私醫聯招 英文歷屆試題｜第 222 題
105 學年度
A report says thousands of children as young as eight are working in (21) conditions on tobacco farms in countries of South Asia, putting them (22) cancer, respiratory problems and nicotine poisoning. However, all the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of these countries have (23) comment on the report.
- in advantage of
- at crossroads
- at the power of
- at the risk of
提示
考固定片語 put someone ___ + 疾病/危險，表示『使某人暴露在…風險之下』。
正確答案
正解：D
詳解
A. 「in advantage of」不是英文固定用法（正確片語是 take advantage of），且語意與『使人暴露於疾病風險』不符。
B. 「at crossroads」意為『在十字路口、面臨抉擇』，與後面接疾病名稱的語境不合。
C. 「at the power of」不是英文固定片語，語意不通。
D. 「at the risk of + 疾病/傷害」是固定片語，意為『冒著…的風險』，與句意吻合。
