英文克漏字一向是考生頭痛的考題，尤其是看到一長串的文章大概都想先跳過讓過最後再來寫吧！只要多點耐心，先大致上看完整篇文章再來作答，會發現其實這篇克漏字題組的四個題目真的都不難喔，不信就看看英銘老師的逐題分析喔！
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The Persian Gulf is not an obvious destination for the head of the |
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Roman Catholic Church. Yet when Bahrain’s King Hamad met with |
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Pope Benedict in Rome in July 2008, he __1__ a personal invitation to |
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visit. If Benedict accepts this offer, he’ll become the first pontiff to |
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set foot in Arabia. |
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__2__ would make that trip so dramatic is the region’s reputation |
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for religious intolerance. Bahrain’s new hospitality shows that |
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attitudes are changing. And the explanation lies in demographics. |
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The kingdom and its neighbors are hosts to booming new Christian |
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populations, thanks to the region’s __3__ hunger for guest workers. |
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Foreign laborers now represent 35 percent of Bahrain’s inhabitants. |
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The number is 60 percent in Kuwait and 80 percent in the United Arab |
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Emirates, and almost half of the 35 million people on the Arabian |
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Peninsula are now foreign-born. A large proportion of them hail from |
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Christian areas such as the Philippines and southern India. As a |
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result, __4__ now constitute roughly 9 percent of Bahrain’s |
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population. In Saudi Arabia, the Catholic Church estimates there are |
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1.2 million Filipino faithfuls alone, making them the country’s third |
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( ) 1. (A) detained (B) extended (C) pretended (D) retained
( ) 2. (A) It (B) That (C) What (D) Which
( ) 3. (A) indignant (B) ingenious (C) insatiable (D) invaluable
( ) 4. (A) Buddhists (B) Christians (C) Muslims (D) Protestants
第1題：根據文章的第4行至第5行，得知如果Benedict接受這個提議，他將成為第一個到達阿拉伯的羅馬教宗。因此私人的邀請被延伸了，所以答案是(B)。
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detain v. 耽擱、拘(扣)留 (always)
Bobby was detained by an unexpected visitor that morning.
那天早晨Bobby被一個不速之客纏住了。
extend v. 延伸、給予 (always)
How can I extend a visa if it expires?
簽證到期後要如何延長期限呢？
I'd like to extend my heartfelt thanks for your help.
我想衷心感謝您的幫助。
pretend v. 假裝、自命 adj. 假裝(想)的 (always)
We must not pretend to know when we do not know.
當我們不知道時，不要假裝知道。
retain v. 保留(持)、記住、聘雇 (always)
Amy's dance could not retain the interest of her audience.
Amy的舞蹈不能保持住觀眾的興趣。
Cindy has good memory and finds it easy to retain matters.
Cindy記憶力好，很容易記住事情。
Robert retained the best lawyer to defend his case.
Robert聘了最好的律師為自己申辯。
第2題：這題是考名詞子句，空格後是動詞“would make”，所以空格需要一個可當主詞的wh疑問字。what與which皆可當主詞：what指的是東西、which是提供選擇，因為主詞補語是“the region’s reputation”(地區的聲譽)，這是東西，所以答案是(C)。
第3題：根據文章的第9行至第10行，得知這個王國和它的鄰居是蓬勃發展的新基督教人口的主人，這要歸功於該地區對於外來工人貪得無厭的渴求。所以答案是(C)。
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indignant adj. 憤怒的 (always)
Ivana was indignant with Zack for dating another girl.
Ivana因為Zack腳踏兩條船而非常生氣。
同義：angry, irritated, furious, raged.
ingenious adj. 機靈的、巧妙的 (always)
The ingenious boy made a robot for himself.
這個聰明的小孩自己做了一個機器人。
insatiable adj. 永不滿足的、貪得無厭的 (always)
The boy has an insatiable desire for sweets.
這個男孩對甜食的慾望永無止境。
invaluable adj. 無價的 (always)
There are many invaluable paintings in that museum.
那博物館擁有許多無價的畫。
同義：priceless, precious.
第4題：根據文章的第14行至第15行，得知有很大一部分的外籍工人來自於基督教地區，例如菲律賓和印度南部。結果當然是基督徒，現在佔了Bahrain(巴林)總人口的9%，所以答案是(B)。
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Buddhist n. 佛教徒 adj. 佛教的 (always)
The Buddhist monk wouldn't harm an ant.
那和尚不願意傷害一隻螞蟻。
Christian n. 基督教徒 a. 基督教的 (always)
Angus is a devout Christian.
Angus是个虔诚的基督徒。
Muslim n. 回教(徒) a. 回教的 (always)
Iran is a Muslim country.
伊朗是一個伊斯蘭國家。
Protestant n. 新教徒 a. 新教的 (always)
The entire country is now around 40% protestant.
整個國家現有大約40%的新教徒。
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