業精於勤，事立於豫

      Most people would agree that their lives have been positively affected by the Internet and e-mail. The Internet allows us to access large amounts of information on nearly any topic quickly and cheaply. E-mail allows us to communicate with friends, family, and colleagues __41__ instantly even when they are on another continent. __42__, a question on many people’s minds concerns privacy. Does a company or government agency have the right to __43__ a record of the sites you visit on the Internet? Does your employer have the right to __44__ your e-mail message? Democratic societies create large zones of privacy for individuals by __45__ the power of public and private authorities to look into anyone’s personal matters. Although privacy is still a very important value, the computer age has brought a new debate over privacy rights.

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Most people would agree that their lives have been positively affected by the Internet and e-mail. (大多數人都同意，他們的生活已確實被網路和電子郵件所影響。)

The Internet allows us to access large amounts of information on nearly any topic quickly and cheaply. (網路使我們能夠快速且廉價地接觸大量的資訊，幾乎是任何主題都有。)

E-mail allows us to communicate with friends, family, and colleagues __41__ instantly even when they are on another continent. (電子郵件讓我們可以與朋友、家人和同事幾乎是立即溝通，即使他們人在另一個大陸。)

41. (A)almost 幾乎 (B)barely 勉強 (C)enough 足夠 (D)much 很多 

__42__, a question on many people’s minds concerns privacy. (然而，很多人心中的擔憂就是隱私問題。)

42. (A)Additionally另外 (B)Furthermore 此外；再者 (C)However 然而 (D)Moreover 此外；再者 

Does a company or government agency have the right to __43__ a record of the sites you visit on the Internet? (一個公司或政府機構是否有權紀錄你在網路上造訪的網站？)

43. (A)break (B)catch (C)keep (D)play 

[考片語] keep a record 保有紀錄 

Does your employer have the right to __44__ your e-mail message? (你的雇主是否有權閲讀你的電子郵件訊息？)

44. (A)guess 猜 (B)look 看 (C)read 讀 (D)write 寫 

[考文法] 看 e-mail 或 newspaper，因為是逐字看，所以用「read」。

Democratic societies create large zones of privacy for individuals by __45__ the power of public and private authorities to look into anyone’s personal matters. (民主社會為個人創造出廣大的隱私範圍，透過限制公共部門和私營部門調查任何個人事務的權力。)

Although privacy is still a very important value, the computer age has brought a new debate over privacy rights. (雖然個人隱私仍然很重要，但電腦時代已為隱私權帶來新的討論。)

45. (A)expanding 擴張 (B)limiting 限制 (C)protectin 保護 (D)stressing  施壓