9He that he had left the key inside only after the door closed.
Acontinued
Brealized
Cjoined
Dhurried
✔ 正確答案：(B) realized
中譯門關上之後他才意識到鑰匙留在裡面。
解析突然明白是 realize。continue 繼續、join 加入、hurry 趕快都不合。
單字realize 意識到、key 鑰匙、continue 繼續
10I would live in a small flat near the beach than in a big house far away.
Afresh
Bsorry
Cdirect
Drather
✔ 正確答案：(D) rather
中譯比起遠方的大房子，我寧願住在海邊的小公寓。
解析would rather A than B 是「寧願」的固定用法。direct、fresh、sorry 都不能這樣用。
單字rather 寧願、flat 公寓、beach 海灘
2
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 House with Two Gates
My grandmother's house has two gates. The front one opens to the street and is used by guests; the back one opens to a path behind the kitchen. (11) For years I thought this was strange. Then one cold afternoon a fisherman came to the back gate with a basket of fish and some bananas. He did not knock; he called her name, and she answered from inside. I realized that the two gates were not about doors at all, (12) about who needs to be welcomed and who is already inside. (13) my grandmother has moved to an apartment with one door and a bell. She says she is happy there, (14) she still leaves the kitchen window open every morning.
A room is really just air with walls around it, yet the shape of those walls changes how we feel and even what we can achieve in a day. (15) People in a room with a high roof think of larger ideas, while a low room helps them work on small careful tasks. Light matters even more. A window on the east side wakes a person in a soft way, (16) the same room facing west can feel hot and heavy by evening. (17), people who build houses in this town have long put bedrooms on the east and kitchens on the north. Few families today can choose the direction of their block, (18) even a curtain moved by one meter can change a whole afternoon.
✔ 正確答案：(C) People who study this found it out years ago.
解析空格後直接引述研究結果（挑高房間、低矮房間的影響），所以空格要交代這是研究發現。
16
Awhile
Bbecause
Cso
Dif
✔ 正確答案：(A) while
解析東窗與西窗形成對照，用表對比的 while。
17
AHowever
BAt first
CFor this reason
DIn fact
✔ 正確答案：(C) For this reason
解析根據前面採光的道理而形成的做法，用 For this reason。
18
Abut
Band
Cor
Dsince
✔ 正確答案：(A) but
解析「很少能選座向」與「移動窗簾就能改變」形成轉折，用 but。
3
閱讀理解 Reading Comprehension
共 12 題／4 個題組
請閱讀下列短文，並回答相關問題。
NOTICE
Messages and a Room List
Joy: I found a flat near the post office. Here is what the owner sent me.
SUN BLOCK · Flat 4B
Floor 4, no lift
One bedroom, one bathroom
Rent 9,000 a month
Free: dryer and microwave
Ken: Nine thousand is good for that town. But floor 4 with no lift?
Joy: I know. My mother could not visit. That is the only thing stopping me.
Ken: Ask whether the owner has anything on a lower floor in the same block.
全文中譯
喬伊：我找到一間郵局附近的公寓。這是房東傳給我的內容。
陽光大樓 · 4B
四樓，無電梯
一房一衛
月租 9,000
附贈：烘乾機與微波爐
肯：那個鎮上九千算不錯。但四樓沒有電梯？
喬伊：我知道。我媽媽會爬不上來。這是唯一讓我猶豫的地方。
肯：問問看房東在同一棟樓有沒有低樓層的房子。
Questions 19–21
19What is Joy's only worry about the flat?
AThere is no microwave
BIt is far from the post office
CThe rent is too high
DHer mother could not climb the stairs
✔ 正確答案：(D) Her mother could not climb the stairs
中譯喬伊對這間公寓唯一的顧慮是什麼？
解析My mother could not visit. That is the only thing stopping me，問題出在四樓無電梯。租金她認為不錯。
20What does the list NOT tell us?
