The client asked us to ___ the meeting to next Tuesday because she is traveling this week.
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:A. postpone
postpone=延後、改到較晚的時間,後面接 to next Tuesday 正好說明「改到下週二」,選 A。promote 是升遷或推廣;prevent 是防止;propose 是提議,後面接 to + 時間不通順。
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We are running ___ schedule, so the design team will need two more days.
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:B. behind
behind schedule=進度落後,後句說還需要多兩天,選 B。over schedule、under schedule 不是慣用說法(常見的是 over budget);after 不和 schedule 搭配表示進度。
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The supplier has not ___ the parts yet, so we cannot start testing.
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:C. delivered
has not 後面要接過去分詞,形成現在完成式,選 C delivered。deliver 是原形、delivering 是現在分詞、delivers 是第三人稱現在式,都不能接在 has not 後面。
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Please keep me ___ the loop if the client changes the plan again.
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:C. in
keep someone in the loop=讓某人隨時掌握最新情況,固定用 in,選 C。on、at、by 都不是這個片語的介系詞。
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Please send me the final report ___ Friday. That is our deadline.
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:A. by
by + 時間=「最晚在……之前」完成一次性動作,搭配 deadline 選 A。until 表示動作持續到某時間(例如 wait until Friday),send 是一次完成的動作,不用 until;since 用於「自從」;during 後面接一段期間,不接單一天表示期限。
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We apologize ___ the delay and any inconvenience it may cause.
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:B. for
apologize for + 事情=為某事道歉,選 B。apologize to 後面接「人」;with、of、at 都不和 apologize 搭配表示道歉的原因。
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___ the test results arrived late, we could not finish the project on time.
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:B. Because
前半句(結果晚到)是後半句(無法準時完成)的原因,用 Because,選 B。Although 表示讓步、前後語意相反,這裡不相反;Unless=除非,語意不通;However 是副詞,不能直接連接兩個子句。
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What is the main purpose of the email?
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:D. To explain a change to the launch date
第一句 "the Nova app launch will be delayed" 和 "The new launch date is May 20" 說明上線日期改了,選 D。A:信中提到 payment page 是出問題的頁面,不是要求付款;B:training 是客戶自己用 demo 訓練員工,不是邀請上課;C:原定日期已經改了,不是確認原日期。
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When will Ms. Lin's team receive the demo version?
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:D. On May 8
"we will share a demo version with you on May 8",選 D。A 是新的上線日;B 是寄送進度報告的時間;C 是延後的長度(two weeks later than planned),不是收到 demo 的時間。
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In the email, the word "minimize" in "To minimize the impact on your team" is closest in meaning to
你的答案:未作答|正確答案:A. reduce
minimize=把影響降到最低,和 reduce(減少)最接近,選 A。D increase 意思相反;B explain、C report 是說明或報告,沒有「減少」的意思。
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