問題詳情

B. There are many kinds of inventions. Some are fun to play, __26__ others are serious and able to save lives.The following two short stories show us how the inventors got their ideas.     Back to 1929, many Americans were unemployed because times were hard. Charles Darrow was one of them.Mr. Darrow couldn’t take his wife to Atlantic City __27__ he used to. He said to his wife, “If I __28__ my job, Iwould buy the city for you.” Then, he invented a board game with the street names, railway stations, the water andpower companies of Atlantic City included in it. He made wooden houses and hotels. In addition, he foundcolored buttons for tokens. With a pair of dice and much play money, the famous game, Monopoly, was born.       __29__ story is about road safety. One night when Percy Shaw was driving in the countryside, he __30__ thickfog before a turn. He couldn’t see clearly, but at that moment, the eyes of a cat reflected his car light and he knewwhere the side of the road was. After this, he invented the reflectors and made roads and highways safer andeasier to drive __31__ after dark.       Both Darrow and Shaw were able to turn the difficulties in their lives into ideas for inventions. So, be creativeand maybe you will be the next Darrow or Shaw. Who knows?
26.
(A) but
(B) while
(C) however
(D) whereas (選錯的)

參考答案

答案：B[無官方正解]
難度：困難0.363636
統計：A(2),B(4),C(4),D(0),E(0)

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