Ask high school students in Taipei how the evening ends, and many will name a 11 school. After a full day of classes, they eat a quick meal and sit in another classroom, where a 12 goes over the same material once more. Parents pay a great deal for these extra hours, hoping their child will win a place at a top 13. Teachers are divided. Some say the drills raise scores; others 14 that a student who only memorizes never learns to think. Almost all agree, though, that the long evenings leave too little time to 15 any other interest.
Questions 11–15
11
Amushroom
Bcigar
Chay
Dcram
✔ 正確答案：(D) cram
解析a cram school 指考前反覆操練的「補習班」，與下文的 drills（反覆練習）呼應。mushroom 蘑菇、hay 乾草都不能修飾 school；cigar 是雪茄，更沒有 cigar school 這種說法。
12
Amerchant
Btutor
Crefugee
Dapplicant
✔ 正確答案：(B) tutor
解析goes over the same material（把同樣教材再講一遍）的人是「補習班老師、指導老師 tutor」。merchant 商人、refugee 難民、applicant 申請人皆不合。
13
Aacademy
Blorry
Cconcept
Dprovince
✔ 正確答案：(A) academy
解析win a place at a top ____ 指考進頂尖的「學院 academy」。province 省份、lorry 卡車都不是升學的目標；concept 是概念，抽象的想法無法用 win a place at 進入。
14
Aconfess
Bjam
Cprompt
Dwarn
✔ 正確答案：(D) warn
解析分號前後是兩派看法：一派說能提高分數，另一派則「警告 warn」死背的壞處。confess 坦承、jam 擠塞皆不通；prompt 是促使、提示，後面要接人或名詞，不能像這裡直接接 that 子句。
15
Amine
Bpad
Cpursue
Dglide
✔ 正確答案：(C) pursue
解析leave too little time to ____ any other interest 指沒時間「追求、發展」其他興趣。mine 採礦、pad 加襯墊、glide 滑行皆不合。
Ten years ago the village school on this hillside had only nine 16 left, and the county planned to close it. A retired teacher refused to accept that decision. She wrote to every company in the area and asked each one to pay for a small 17 so that young families would not move away. Their gifts also bought books, a bus and a science room. Today forty children study here, and last June eight of them became the first to 18 from the school in five years. The old teacher still comes on Fridays to 19 the youngest class in reading, and she likes to 20 new parents that no child here is forgotten.
Questions 16–20
16
Apupils
Btales
Cfeatures
Dapplicants
✔ 正確答案：(A) pupils
解析had only nine ____ left 指只剩下九名「（小學）學生 pupils」，所以縣府才打算廢校。applicants 申請人、tales 故事、features 特色皆不合。
17
Ascholarship
Binquiry
Cheap
Dimpression
✔ 正確答案：(A) scholarship
解析pay for a small ____ 指出錢資助一筆小額「獎學金 scholarship」，才能留住年輕家庭。inquiry 詢問、heap 一堆、impression 印象皆不通。
18
Agraduate
Beducate
Cinstruct
Dcram
✔ 正確答案：(A) graduate
解析become the first to ____ from the school 指五年來第一批「畢業 graduate」的學生。educate 教育、instruct 教導、cram 死背，主詞都不會是學生自己從學校做這件事。
19
Aaccuse
Binstruct
Cbore
Dhalt
✔ 正確答案：(B) instruct
解析instruct the youngest class in reading 指「教導」最小的班級閱讀。accuse 指控、bore 使厭煩、halt 停止皆不合。
20
Aconfess
Byell
Cglide
Dassure
✔ 正確答案：(D) assure
解析assure somebody that... 指「向某人保證」某事，符合安撫新家長的語氣。confess 坦承、yell 喊叫、glide 滑行都不能接 somebody that 子句。