Every home has one drawer that nobody can explain. In ours there is a rope, half a candle, three keys, and a needle that has been there since I was born. My mother says she will clean it out every spring. (11) Last year I tried to help her. I held up an old tool and asked what it was for, (12) she took it from my hand and put it back at once. She said we might need it one day. (13) that drawer is the only place in the house where nothing is ever thrown away. (14), I have started my own drawer in my room.
解析最後一句坦承自己也開始這麼做，用 To be honest。At first 指最初、However 表轉折、For example 是舉例。
Passage 2
A Public Kitchen in Our Town
Last year a group of neighbors opened a public kitchen beside the bookstore on Middle Road. Anyone may use the stove, the wok, and the big pot there, but each person must wash every plate and glass before leaving. (15) On Sunday morning it is full of people who do not usually cook at home. An old man from Singapore, who cooks everything himself, teaches others how to make soup, (16) he never writes down the amounts. (17), three neighbors have opened small food shops of their own. The kitchen has no prize and no sign, (18) everyone in town knows where it is.
Tie back long hair and put on the coat behind the door.
Wash your hands with soap for twenty seconds.
Check that the stove is off before you take out a pan. Never point a water gun or any tool at another student.
Each group gets one wok, one pot, four plates, and a set of tools. Count them at the start and again at the end. If a knife is missing, tell the teacher at once; do not look for it yourself.
Dry every glass with a clean towel before you put it away. Wet glasses left on the shelf may break, and broken glass is hard to find on a light floor. The room must be ready for the next class in ten minutes.
22What should a student do if a knife cannot be found?
ALook for it under the table
BTell the teacher right away
CUse a different tool
DCount the plates again
✔ 正確答案：(B) Tell the teacher right away
中譯如果找不到刀，學生應該怎麼做？
解析If a knife is missing, tell the teacher at once; do not look for it yourself，明確禁止自己去找。
23Why must glasses be dried before being put away?
AThey take up more space
BThe next class needs them wet
CThe towel will get dirty
DThey may break on the shelf
✔ 正確答案：(D) They may break on the shelf
中譯為什麼杯子要擦乾才收起來？
解析Wet glasses left on the shelf may break。其他三項文中都沒提到。
24What must students do NOT only at the start but also at the end?
ACount the tools
BWash their hands
CTurn on the stove
DPut on the coat
✔ 正確答案：(A) Count the tools
中譯學生不只在開始、也必須在結束時做什麼？
解析Count them at the start and again at the end，清點器具要做兩次。洗手與穿工作服是開始前的動作。
EMAIL
A Letter to the Store
Dear Sir,
I bought a set of four glasses at your store on Middle Road last Saturday. When I opened the box at home, two of them already had a long mark down the side. I did not drop them; the box was still closed.
I would like two new glasses, or half of my money back. I still have the paper you gave me, and I can bring the box to the store this week. I usually shop with you and have never had a problem before, so I hope this is easy to solve.
解析I would like two new glasses, or half of my money back，目的是要求換貨或退款。
26How does the writer show the marks were not her fault?
AShe has a photo of the box
BThe box was still closed at home
CA worker saw it happen
DShe bought the glasses on Saturday
✔ 正確答案：(B) The box was still closed at home
中譯作者如何說明刮痕不是她造成的？
解析I did not drop them; the box was still closed，用「盒子還封著」證明不是自己弄的。
27What does the writer say about her past visits to the store?
AShe has shopped there only once
BShe has had problems before
CShe has never had a problem before
DShe stopped shopping there last year
✔ 正確答案：(C) She has never had a problem before
中譯作者對於過去在這家店的消費說了什麼？
解析I usually shop with you and have never had a problem before。
ARTICLE
The Tools We Stop Seeing
Look at a toothbrush. It is so common that we hardly think about it, and yet it is more important than it looks, yet someone had to decide how long the handle should be and how soft the top should feel.
Good tools are usually quiet. A knife that cuts well does not ask for attention; we call upon it every day, and we notice it only on the day it stops cutting well. The same is true of a rope, a towel, or a simple wooden spoon.
Perhaps this is why we seldom thank the people who make such things. They are not famous, and they win no prize. But the next time you open a door or hold a pan without thinking about it, someone has already done that thinking for you.