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有些英文字的串法相似,但意思却大相迳庭,例如「father」和「farther」,前者解作「父亲」,后者则解作「更远的」;而「disease」、「decease」和「decrease」便分别解作「疾病」、「死亡」和「减少」。正所谓「差之毫厘,缪以千里」,用词错误,小则教人摸不着头脑,大则引起误会、令人尴尬。因此,若使用容易混淆的英文字,切记要格外留神。


请从选项中选出正确答案,使句子的意思完整。

 

1. The ________ reason behind her decision is to protect children from warfare.

  a. principal b. principle c. princess


2. The management is ________ of the company’s financial performance in the coming year.

  a. confidant b. confident c. confidential


3. This research project will be completed in the ________ half of the year.

  a. later b. latter c. letter


4. Decorations of the restaurant ________ from time to time.

  a. vary b. variety c. very


5. He decides to ________ an environmental-friendly approach so as to reduce paper consumption of the department.

  a. adapt b. adobe c. adopt


6. ________ strikes can cause fire and property damage.

  a. Lighting b. Lightening c. Lightning


7. The vehicle was ________ when the lorry crashed into it.

  a. station b. stationary c. stationery


8. Due to ________ weather conditions, we decide to postpone the ceremony.

  a. service b. serve c. severe


9. I am hungry. When can the ________ be ready?

  a. super b. supper c. supreme


10. In addition to the students’ academic performance, the school attaches great importance to ________ education.

  a. moral b. morel c. morale

 

答案
 
1.   2.   3.    4.   5.   6.   7.   8.   9.   10.

参加者在十一月六日前把答案连同姓名、职位、所属单位、联络电话及所属单位主管(警司级人员或行政主任)姓名,以派递方式送交警政大楼三十六楼警察总部翻译组收,信封面请注明「语文天地」。每期得奖名额八个,每名得奖者可获赠面值二百元书券。如超过八位参加者答对全部题目,则以抽签方式选出得奖者。如没有参加者答对全部题目,则在答中最多题目的参加者中抽出得奖者。游戏答案以作者提供的答案为准。得奖者将于稍后由所属单位颁发书券。查询电话∶2860-3629
 
第一百四十二则游戏答案∶
 
1. (i) Long Ping Road (ii) B
2. (i) Temple Street (ii) A
3. (i) Castle Peak Road (ii) D
4. (i) Sycamore Street (ii) C
5. (i) Tung Lo Wan Road (ii) B
6. (i) 翡翠里 (ii) A
7. (i) 爱秩序街 (ii) C
8. (i) 贾炳达道 (ii) C
9. (i) 蝴蝶谷道 (ii) A
10. (i) 协和街 (ii) B


经抽签后,得奖者名单如下∶

      姓名 所属单位 /  职位
1. FONG Nga-yee PC, DIT 2 ,WTSDIST
2. LEE Siu-yan ACO, F2 Filing P&A
3. CHAN Hau-wai PC 5957, SDS STDIST
4. 黄宏俊 PC, UB INT RAILDIST
5. LAU Kwok-wing SGT 51102, OSSU Team 4 MOSDIV
6. CHANG Yee-ching WDPC, DIS MKDIST
7. HUI Sui-king PCO, Crime Wing TSD
8. LIN Pui-shan PS to CSP PR SQ, SQW

 
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