Every summer Ah-hui returns to the village where her family has lived for two hundred years. On the hill behind the temple stand the graves of her 11, and her grandmother still cleans them by hand. Records kept in the temple office reach back further than any book at school. From them Ah-hui learned that one great-aunt went to work as a 12 in a rich household at twelve, and that another was left an 13 at the age of six. Half the families in the village turn out to be 14 in some way. Ah-hui writes every story down, because she cannot 15 how soon the old voices will fall silent.
Questions 11–15
11
Aancestors
Bseagulls
Chawks
Dlibrarians
✔ 正確答案：(A) ancestors
解析the graves of her ____ 指山上安葬的是她的「祖先 ancestors」，且家族已住兩百年。librarians 圖書館員、hawks 老鷹、seagulls 海鷗都不合。
12
Amadam
Bmistress
Cterror
Dmaid
✔ 正確答案：(D) maid
解析went to work as a maid ... in a rich household at twelve 指到富人家中當「女僕 maid」。mistress 是女主人、madam 是對女士的稱呼，身分相反；terror 是恐懼、恐怖，不是可以受雇擔任的工作。
13
Aorphan
Bmadam
Cvirgin
Dinfant
✔ 正確答案：(A) orphan
解析was left an ____ at the age of six 指六歲失去雙親成為「孤兒 orphan」。infant 是嬰兒，與六歲不合；virgin、madam 與失去父母無關。
14
Auntouched
Brelated
Cdomestic
Dinformed
✔ 正確答案：(B) related
解析be related 指彼此「有親戚關係」，呼應整段追查家族的主題。domestic 家庭的、informed 消息靈通的都無法表達親屬連結；untouched 是未動過的、未受影響的，用來說半數家庭彼此的關係並不通。
15
Aabuse
Bexpose
Cpretend
Dforesee
✔ 正確答案：(D) foresee
解析cannot ____ how soon the old voices will fall silent 指無法「預見 foresee」，所以要趕快記錄。abuse 濫用、expose 揭露、pretend 假裝都不合。
When my parents told us about the 16, my brother cried and I said nothing at all. Two homes seemed worse than one unhappy house. Three years later I am no longer sure that is true. Dad learned to cook, and Mum, who had been a full-time 17 for twelve years, went back to college. Last spring she announced her 18, and in August my half-sister was born. Holding that tiny 19 for the first time, I understood that a family is not one fixed shape. It changes, and the love inside it can stay 20 even when the address does not.
Questions 16–20
16
Adivorce
Borphanage
Cpregnancy
Daquarium
✔ 正確答案：(A) divorce
解析下文提到 Two homes（兩個家）與父母分開生活，可知消息是「離婚 divorce」。orphanage 孤兒院、aquarium 水族館、pregnancy 懷孕都無法造成兩個家。
17
Acanal
Bdeputy
Cward
Dhousewife
✔ 正確答案：(D) housewife
解析a full-time ____ for twelve years 之後 went back to college，指原本是全職「家庭主婦 housewife」。deputy 副手、ward 病房、canal 運河皆不是可以擔任十二年的身分。
18
Adispute
Bdivorce
Cpregnancy
Dguilt
✔ 正確答案：(C) pregnancy
解析announced her ____ 後接 in August my half-sister was born，可知宣布的是「懷孕 pregnancy」。divorce 前面已發生、guilt 內疚、dispute 爭執都無法導致妹妹出生。
19
Apearl
Bmedal
Cinfant
Dhawk
✔ 正確答案：(C) infant
解析Holding that tiny ____ 指抱著剛出生的「嬰兒 infant」。medal 獎章、pearl 珍珠、hawk 老鷹都不是家人。
20
Adomestic
Bdistinguished
Cpregnant
Dconsistent
✔ 正確答案：(D) consistent
解析與 even when the address does not 對比，愛可以「始終如一 consistent」。distinguished 卓越的、pregnant 懷孕的、domestic 家庭的都無法與 address 形成這個對比。