Multitasking in Urban Myth

Question 1

Necessary or needed for a particular purpose
必要的；需要的；必不可少的

Skillful labours are considered as a r________ to increase enterprises’ productivity

Answer 1

Requisite/ essential

Question 2

Not skilled at achieving, or not able to produce, good results
無能力的；不起作用的，無效果的

The 3-month lockdown was i_______ in curtailing the spread of disease

Answer 2

Ineffectual/ineffective

Question 3

Uneconomic businesses and industries are not making enough profit or are losing money.
（企業、産業）不景氣的，賺不到錢的，賠本的

Uneconomic processes or activities use more of something than is necessary, causing it to be wasted.
（過程或活動）不經濟的，浪費的

The “Work At Home” policy was an u_________ use of civil servants.

Answer 3

Uneconomic

Question 4

harmful
有害的，造成危害的

Critics may worry about the d______ effects to society of increasing taxation. However, it transpires that the government’s financial status is in urgent condition.

Answer 4

Deleterious

Question 5

quick
迅速的；敏捷的
Nike is well-known for its e______ manner towards complaints.

Answer 5

expeditious

Question 6

giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect
一絲不苟的；過分嚴謹的；苛求的

having a strong dislike of anything dirty or unpleasant
有潔癖的；講究的
e.g. People with a f______ character, especially researchers and investment bankers, are likelier to fall victim to anxiety and depression.

Answer 6

fastidious

Question 7

having an effect that is opposite to the one intended or wanted
産生相反效果的；産生相反作用的；事與願違的，適得其反的

e.g. Incentives to encourage the use of electric cars may be proven c_______ as it limits consumer choice and slows the transition to electric vehicles.

Answer 7

counterproductive

Question 8

the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something
疏忽，過失

e.g. Government’s n_________ towards teenagers’ academic pressure has resulted in increasing suicidal rates in the recent years

Answer 8

negligence

Question 9

something that will solve all problems
（能解決一切問題的）萬能之計，靈丹妙藥

e.g. Though artificial intelligence is playing a pivotal role in accelerating scientific research. Nevertheless, it is never a p______ for all problems.

Answer 9

panacea

Question 10

the willingness to give a lot of time and energy to something because it is important
奉獻，貢獻；獻身
e.g. Their d_______ to defending their nations is praised

Answer 10

dedication

Question 11

not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you
（尤指對周圍發生的事情）毫不在意的，毫無知覺的，未察覺的
e.g. It seems that people are o______towards the potential risks that global warming brought by.
e.g. Absorbed in her work, she was totally o________ of her surroundings.

Answer 11

oblivious

Question 12

Definition 1: causing thought about interesting subjects
引發思考的，啟發性的

Definition 2: causing an angry reaction, usually intentionally
（通常指故意地）使人生氣的，挑釁的，煽動的

Definition 3: If behavior or clothing is provocative, it is intended to cause sexual desire.
（行為或衣服）挑逗性的

e.g. The expert has thew out a p________ question on whether dementia can be cured by medicines.

e.g. In a p_____ speech by the president of the Democratic Party, he condemns the socialist system in China.

e.g. She slowly leaned forward in a p_____ way.

Answer 12

provocative

Question 13

Definition 1: to throw several objects up into the air, and then catch and throw them up repeatedly so that one or more stays in the air, usually in order to entertain people
（用…）玩雜耍

Definition 2: to succeed in arranging your life so that you have time to involve yourself in two or more different activities or groups of people
盡力同時應付（兩種或兩種以上不同的活動或人）

Definition 3:
to change results or information recorded as numbers so that a situation seems to be better than it really is
歪曲，篡改

e.g. It is amazing as he j_____ ten balls simultaneously.

e.g. Many students find it difficult to j____ zoom lessons and mobile games.

e.g. In order to fulfill the sales volume, subordinates have no choice but to j______ the figures,

Answer 13

juggle

Question 14

Definition (verb):
to spoil something
破壞，妨害

e.g. The inappropriate teaching method has b_____ her chance to take part in the Grade 8 Piano examination.

Definition (noun):
1. a disease that damages and kills plants
（植物的）枯萎病，疫病
2. something that spoils or has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time
破壞因素；陰影

e.g. MaZeDong _______on our social progress.

Answer 14

blighted/ cast a blight

Question 15

Definition: to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly
輪流，交替

e.g. She a______ between revision and homework.
She a_______ between cheerfulness and deep despair.

