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！
The Persian Gulf is not an obvious destination for the head of the
Roman Catholic Church. Yet when Bahrain’s King Hamad met with
Pope Benedict in Rome in July 2008, he __1__ a personal invitation to
visit. If Benedict accepts this offer, he’ll become the first pontiff to
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set foot in Arabia.
__2__ would make that trip so dramatic is the region’s reputation
for religious intolerance. Bahrain’s new hospitality shows that
attitudes are changing. And the explanation lies in demographics.
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.
Foreign laborers now represent 35 percent of Bahrain’s inhabitants.
The number is 60 percent in Kuwait and 80 percent in the United Arab
Emirates, and almost half of the 35 million people on the Arabian
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
result, __4__ now constitute roughly 9 percent of Bahrain’s
population. In Saudi Arabia, the Catholic Church estimates there are
1.2 million Filipino faithfuls alone, making them the country’s third
largest immigrant group.
( ) 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)。
補充：
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。
更多完整內容 請至國考專門店 英銘國考英文周刊-No.67-克漏字篇
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