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Common and easily accessible resources (prey for predators or hosts for parasites) should be, all other things being equal, used frequently, yet in some environments apparently accessible and suitable resources remain _____.

A. vulnerable
B. unobtainable
C. sustainable
D. depleted
E. unexploited

















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Common and easily accessible resources (prey for predators or hosts for parasites) should be, all other things being equal, used frequently, yet(-) in some environments apparently accessible and suitable resources remain _____.

A. vulnerable
B. unobtainable
C. sustainable
D. depleted
E. unexploited

通常易獲取的資源（捕食掠食者或寄生蟲的寄主）應該是，其他所有事物都是平等的，經常使用，但是顯然在某些環境下易獲取、合適的資源仍然_____。

 白話：通常易獲取的資源應該是能經常平等的使用，但是顯然在某些環境下，易獲取的資源仍然_____。

 Ans: E

 prey
/preɪ/
noun 被捕食的動物，獵物

 predator
/ˈpred.ə.t̬ɚ/
noun 捕食性動物，食肉動物
noun 尾隨傷害他人者，尾隨作案者

 parasite
/ˈper.ə.saɪt/
noun 寄生生物；寄生動物；寄生植物
noun 靠他人為生者，寄生蟲

 apparently 
/əˈper.ənt.li/
adverb 據…所知；看來；據說；聽說
adverb 實際上
adverb 好像；似乎；看起來

 vulnerable
/ˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.bəl/
adjective 易受傷的；易受影響（或攻擊）的；脆弱的

 sustainable
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
adjective 可持續的，能長期保持的

 depleted
/dɪˈpliː.t̬ɪd/
adjective 消耗；耗費；減少

 exploit
/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
verb 利用；開發；發揮
verb （出於私利）利用；剝削
noun 不尋常的行為；英勇的行為；奇遇

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