Not all 11 is bad for us. A small amount before a test sharpens the mind and pushes a student to prepare. Trouble starts when the feeling never switches off. Muscles stay 12, sleep gets shorter, and even a friendly question can start an argument. The body, doctors explain, was built for danger lasting minutes, not months. The oldest cure is still the best: move, breathe slowly, and talk. Students who talk about their worries out loud report far greater 13 with their own work, and many notice that a heavy 14 lifts once someone listens without 15.
Questions 11–15
11
Apressure
Biceberg
Cmist
Drumor
✔ 正確答案：(A) pressure
解析下文談的是考試前的緊繃與關不掉的感覺，主題字是「壓力 pressure」。mist 薄霧、iceberg 冰山、rumor 謠言都無法接 is bad for us 表達這個概念。
At Ming-de High School, a small group meets every Thursday after class. There is no teacher, only six students and one rule: whoever speaks is never interrupted. Some arrive shaking with 16 two days before an exam; others come because a parent is ill. The rest listen, and then simply say that they 17. That short sentence often matters more than advice. Members admit the first visit is frightening, and a few need real 18 just to open the door. Teachers now report that 19 in the classroom has clearly dropped, and the school calls the group its most 20 experiment in years.
Questions 16–20
16
Apanic
Bparagraph
Cvase
Dbingo
✔ 正確答案：(A) panic
解析shaking with ____ two days before an exam 指考前的「驚慌 panic」。paragraph 段落、vase 花瓶、bingo 賓果遊戲都不是情緒，無法讓人發抖。
17
Aseal
Bclarify
Cexpand
Dsympathize
✔ 正確答案：(D) sympathize
解析聽完之後只說一句話，內容是表達「我同情、我懂 sympathize」，下句 That short sentence 也印證。clarify 澄清、expand 擴大、seal 密封都無法單獨構成安慰的話。
18
Amist
Bnerve
Cjelly
Dbrook
✔ 正確答案：(B) nerve
解析need real ____ just to open the door 指需要「勇氣 nerve」，呼應前一句 the first visit is frightening。jelly 果凍、mist 薄霧、brook 小溪都不合。