It should not be used when you ought to take responsibility; 14 should it be taken as an excuse for inaction.
答案：(B) nor
【句型】nor + 倒裝句，nor should it be taken...表示「也不應該被當作不作為的藉口」，nor 在這裡連接兩個否定概念（不應該用在該負責的場合；也不應該被當藉口），並引發部分倒裝（助動詞should提前）；so（如此，語意方向錯誤，so應該接肯定句）、only（只是）、nearly（幾乎）都不合。
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四個選項都是很短的功能詞，如果沒注意到空格後面的語序不對勁，會覺得 only 或 so 都能擺。這一格的線索是倒裝——空格後面的助動詞跑到主詞前面去了。
先看空格後面的語序：___ should it be taken as an excuse for inaction。主詞是 it、助動詞是 should，而 should 跑到 it 前面——這是倒裝。會逼出倒裝的，是放在句首的否定或限制副詞。四個選項裡只有 nor 屬於這一類，所以填 nor。再看語意：分號前面是 It should not be used when you ought to take responsibility（該負責的時候不該拿它當藉口），是一個否定；nor 接著再加一個否定——「也不該把它當成不作為的藉口」。nor 的意思就是「也不」，它自帶否定，所以後面不能再放 not。這是否定副詞倒裝那一整家的成員，題庫裡考過好幾種：Not until ...、No sooner ... than ...、Not only ... but also ...、Hardly ... when ...、Never／Seldom／Little，以及 Only ＋ 副詞片語（86 年第 25 題的 Only by entering ... can a climber ...、95 年第 25 題）。判準永遠是同一句：先看主要子句有沒有倒裝，有倒裝就往這一家找。
so（所以）：後面接倒裝時意思是「……也是」（So do I.），但那要接在一個肯定句後面，而前半是否定句。only（只有）：Only 放句首確實會造成倒裝，但它後面要接副詞片語或子句（Only by ...、Only when ...），不能單獨擺著再接倒裝。nearly（幾乎）：一般的程度副詞，不會造成倒裝。
nor ＋ 倒裝（也不……）、neither ＋ 倒裝（也不……）、So do I.（我也是）、take responsibility（負起責任）、an excuse for（……的藉口）、inaction（不作為）。
Denmark consistently scores high in global happiness rankings, and Danish people have some cool words for ways to be happy. The word recently voted most popular among Danes is pyt, a term that describes the nation's philosophy toward 11 . Pyt doesn't have an exact English translation. It is usually used as a 12 to a daily mistake or small frustration, corresponding roughly to the English sayings, "Don't worry about it," or "Well, things happen."
At its core, the word is about accepting and resetting—a reminder to step back and refocus rather than overreact. Pyt doesn't point blame at either yourself or another person; 13 , it helps you learn that not everything can be perfect. But this does not mean that pyt applies to everything. It should not be used when you ought to take responsibility; 14 should it be taken as an excuse for inaction.
Today, the word is even manifested into a literal "pyt button" in Danish classrooms for schoolchildren to press when they are upset about something insignificant. Some adults have also started using the button at home. Basically, pyt encourages people of all ages to 15 minor frustrations and move on with their lives.