Answer 15

alternates

Question 16

Definition: to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something
制止；減少；縮減；限制

e.g. In order to reserve more capital for his business, he has c_____ his holiday spending for 90%
Our freedom has been severely c________, thanks to the establishment of the National Security Law.

Answer 16

curtail

Question 17

Definition 1: If something has happened, this previously secret or unknown fact becomes known.
（秘密或未知事實）暴露，公開，為人所知

e.g. It t______ that extraterrestrial species may have a higher level of technological development, though we reckoned our existence is superior and unique.

Answer 17

transpires

Question 18

Definition 1: to become worse
惡化，變壞
worsen by his/ her own, not triggered by sth.
e.g. His exam score d______ rapidly, as the exam paper is much more difficult.

Answer 18

deteriorate

Question 19

Definition: to become worse in quality
（品質）下降；退化，衰退
e.g. Our living standard is d_______ year by year because of the long-lasting natural disaster.
e.g. A wedding was d____ to an argument

Answer 19

degenerate

Question 20

Definition 1: to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up
迴避，避開；放棄

e.g. Teachers have tried their best to e______ stupid questions so as not to slow down the teaching progress.

e.g. The protestors e_____ the use of violence after the establishment of National Security Law, in which the act of treason may subject to more than ten years of imprisonment

Answer 20

eschew

Question 21

Definition 1: to call someone in order to attract their attention
招呼，呼喊

e.g. I try my best to h____ him from the gate of hell.

Definition 2: If it hails, small, hard balls of ice fall from the sky like rain.
下冰雹

Definition 3: a lot of similar things or remarks, thrown or shouted at someone at the same time
（同時拋向某人的）一陣

e.g. He was greeted with a hail of insults for his exploitation towards women.

Answer 21

hail

Question 22

(Idiom) Definition: to express feelings or opinions of a particular

e.g. Wilson s_____ a note of anger as he said he perceived German as “beasts”

e.g. She s_______ of worry in her speech as she describes global warming as a “disconcerting phenomenon”

Answer 22

Strike a note of/ struck a note of

Question 23

(Idiom) Definition: to make an effort to remember something without writing it down

e.g. As her boyfriend, he has ______________ her favorite food and hobbies.

Answer 23

make a mental note of
(x for/at/in/about)

Question 24

(Idiom) Definition: to behave badly/ break the rules

e.g. You will be fired if you step out of line for one more time

Answer 24

Step out of line

Question 25

(Idiom) Definition: to obey the orders and accept the ideas, aims, and principles of a particular group/ person

e.g. If you want to improve your language proficiency in a short period of time, you better toe the line and follow the instructions that your tutor provides.

It is imperative for all students to toe the line and adhere to the rules and regulations.

Answer 25

Toe the line

Question 26

(Idiom) Definition: To cause something to become a matter of doubt and discussion

e.g. The lowering of DSE exam results in recent years c____ i___ q______ the CPU’s reputation of being a BAND 1A school.

e,g, The politician’s provocative statement, which contradicted his previous stance, threw his credibility into question.

Answer 26

call/being/throw into question

Question 27

(Idiom) Definition: to make somebody want to ask a question that has not been answered

e.g. A sharp drop in stock price b____ the q_____ of whether the era of the stock market will be ending.

The increasing rate of students begs the question of whether pressure from school is too much.

Answer 27

begs the question of

Question 28

(Idiom) Definition: In trouble or difficulty

e.g. His reputation was _________after the media had revealed he was engaged in prostitution

e.g. Despite being a proficient swimmer, the athlete was ________when he was caught having taken illicit performance-enhancing drugs

Answer 28

In deep water

Question 29

(Idiom) Definition: To try to find out whether sth is likely to succeed, by asking people for their opinions before you do sth

e.g. You’d better t______ before start investing in the cryptocurrency.

Answer 29

Test the water

Question 30

(Idiom) Definition: to ask somebody a lot of questions one after another or make a lot of comments very quickly

e.g. The interviewer keeps___________ the candidate, despite the fact that he has won in many debate competitions.

e.g. The reporters________ the minister.

Answer 30

Fire questions at

Question 31

(Idiom) Definition: to take unnecessary and dangerous risks

e.g. Allocating part of your salary to gambling activities is like _______, as you can never speculate on the exact profit or loss.

e.g. Taking selfies at dangerous locations is like_______.

e.g. ________ can result in deleterious consequences.

Answer 31

play with fire