I started to keep a (11) last year, after my teacher told us that writing a little every day would help our English. On weekdays I am so busy with school and homework that I only write a few lines. On weekends, when I have more time, I can fill a whole page. Last Saturday my father and I went to the zoo, where we stayed for three hours and watched a man feed the birds. (12) Sunday, however, was quiet. I read a book beside the window (13) it rained all day. Sometimes I also draw small pictures in my diary, which help me remember little happy things. (14), I will keep writing it for many years.
解析首句說老師告訴我們「每天寫一點」對英文有幫助，後文又說平日寫幾行、週末寫一整頁、在裡面畫小圖，可知是 keep a diary（寫日記）。scale 秤／比例、platform 月台、period 期間，都不能拿來「寫」。
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AIt was a quiet and boring day.
BWe did not see any animals there.
CI stayed at home all day.
DIt was a busy and exciting day.
✔ 正確答案：(D) It was a busy and exciting day.
解析前文描述在動物園待三小時、看人用手餵鳥，後句說 Sunday, however, was quiet（然而星期天很安靜）。however 表示星期天和星期六相反，所以星期六應是「忙碌又興奮的一天」。A「安靜又無聊」正好和 however 的對比衝突，是最大陷阱；B 沒看到動物、C 整天在家都與去動物園的內容矛盾。
解析前句說日記（裡的小圖）幫助我記住快樂的小事，這是理由；後句說會繼續寫很多年，是結果，因果關係用 Therefore。However 表轉折、At first 表起初、For example 表舉例，都接不上。
Passage 2
A Train Trip with My Class
Last month our class took a train to Hualien for two days. We waited on (15) two for twenty minutes because the train was late, and some of us began to complain. (16), once it left, it ran at such a high speed that we still arrived before noon. During our brief stay, we visited a small museum and walked on the beach, where the sound of the sea was louder than our voices. Our teacher, (17) grandfather was born in Hualien, told us many stories about the past of this old town. (18) On the way home, everyone was sleepy but happy, and I knew I would remember this trip for many years.
This summer, Green Hill, which sits beside a lake in the mountains, will hold two camps for teenagers from 13 to 18.
Week 1 (July 4 to July 8): Walk along mountain roads and learn how to measure the speed of a river after heavy rain.
Week 2 (July 11 to July 15): Swim, fish, and play games on the lake.
The price for one week is NT$4,000, but students who sign up for both weeks pay only NT$7,000. We give you three meals a day and a warm bed, but you must bring your own clothes and shoes, because the roads are often wet.
Children who are still in elementary school cannot join, even if an elder brother or sister is coming. To sign up, call 03-556-7788 or visit your school office before June 20.
How are you? Our new term started two weeks ago, and I am already very busy. I have seven classes every weekday and a vocabulary test every Friday, so I study new words on the bus every morning.
My elder sister, who used to share a room with me, just went to college in Tainan. To be honest, the silence at night is so hard for me that I often cannot fall asleep for hours. Luckily, she comes home on weekends, and we talk until midnight.
You said that you write a weekly diary in English. I would like to try that, too, but I never know how to start. Could you tell me how you begin each one? Please also send me a photo of your school.
解析信中說 a vocabulary test every Friday，每星期五一次，也就是一週一次。every weekday 是指她每天有七堂課，every morning 是她在公車上背單字的時間，都不是考試的次數。
26How does Ruby feel about the quiet room at night?
AShe does not enjoy it
BShe asks her parents to be quiet
CShe likes having the room to herself
DShe sleeps better than before
✔ 正確答案：(A) She does not enjoy it
中譯露比對晚上安靜的房間有什麼感覺？
解析露比說晚上的安靜 is so hard for me（讓她很難受），常常好幾個小時都睡不著，表示她不喜歡房間太安靜。「睡得比以前好」「喜歡自己一個房間」都與原文相反；請父母安靜文中沒提。
27What does Ruby ask Mia to do?
ASend her a copy of her English diary
BHelp her study for the Friday test
CGive her some ideas for starting a diary
DVisit her in Tainan
✔ 正確答案：(C) Give her some ideas for starting a diary
中譯露比請米亞做什麼？
解析露比說自己不知道怎麼開始寫，請米亞 tell me how you begin each one，也就是給她開始寫日記的方法。她只請米亞寄學校的照片，沒有要日記本身；去台南的是姊姊；幫忙準備週五考試文中沒提。
ARTICLE
How Long Is a Month?
Long ago, before people had clocks or calendars, they looked up at the sky to measure time. The moon, which seems to change its shape every night, goes from a thin line to a full circle and back again in about thirty days. We call this period a month.
People also watched the sun, whose path across the sky changes with the seasons. The earth goes around the sun in about 365 days, and that is the length of one year. In the past, farmers used the moon and the sun to decide when to plant rice and when to protect their fields from the cold.
Today most people check the time on their phones without thinking about the sky. However, the months and years that we use every day still come from it.