AHow much the rent is
BHow many bedrooms there are
CHow old the building is
DWhat is given free
✔ 正確答案：(C) How old the building is
中譯清單上沒有告訴我們什麼？
解析清單有房間數、附贈物品與租金，但沒有提到屋齡。
21What does Ken suggest Joy do?
ABuy her own dryer
BLook in another town
CPay less than nine thousand
DAsk about a lower floor in the same block
✔ 正確答案：(D) Ask about a lower floor in the same block
中譯肯建議喬伊做什麼？
解析Ask whether the owner has anything on a lower floor in the same block。
NOTICE
Notice to All Families in Sun Block
Water will be turned off on Thursday, 9:00 to 15:00.
Workers will change the old pipes under the stairs between the second and third floors. Please store enough water on Wednesday evening for Thursday morning.
Bathrooms on every floor will have no water during those hours
The gate on Green Street will be closed; please use the front gate
Do not use the lift between 9:00 and 11:00
The men's room on the ground floor will stay open
If your flat still has no water after three o'clock, call the office on the ground floor. We are sorry for the trouble. The same work was done in Block A last summer and finished on time.
全文中譯
星期四 9:00 至 15:00 將停水。
工人將更換二樓與三樓之間樓梯下方的老舊水管。請於星期三晚上儲存足夠星期四早上使用的水。
停水期間各樓層浴室都將無水
綠街側的門將關閉，請改走前門
9:00 至 11:00 請勿使用電梯
一樓男廁仍然開放
若您的住戶在三點後仍然沒有水，請致電一樓辦公室。造成不便敬請見諒。去年夏天 A 棟做過同樣的工程，並如期完成。
Questions 22–24
22What should families do on Wednesday evening?
AMove their car
BClose all the windows
CCall the office
DStore water for the next morning
✔ 正確答案：(D) Store water for the next morning
中譯住戶星期三晚上應該做什麼？
解析Please store enough water on Wednesday evening for Thursday morning。
23Which gate must people use on Thursday?
AThe Green Street gate
BThe front gate
CThe back gate
DAny gate
✔ 正確答案：(B) The front gate
中譯星期四大家必須走哪一道門？
解析The gate on Green Street will be closed; please use the front gate。
24Why does the notice talk about Block A?
ATo tell people to move there
BTo ask Block A for help
CTo explain why the rent went up
DTo show the work can be finished on time
✔ 正確答案：(D) To show the work can be finished on time
中譯公告為什麼提到 A 棟？
解析The same work was done in Block A last summer and finished on time，是用先例讓住戶安心。
EMAIL
About the Broken Window
Dear Mr. Kao,
I am writing about the bedroom window in Flat 3C. It does not close all the way since the strong wind in August, and cold air comes in at night. I told the office twice by phone, but nobody has come.
I do not think this is a large job. The window itself is fine; it is the bottom part of the wood around it that has moved. A worker could probably fix it in an hour.
Winter is close now. Could someone come this week? I am at home every afternoon after three, and I can leave the key with the family below me if that helps you.
解析A worker could probably fix it in an hour，而且她說窗戶本身沒問題。
27What does the writer offer to do?
APay for the worker herself
BMove to another flat
CLeave the key with a neighbor below
DClose the window with tape
✔ 正確答案：(C) Leave the key with a neighbor below
中譯作者提出可以怎麼配合？
解析I can leave the key with the family below me if that helps you。
ARTICLE
The Room That Makes the Family
Ask people to draw their childhood home and most will draw one room, not the whole house. It is usually the room where food was made, and interest in this idea has grown in recent years.
For a long time, houses in this part of the world were built around the kitchen, and that was where family life took place. Everyone passed through it, so nobody could be alone for long. Later, flats were built with small kitchens at the back and a large room for guests at the front. The family ended up at the edge of its own home.
Now some people who build houses are turning back. They open the kitchen to the living room and put the table in the middle, so a family can share a pizza without anyone leaving the room. It is not because cooking has changed. It is because people discovered that a family needs one room that nobody can walk past.