Before the bridge was built, people in our town had to drive twenty kilometers north to cross the river. A trip to the hospital could take an hour. (11) The new bridge opened on a rainy day in May, and the head of the town said it would bring the two sides together. He was right about the cars, (12) he was wrong about something else. Young people now find it easy to leave, and many do. (13), the town has fewer families than it had ten years ago. A bridge carries people in both directions, (14) nobody thought about that at the opening.
Ten years ago, riding a bicycle to work in this city was only for the brave. Cars used every meter of the road, and there was no safe way to cross the big crossing near the station. (15) The city painted a green line along six main roads, put a parking lot for bicycles beside the railroad station, and kept one tunnel for bicycles only. The number of people who ride has grown every year (16) then. Some drivers are not happy. They say the green line takes space away from cars. (17), the city says the same space now carries more people, not fewer. The change did not happen because people suddenly loved bicycles, (18) because the city made the safe choice the easy one.
✔ 正確答案：(D) Then the city decided to try something new.
解析空格後具體列出畫綠線、設停車場、改隧道，都是市府的新做法，所以要填「市府決定試試新做法」。
16
Asince
Buntil
Cbefore
Dalthough
✔ 正確答案：(A) since
解析has grown every year since then 表示「從那時起」，用 since。
17
AHowever
BTherefore
CAt first
DFor example
✔ 正確答案：(A) However
解析駕駛人抱怨之後，市府提出相反的看法，用轉折的 However。
18
Aand
Bor
Cso
Dbut
✔ 正確答案：(D) but
解析not because A, but because B 是固定對比句型，用 but。
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請閱讀下列短文，並回答相關問題。
NOTICE
Messages and a Bus Ticket
Ann: I am taking the bus to Hualian tonight. Mom asked me to send you this.
NORTHERN BUS · Line 3
Taipei to Hualian
Leaves 20:10 Arrives 23:40
Seat 14A · Gate 2
Student 360
Ken: That is a long ride. Is there a restroom on the bus?
Ann: Yes, at the back. The bus also stops once at a rest area near the tunnel.
Ken: Good. Send me a message when you get on, and again when you arrive.
全文中譯
安：我今晚要搭公車去花蓮。媽媽要我把這個傳給你。
北方客運 · 3 線
台北往花蓮
20:10 發車 23:40 抵達
14A 座 · 2 號門
學生票 360
肯：那是一段很長的車程。車上有廁所嗎？
安：有，在後面。公車也會在隧道附近的休息站停一次。
肯：好。上車時傳訊息給我，到了再傳一次。
Questions 19–21
19How long is the bus ride?
AThree hours and thirty minutes
BThree hours and forty minutes
CFour hours
DTwo hours and ten minutes
✔ 正確答案：(A) Three hours and thirty minutes
中譯這趟公車要坐多久？
解析20:10 發車、23:40 抵達，共三小時三十分鐘。
20What does the ticket NOT tell us?
AThe seat number
BThe price for a student
CWhere the bus will stop on the way
DThe time the bus leaves
✔ 正確答案：(C) Where the bus will stop on the way
中譯車票上沒有告訴我們什麼？
解析中途停靠休息站是安在訊息裡說的，票上只有起訖、時間、座位與票價。
21What does Ken ask Ann to do?
ASend him a message two times
BBuy a ticket at Gate 2
CSit near the restroom
DCall their mother tonight
✔ 正確答案：(A) Send him a message two times
中譯肯要安做什麼？
解析Send me a message when you get on, and again when you arrive，也就是傳兩次訊息。
NOTICE
Road Work on Sun Road
Sun Road will be closed from June 1 to June 20.
Cars: use the highway or the road north of the park
Buses 12 and 30: the stop moves to the parking lot beside the bank
People walking: use the overpass, not the underpass
The underpass will be closed all day because workers will be fixing the lights inside. The overpass has no steps on the west side, so a person who cannot use steps should take the east side.
Work will stop between noon and one o'clock so that the street is quiet while the school next door eats lunch. Please call 04-2211-3388 if the noise is a problem at night.
解析The overpass has no steps on the west side, so a person who cannot use steps should take the east side。
24Why does the work stop between noon and one o'clock?
AThe school next door is having lunch
BThe workers must eat too
CThe buses come at that hour
DThe lights cannot be fixed then
✔ 正確答案：(A) The school next door is having lunch
中譯為什麼中午十二點到一點停工？
解析so that the street is quiet while the school next door eats lunch。
EMAIL
A Note to the Bus Company
Dear Sir,
I ride Bus 12 to work every day, and I want to tell you about your driver on the 7:40 bus, Mr. Chang.
Last Tuesday an old man got on with a heavy bag and could not find his card. He had a toothache and looked pale. The bus was full and already late. Mr. Chang did not hurry him. He told the man to sit down first and pay the next day, and he asked a young passenger to give up a seat. Nobody said a word, but I saw three people smile.
I know you hear about drivers only when something goes wrong. I thought you should hear this too. Please pass my thanks to him.
解析He told the man to sit down first and pay the next day。
27Why does the writer say she is writing?
ABecause the company asked her to
BBecause she wants a free ticket
CBecause she knows Mr. Chang well
DBecause the company usually hears only bad news
✔ 正確答案：(D) Because the company usually hears only bad news
中譯作者為什麼說她要寫這封信？
解析I know you hear about drivers only when something goes wrong. I thought you should hear this too。
ARTICLE
The Road Is Never Only a Road
A road looks like a simple thing: a flat line that takes you from one place to another. The longest one in Russia runs for thousands of kilometers, and its story is the story of a country. But every road is also a choice about who matters.
When a city makes a road wider, cars move faster, and the people who live along it cross less often. Children stop playing outside and stay in the living room. An old woman may keep herself at home for days. The road has not become worse for driving; it has become worse for living.
Some cities now work the other way. They make one road narrow again, plant a line of flowers, and let buses and bicycles use the middle. Cars still pass, only more slowly. The truth is that a street belongs to everyone who stands on it, not only to the person behind the wheel.