
請回答第 39 題至第 42 題
Firefighters in Taoyuan County got an unusual request recently—to assist an elderly woman in the retrieval of her
prosthetic eye. Although 39 at first, firefighters went to the home of the woman and helped her retrieve her
prosthetic eye from the plastic awning of her home. The elderly woman was embarrassed for 40 so much trouble.
She 41 , “A few days ago, I looked down from my home on the fourth floor and my artificial eye dropped out and
landed on the awning on the building’s first floor. I tried different ways to retrieve it, 42 I was unable to. So I went
to the fire department for assistance.” Firefighters jokingly responded that although they had unusual requests before, it
was the first time they picked up somebody’s eye.
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請回答第 43 題至第 46 題
Firefighters responded to reports of a strong gas odor coming from an apartment. They forced the door open and
found a woman listening to loud music on her headphones. She didn’t smell the gas because she suffers from a
complete loss of her sense of smell—a condition 43 anosmia. The woman had turned on her oven to cook
dinner, but the pilot light was out. Gas quickly filled her apartment. Then it spread to the rest of the building. The
woman didn’t hear her neighbors pounding on the door 44 the loud music she was playing. Fortunately, she
didn’t light a match. Otherwise, there 45 a terrible explosion. After shutting off the gas supply, the fire chief
recommended her 46 gas detectors and smoke alarms. She promised to take precautions in the future.
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請回答第 47 題至第 50 題
Although firefighting is the most 47 aspect of a firefighter’s role, and continues to be a primary function of the
firefighters’ duties, emergency medical response and care have become a large part of the firefighters’ daily activities.
Emergency medical care, fire prevention, fire education, and community relations occupy a major part of the time on the
job. Firefighters are trained to 48 buildings for hazardous conditions that may result in a fire. Armed with their
knowledge of fire hazards and local fire and building laws, they check exit routes, the storage and use of flammable and
combustible materials, 49 of public places, and improper use of equipment or materials in all kinds of buildings.
Firefighters are also trained to administer emergency first aid. There are several levels of training: Emergency Medical
Technician-Basic (EMT-1), Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-2), and Emergency Medical Technician-
50 (EMT-P). These are the major classifications of Emergency Medical Services Systems. The training and skill
requirements are standardized and are based on the academic or practical curriculum respectively in Taiwan.
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