10It does not who wins; we play because we enjoy it.
Ahop
Bboil
Cmatter
Dshine
✔ 正確答案：(C) matter
中譯誰贏不重要，我們打球是因為享受。
解析it does not matter 表示「不重要」。shine 發亮、hop 跳、boil 沸騰都不能這樣用。
單字matter 要緊、重要、enjoy 享受、shine 發亮
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段落填空 Cloze
共 8 題／2 個段落，每段 4 格
請閱讀段落，並由四個選項中選出最適合每個空格的答案。
Passage 1
The Seat Beside Me
On my first day at the new school, I sat alone at the back and said hello to nobody. At lunch a girl named Ping put her lunch box on my table and asked if the seat was free. (11) She talked about her dog, her brother, and a photo she had taken of a goose and an ox at a farm somewhere in the south. I only said yes and no, (12) she did not seem to mind. She came back the next day, and the day after that. (13) we had become the kind of friends who do not need to talk all the time. Friendship, I learned, does not always begin with two people talking; (14) it begins with one person who keeps coming back.
解析前面說她連續幾天都來，這裡要交代一段時間後的結果，用 By the end of that week。
14
Aalready
Bsometimes
Cnever
Dhardly
✔ 正確答案：(B) sometimes
解析前半句說「不一定從交談開始」，後半句提出另一種情況，用 sometimes 最合理。never、hardly 語氣相反，already 不合。
Passage 2
The Neighbor Above Us
For two years the man who lived above us was only a sound: shoes at six, a chair at ten. My mother said we should invite him down, but we never did. (15) Then one Tuesday the heat went off in the whole building. Everyone came out to the ground floor, holding cups of hot juice, and he was there too, a quiet fellow in a grand old scarf. He put out his hand and turned out to be a teacher who had once taught at my school. We talked for an hour, (16) the building was cold. (17), my mother leaves a piece of cake at his door every Tuesday. It is a small thing, (18) it has changed how the whole floor feels.
Joy: Can you come on Saturday? I made this card for everyone.
YOU ARE INVITED
Joy's 15th Birthday
Saturday, May 4 · 5:00 p.m.
Sun Park, near the ground floor gate
Bring one small gift under 200 dollars
Ben: I would love to, but I have a piano class until five. Is it all right if I come at six?
Joy: Of course. We will still be eating then. Just send me a message when you leave.
Ben: Thanks. I will bring a photo book. Should I bring juice too?
Joy: No need. My neighbor is bringing all the drinks.
全文中譯
喬伊：你星期六能來嗎？我幫大家做了這張卡片。
誠摯邀請
喬伊的十五歲生日
五月四日星期六 · 下午 5:00
陽光公園，靠近一樓大門
請帶一份兩百元以下的小禮物
班：我很想去，但我有鋼琴課上到五點。六點到可以嗎？
喬伊：當然可以。那時我們還在吃東西。你出發時傳個訊息給我就好。
班：謝謝。我會帶一本相簿。要不要也帶果汁？
喬伊：不用。我的鄰居會帶所有飲料。
Questions 19–21
19Why will Ben arrive late?
AHis neighbor is bringing drinks
BHe must buy a gift first
CHe has a class until five
DHe does not know the way
✔ 正確答案：(C) He has a class until five
中譯班為什麼會晚到？
解析I have a piano class until five。買禮物與不知道路都不是他提出的原因。
20What does Joy ask Ben NOT to bring?
AA gift
BA photo book
CJuice
DA message
✔ 正確答案：(C) Juice
中譯喬伊要班不要帶什麼？
解析班問要不要帶果汁，喬伊回 No need，因為鄰居會帶飲料。
21What does the card NOT tell us?
AHow much a gift may cost
BWhat food will be served
CThe day of the party
DThe place of the party
✔ 正確答案：(B) What food will be served
中譯卡片上沒有告訴我們什麼？
解析卡片寫了地點、日期時間與禮物價格上限，但沒有寫會有什麼食物。
NOTICE
New Partner Program at Sun Hill
Would you like to meet someone new?
This term our school will try a partner program. Each student who joins will be given one partner from another class. The two of you will meet once a week for twenty minutes and talk about anything you like: a film, a pet, the type of music you play, or a hard week.
Sign up at the office before Friday
Meetings are on Tuesday, in the quiet room above the library
You may ask to change partners after one month
A roller skate group meets in the same room on Friday
You do not need to become close friends. The only rule is that you behave with respect and that you come when you say you will. Many students say the hardest part is the first hello.
解析Each student who joins will be given one partner from another class。
23What is the purpose of this notice?
ATo ask students to join a new program
BTo thank students for helping
CTo explain why the library moved
DTo tell students to be quiet on Tuesday
✔ 正確答案：(A) To ask students to join a new program
中譯這則公告的目的是什麼？
解析公告介紹夥伴計畫的做法、時間與報名方式，目的是邀請學生參加。
24According to the notice, what must a student do?
ABecome close friends with the partner
BCome to the meetings as promised
CMeet for an hour each week
DChange partners every month
✔ 正確答案：(B) Come to the meetings as promised
中譯根據公告，學生必須做到什麼？
解析you come when you say you will，說好會來就要來。公告明說不必成為好朋友，時間是二十分鐘，換夥伴是「可以」而非「必須」。
EMAIL
An Answer to an Invitation
Dear Mrs. Wu,
Thank you for asking me to your family dinner on Tuesday. I am sorry to say that I cannot accept. My aunt from Tainan will arrive that evening, and I am the only one at home who can meet her at the station.
I hope this does not cause you any trouble. If you are free on Sunday, may I come then and bring the soup I promised? I can also bring my little brother, who has asked about your dog since last summer.
Please say hello to your husband for me, and tell Ping that I still have the photo we took.
✔ 正確答案：(A) To say no to one date and suggest another
中譯這封信最主要的目的是什麼？
解析她先婉拒星期二的邀請，再提議改成星期天，目的就是「拒絕原日期並另約時間」。
26Why can Lin Mei not come on Tuesday?
AShe has to work that evening
BShe is going to Tainan
CShe has to look after the dog
DShe must meet her aunt at the station
✔ 正確答案：(D) She must meet her aunt at the station
中譯林美為什麼星期二不能去？
解析I am the only one at home who can meet her at the station。她不是去台南，是阿姨從台南來。
27What will Lin Mei bring if she comes on Sunday?
AA photo of Ping
BA dog
CSoup and her brother
DA letter for the husband
✔ 正確答案：(C) Soup and her brother
中譯如果林美星期天去，她會帶什麼？
解析may I come then and bring the soup I promised? I can also bring my little brother。
ARTICLE
Why the First Hello Is Hard
Most people say they would like more friends, yet in a room of strangers almost everyone looks at the floor. If we all want the same thing, why is the first word so hard?
One reason is that we think others are judging us, when in fact they are worried about themselves. A second reason is that we expect too much from one meeting. We hope for a terrific talk, and a short, plain one feels like a failure.
People who find it easy to make friends are seldom the one who makes everyone laugh. They are simply the ones who ask a second question, and who come back a week later. Friendship, it seems, depends less on what we say than on whether we show up again.