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Robert Stroud (1890－1963) was an American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist while in prison. He became known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Despite this 21 , he actually kept birds only at Leavenworth Prison, before he was transferred to Alcatraz. Stroud is one of the most notorious criminals in American history. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death by hanging in 1916. His mother desperately 22 for his life. Finally, in 1920, President Woodrow Wilson changed his death sentence to life 23 without parole. But because of Stroud’s unpredictable and violent outbursts, the warden directed that Stroud be placed in a 24 unit to live out his sentence in total isolation. While at Leavenworth (1912－1942), Stroud developed a 25 interest in birds after finding an injured sparrow in the prison yard. He was given a special right to 26 birds and maintain a lab inside his two prison cells. It was felt that this activity would allow for productive use of his time. As a result of this 27 , Stroud was able to author two books on canaries and their diseases. He had raised nearly 300 birds in his cells, carefully studying their habits and physiology. He even developed and marketed medicines for various kinds of bird 28 . Although it is widely debated whether the remedies he developed were 29 , Stroud was able to make scientific observations that would later benefit research on the canary species. In 1942, Stroud was transferred to Alcatraz. He spent the next seventeen years there, but was not allowed to keep pets. While there, he wrote two more manuscripts, but these were never published because it was 30 by the prison authorities. In 1963, he died in a medical center in Missouri.
Robert Stroud (1890－1963) was an American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist while in prison. He became known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Despite this 21 , he actually kept birds only at Leavenworth Prison, before he was transferred to Alcatraz. Stroud is one of the most notorious criminals in American history. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death by hanging in 1916. His mother desperately 22 for his life. Finally, in 1920, President Woodrow Wilson changed his death sentence to life 23 without parole. But because of Stroud’s unpredictable and violent outbursts, the warden directed that Stroud be placed in a 24 unit to live out his sentence in total isolation. While at Leavenworth (1912－1942), Stroud developed a 25 interest in birds after finding an injured sparrow in the prison yard. He was given a special right to 26 birds and maintain a lab inside his two prison cells. It was felt that this activity would allow for productive use of his time. As a result of this 27 , Stroud was able to author two books on canaries and their diseases. He had raised nearly 300 birds in his cells, carefully studying their habits and physiology. He even developed and marketed medicines for various kinds of bird 28 . Although it is widely debated whether the remedies he developed were 29 , Stroud was able to make scientific observations that would later benefit research on the canary species. In 1942, Stroud was transferred to Alcatraz. He spent the next seventeen years there, but was not allowed to keep pets. While there, he wrote two more manuscripts, but these were never published because it was 30 by the prison authorities. In 1963, he died in a medical center in Missouri.
He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death by hanging in 1916. His mother desperately ______ for his life.
- A keen
- B breed
- C release
- D banned
- E supportive
- F imprisonment
- G illness
- H separated
- I nickname
- J effective
- K pleaded
- L privilege
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請觀察前文的語境：當主角被判處死刑 ($sentenced to death$) 時，家屬為了挽救其性命，最可能採取的『法律外的積極行動』為何？請結合空格後的介係詞 $for$ 以及副詞 $desperately$ (不顧一切地) 的語義提示，思考哪一個動詞最符合『為某人苦苦哀求、祈請』的文意慣用法？
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哎喲，居然答對了？看來你還沒被手機螢幕的光線照到大腦完全萎縮嘛。別擺出那副天才的表情，這題要是錯了，你可能得先去重修國小的「悲憐之心」而不是高中的英文。 觀念驗證： 這題考的是「上下文語意推論」與「動詞慣用法」。前文提到他被判死刑（sentenced to death），在他老命垂危之際，他老母「拼命地」想救他，空格後方接著 $\text{for his life}$，語意上必然是「懇求」。$\text{Plead for}$（懇求某事）是固定搭配，且因為發生在 1920 年代，必須使用過去式 $\text{pleaded}$。
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