The Riverside Weekly is printed by six people in a small room above a bakery. Its 11 is only four thousand copies, yet almost every family in town reads it. The paper has no foreign 12 and no famous writers; the news comes from teachers, farmers and shop owners who send in stories by email. The most popular page carries a 13 by a retired doctor, who answers health questions in plain language. When the town hall wants to 14 a road closure, it still uses this paper rather than the radio. Readers say they trust what is 15 down by a neighbor.
Questions 11–15
11
Acirculation
Bgratitude
Cnative
Dtemper
✔ 正確答案：(A) circulation
解析only four thousand copies 指報紙的「發行量 circulation」。gratitude 感謝、temper 脾氣都不能用份數計算；native 是本地人、當地的，也不是可以印成幾千份的東西。
12
Acorrespondent
Binspector
Crooster
Dliar
✔ 正確答案：(A) correspondent
解析foreign ____ 是固定說法「駐外記者 correspondent」，與後面的 no famous writers 並列說明報社人力有限。inspector 檢查員、liar 撒謊者、rooster 公雞都不合。
13
Aroute
Bcolumn
Cbracelet
Dpole
✔ 正確答案：(B) column
解析由 a retired doctor, who answers health questions 可知那是報上的「專欄 column」。pole 杆子、bracelet 手環、route 路線都不是報紙的版面。
14
Aconceal
Baccompany
Cannounce
Dshrink
✔ 正確答案：(C) announce
解析town hall 要讓民眾知道道路封閉，是「宣布 announce」。accompany 陪同、conceal 隱藏（意思相反）、shrink 縮小都不合。
15
Aoriginal
Bopposite
Cwritten
Deven
✔ 正確答案：(C) written
解析what is ____ down by a neighbor 指「寫 write down」的被動用法。original 起初的、opposite 相反的、even 平坦的都不能與 down 連用表示記下。
At six o'clock every evening, a 16 sits down in front of three cameras and reads the day's news to half a million people. The job looks easy, but the last hour before the show is not. A late traffic 17 may arrive at 5:55, and the whole running order must change. The station also has to decide which stories to 18 live and which to leave for its website. Young reporters often want to sit in that chair, yet many of them 19 once they see how fast the plan changes. In the end, the 20 must also decide what to leave out.