Every March our school gives a 11 in the town hall, and the whole term builds up to that one evening. The players are ordinary students. One girl carries a violin 12 in her school bag; a boy polishes his 13 trumpet on the bus. Their teacher, who has been the 14 for eleven years, says the hardest part is not the notes but the counting: half the group can play a difficult 15 beautifully and still come in two beats late. On the night itself, parents film everything, and nobody minds a few wrong notes.
Questions 11–15
11
Acart
Bregistration
Cconcert
Drhythm
✔ 正確答案：(C) concert
解析in the town hall 且全篇談樂團演出，故為「音樂會 concert」。cart 手推車、rhythm 節奏、registration 註冊，都不是可以在市民會館「舉辦」的東西。
The city 16 has given its largest room to a single artist this month. Every piece is cut from a single block of 17, and some are taller than a person. The best-known work is a 18 of a farmer resting on his cart. Visitors often reach out to touch it, which the guards allow, and the surface has slowly grown smooth and warm. The artist began to 19 stone at the age of forty, after twenty years in an office. He says the work is 20, but that nothing else has ever held his attention so completely.
Questions 16–20
16
Asatellite
Bchorus
Cgallery
Ddisturbance
✔ 正確答案：(C) gallery
解析has given its largest room to a single artist（把最大展室給一位藝術家）指「畫廊 gallery」。chorus 合唱團、satellite 衛星、disturbance 騷動，都沒有展室可分配。
17
Aounce
Bbrass
Cmarble
Djet
✔ 正確答案：(C) marble
解析篇名 A Room Full of Stone 且後文提到 carve stone，可知作品切自一整塊「大理石 marble」。brass 黃銅不會用 block ... cut 的方式雕；ounce 盎司、jet 噴射機更不合。
18
Atwig
Bopera
Cstatue
Dwillow
✔ 正確答案：(C) statue
解析a ____ of a farmer resting on his cart，且觀眾伸手觸摸表面，故為「雕像 statue」。opera 歌劇無法觸摸；twig 細枝、willow 柳樹皆不合。
19
Aentertain
Bkidnap
Cdrown
Dcarve
✔ 正確答案：(D) carve
解析began to ____ stone at the age of forty 指開始「雕刻 carve」石頭。entertain 娛樂、kidnap 綁架都不能以 stone 為受詞；drown 是溺死、淹沒，石頭也不會被淹死。
20
Adrowsy
Bdusty
Cdemanding
Dmessy
✔ 正確答案：(C) demanding
解析後半句 but ... nothing else has ever held his attention so completely 用 but 轉折，前面應是負面但值得的評價，即「費時費力的 demanding」。drowsy 想睡的、dusty 滿是灰塵的、messy 凌亂的，都無法與 but 之後的讚美形成對比。
At seven every morning, Chen Yi-ting unlocks a small practice room and plays to nobody for three hours. She has done this for nineteen years.
Audiences see only the evening: the lights, the flowers, the bow at the end. They rarely imagine the slow, dusty mornings, or the two years she once spent on a single sonata.
Chen is not a famous pianist. She teaches sixteen students a week and plays perhaps four concerts a year. Yet she says she has never once thought of stopping. Music, she explains, is the only work she knows that never lets her feel finished.
21How long has Chen followed this morning routine?
AFor nineteen years
BFor seven years
CSince she was sixteen
DFor four years
✔ 正確答案：(A) For nineteen years
中譯陳依婷這樣的晨間作息維持了多久？
解析第一段最後 She has done this for nineteen years。seven 是時間點、four 是每年場次，都不是年數。
22What do audiences rarely think about?
AHer long morning practice
BThe lights on the stage
CThe flowers she receives
DThe price of the tickets
✔ 正確答案：(A) Her long morning practice
中譯觀眾很少想到什麼？
解析They rarely imagine the slow, dusty mornings，燈光與鮮花正是觀眾看得到的部分。
23How much teaching does Chen do?
AShe teaches sixteen students a week
BShe does not teach at all
CShe teaches four students a year
DShe teaches only during the summer
✔ 正確答案：(A) She teaches sixteen students a week
中譯陳依婷教多少學生？
解析She teaches sixteen students a week；four 指的是一年的音樂會場次。
24Why does Chen keep playing?
AShe hopes to become famous
BShe needs the money from concerts
CMusic never lets her feel finished
DHer students ask her to perform
✔ 正確答案：(C) Music never lets her feel finished
中譯陳依婷為什麼持續彈下去？
解析最後一句 Music ... never lets her feel finished。文中強調她並不有名，也沒提到經濟因素。
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Spring Arts Week - City Center
Five days, one ticket.
Mon to Wed: an exhibition of student paintings, Old Fire Station, free entry
Thursday 7:30 p.m.: opera night at the Grand Theater, NT$600
Friday 7:30 p.m.: jazz chorus and brass band in the square, free
A five-day pass costs NT$800 and covers everything, including a guided tour of the sculpture garden on Friday morning.
Online registration closes at noon on 20 March. Seats at the Grand Theater are not numbered, so please come early.
全文中譯
五天，一張票。
週一至週三：學生畫作展，舊消防局，免費入場
週四晚間 7:30：歌劇之夜，大劇院，NT$600
週五晚間 7:30：廣場上的爵士合唱團與銅管樂隊，免費
五日通行證售價 NT$800，涵蓋所有活動，並包含週五上午雕塑花園的導覽。
線上報名於三月二十日中午截止。大劇院座位不劃位，請提早入場。
Questions 25–28
25How much does the five-day pass cost?
ANT$800
BNT$600
CNT$180
DIt is free
✔ 正確答案：(A) NT$800
中譯五日通行證要多少錢？
解析A five-day pass costs NT$800；NT$600 是單買歌劇之夜的票價。
26Where can visitors see the student paintings?
AAt the Grand Theater
BIn the sculpture garden
CIn the square
DAt the Old Fire Station
✔ 正確答案：(D) At the Old Fire Station
中譯參觀者可以在哪裡看到學生畫作？
解析an exhibition of student paintings, Old Fire Station。廣場是爵士演出，大劇院是歌劇。
27What extra event does the pass include?
AA free painting lesson
BA ticket for the following week
CA guided tour of the sculpture garden
DA meeting with the opera singers
✔ 正確答案：(C) A guided tour of the sculpture garden
中譯通行證額外包含什麼活動？
解析including a guided tour of the sculpture garden on Saturday morning。
28Why should people arrive early at the Grand Theater?
AOnly members may enter
BTickets are cheaper before seven
CThe doors close at 7:00 p.m.
DThe seats are not numbered
✔ 正確答案：(D) The seats are not numbered
中譯為什麼觀眾應該提早到大劇院？
解析Seats at the Grand Theater are not numbered, so please come early，座位不劃位所以先到先坐。
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Letter to Parents: Class Exhibition
Dear parents,
Our students will exhibit a year of work in the school library from 10 to 14 June.
Each child has chosen one creation to show: a painting, a small sculpture, or a set of photographs. Nothing is for sale, but visitors are welcome to leave a written comment beside any piece.
We also need four parents to help carry tables on the afternoon of 9 June. Please reply to this message if you are free after two o'clock.
The library is on the third floor, and the lift is out of order that week, so please allow extra time.