Every spring the small town of Baxter holds a 11 that fills the main street with music and color. The event began in 1925 as a simple 12 of the end of winter, and it has grown ever since. Dancers in bright costumes 13 from the church to the river, followed by children carrying paper flowers. Older residents say the 14 has hardly changed in a hundred years: the same songs, the same route, the same hot soup afterwards. This year the mayor will also 15 three families who have taken part every single year.
Questions 11–15
11
Atomb
Bparade
Csymphony
Dportrait
✔ 正確答案：(B) parade
解析fills the main street with music and color（讓大街充滿音樂與色彩）指的是「遊行 parade」。tomb 墳墓、symphony 交響樂、portrait 肖像，都不是可以「舉辦在街上」的活動。
12
Acelebration
Bcombination
Cluxury
Dromance
✔ 正確答案：(A) celebration
解析of the end of the harvest（為了收成結束）表示這是一場「慶祝活動 celebration」。combination 組合、luxury 奢侈品、romance 浪漫史，都無法接 of the end of the harvest。
13
Acrane
Bmarch
Cpop
Dclash
✔ 正確答案：(B) march
解析Dancers ... ____ from the church to the river 表示成隊「行進 march」。crane 是伸長脖子、pop 是突然出現、clash 是衝突，都不符合遊行隊伍前進的畫面。
In many cultures a 16 is not only a sad goodbye but also a quiet 17 of love and respect. Guests wear dark clothes, speak softly, and give the family a long 18 before they leave. In some places, however, the 19 way of saying farewell is changing. Families now play the songs the person loved, show old photographs on a screen, and hold the whole gathering 20 in a garden instead of in a dark hall. Younger relatives say the new style feels honest; older ones sometimes murmur that something valuable is quietly being lost.
Questions 16–20
16
Asymphony
Banniversary
Cassociation
Dfuneral
✔ 正確答案：(D) funeral
解析a sad goodbye（傷心的告別）加上後文的深色衣服、慰問家屬，可知是「葬禮 funeral」。anniversary 週年紀念、symphony 交響樂、association 協會，都與哀悼場合不符。
17
Ademonstration
Bcombination
Creference
Dsaying
✔ 正確答案：(A) demonstration
解析a quiet ____ of love and respect 指把愛與敬意「表現、展現 demonstration」出來。combination 組合、reference 提及、saying 諺語，都無法接 of love and respect 表達這層意思。
18
Araisin
Bhug
Ccompound
Dhonor
✔ 正確答案：(B) hug
解析give the family a long ____ before they leave，離開前給家屬的是一個長長的「擁抱 hug」。raisin 葡萄乾、honor 榮譽、compound 化合物，都不能用 give a long 來搭配安慰家屬的動作。
19
Acrispy
Bdynamic
Cconventional
Dcivilian
✔ 正確答案：(C) conventional
解析後文列出各種新做法，故空格指的是原本「傳統的 conventional」方式。crispy 酥脆的、civilian 平民的、dynamic 有活力的，都無法與 is changing 形成新舊對比。
20
Aoutdoors
Baside
Cbackward
Ddownward
✔ 正確答案：(A) outdoors
解析in a garden instead of in a dark hall 明示地點在戶外，故選副詞「在戶外 outdoors」。downward 向下、backward 向後、aside 在一旁，都與花園的地點對比無關。