (C) to his surprise (D) with surprise

2.（ ）Both Nova Airlines and Silk Airways face the _____ task of keeping their planes on schedule.

(A) challenge (B) challenger (C) challenging (D) challenged

3.（ ）Body Temple Gym _____ the right to refuse service to customers who are abusive toward the employees.

(A) allows (B) reserves (C) collects (D) expands

4.（ ）Hard copies of patients’ personal data are kept _____ in cabinets that are locked at all times.

(A) confident (B) quiet (C) secure (D) public

5.（ ）The print sales of the magazine “Chat Empire” remain strong and its online _____ continues to grow.

(A) viewership (B) readership (C) subscribe (D) spectator

【答案及解析】

1.【答案】(A)，which surprised everyone present省略關代which而改寫成分詞構句surprising；(C)讓他驚訝的；(D)驚訝地。

2.【答案】(C)，(A)挑戰；(B)挑戰者；(C)有挑戰性的；(D)被挑戰的。

3.【答案】(B)，(A)允許；(B)保留；(C)收集；(D)擴大。

4.【答案】(C)，(A)有信心的；(B)安靜的；(C)安全的；(D)公開的。

5.【答案】(B)，(A) N，收視率；(B) N，讀者人數；(C) V，訂閱；(D) N，運動賽事的觀眾。