My mother is a policewoman in our town, and she usually works from seven in the morning until after nine at night. My father, who works at home as a writer, can choose his own hours, (11) he cooks dinner and helps me (12) my lessons before a test. Some of my friends believe that a woman should not do such a dangerous job. (13) In her opinion, keeping our town safe matters more than anything else. Last month she found an old lady who was lost and drove her home. (14), the lady's son came to thank her with a box of cakes. Because of moments like this, I am very proud of my mother.
解析考試前幫我「複習」功課是 review my lessons。bow 鞠躬、dig 挖、command 命令，都不能接 lessons 當受詞。
13
ASo she is looking for a safer job now.
BShe is afraid of dangerous work, too.
CMy father is a policeman, too.
DBut my mother does not agree with them.
✔ 正確答案：(D) But my mother does not agree with them.
解析空格前說朋友認為女人不該做危險工作，空格後說「在她看來，保護鎮上的安全比什麼都重要」，可見媽媽「不同意」朋友的看法，選 But my mother does not agree with them.。「正在找比較安全的工作」「她也怕危險的工作」都順著朋友的想法走，與後句相反；「爸爸也是警察」與前文爸爸是在家工作的作家矛盾。
14
AHowever
BAt first
CFor example
DA few days later
✔ 正確答案：(D) A few days later
解析先是上個月送迷路的老太太回家，之後她兒子帶蛋糕來道謝，是時間先後，用 A few days later。However 表轉折、At first 指「一開始」、For example 表舉例，都不合前後文。
Passage 2
A Wedding in the Family
Last Sunday my uncle Sam got married. The wedding was held in a small church near the sea, (15) is so far from our city that we had to drive for three hours. His wife, Mary, wore a long white dress and looked like a model. Nineteen of our relatives came, many from other parts of Taiwan. (16) Each time someone new walked in, my mother had to tell me who it was. At the party, she told me a secret: Uncle Sam had first asked Mary to (17) him two years ago, but she said she was not ready. When he asked again last spring, he waited a whole month for her answer. (18), she said yes.
解析求婚就是請對方「嫁給他」，ask someone to marry him；後文 she said she was not ready、最後 she said yes 也呼應求婚。compare 比較、serve 服務、lead 帶領，都不合。
18
AAt first
BIn other words
CIn the end
DFor example
✔ 正確答案：(C) In the end
解析兩年前被拒、去年春天再問又等了一整個月，最後終於答應，用 In the end 表示等待之後的結果。At first 指一開始，放在句尾的結果前不合；For example 表舉例；In other words 是「換句話說」，用來重述前一句，但「答應」並不是「等了一個月」的重述。
3
閱讀理解 Reading Comprehension
共 12 題／4 個題組
共十二題，包括數篇短文，每篇短文後面有數個相關問題，請由四個選項中選出最適合的答案。
NOTICE
Messages and a Price List
Mom: Tom, your little sister has been coughing badly since lunch, so she stayed home from school. Can you stop at the drugstore on your way home?
Tom: Sure, I pass one near the bus stop every day. What should I buy?
Mom: Your uncle, who lives next to the store, sent me this picture.
GREEN DRUGSTORE
Cough medicine (children)
$180
Cough medicine (adults)
$220
Hand soap
$60
Cough candy
$50
Open 9:00 in the morning to 10:00 at night
Mom: Please get the medicine for children and two bottles of hand soap, because she must wash her hands often. She does not need cough candy, since Grandma brought her some.
Tom: OK, but I have only $300 with me. Is that enough?
Mom: Just enough, if you don't buy a drink for yourself. Thank you!
全文中譯
媽媽：湯姆，你妹妹從中午開始就咳得很厲害，所以今天請假在家。你回家路上可以去一趟藥局嗎？
湯姆：好啊，我每天都會經過公車站旁邊那家。我該買什麼？
媽媽：你叔叔就住在那家店隔壁，他傳了這張照片給我。
綠色藥局
兒童咳嗽藥
180 元
成人咳嗽藥
220 元
洗手乳
60 元
止咳糖
50 元
營業時間 早上 9:00 至晚上 10:00
媽媽：請買兒童咳嗽藥和兩瓶洗手乳，因為她得常常洗手。她不需要止咳糖，奶奶已經帶了一些給她。
湯姆：好，可是我身上只有 300 元，夠嗎？
媽媽：剛好夠，只要你別幫自己買飲料。謝謝你！
Questions 19–21
19What is the purpose of Mom's first message?
ATo tell Tom that his sister stayed home from school
BTo ask Tom to come home early
CTo ask Tom to send her the price list
DTo ask Tom to buy things for his sick sister
✔ 正確答案：(D) To ask Tom to buy things for his sick sister
Our school will hold Parents' Night on Friday, March 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Teachers will review what your child has learned this semester and show you examples of the work that the class has done. You will also have a chance to talk with each teacher for ten minutes about your child's progress.
When you arrive, please go to your child's classroom first. The meeting in the school hall, where our principal will speak, starts at 7:30. Either a mother or a father may come, but please do not bring small children, because the classrooms are quite small.
You may park your car behind the gym for free. If you have any questions, please call the school office at 04-2345-6789.
解析Please go to your child's classroom first，家長抵達後要先去孩子的教室。禮堂的會議和校長致詞要到七點半才開始；停車只是附帶說明，不是「先做的事」。
24What can we learn about Parents' Night?
AIt lasts for three hours
BParents can talk with the principal for ten minutes
CParents must pay to park their cars
DOne parent from each family is enough
✔ 正確答案：(D) One parent from each family is enough
中譯關於家長之夜，我們可以知道什麼？
解析Either a mother or a father may come，表示每個家庭來一位家長即可。6:30 到 8:30 只有兩小時；十分鐘是和「每位老師」談話，不是和校長；停車是免費的。
EMAIL
A Letter to Aunt Jenny
Dear Aunt Jenny,
Thank you for the birthday card, which arrived on the right day. I am sorry that I did not write back sooner, but things at home have been different since my baby brother was born in May. He is a cute boy, but he cries at night, so my parents are always busy with him. At first I felt jealous, because nobody seemed to have time for me anymore.
Last week my mother, who was cooking dinner, asked me to read a story to him. He stopped crying and smiled at me as if he understood every word! Since then I have helped her after school every day, and I really feel like a big sister.
Please come and see him when you pass through Taichung next month.
Thirty years ago, most women in Taiwan stayed home after they got married, while their husbands went out to work. They cooked, washed clothes, and took care of the children, and few people asked whether this was fair. Today, things are quite different, because many wives have jobs of their own and many husbands share the work at home.
A study that compared families in 1995 and 2025 shows how big the change has been. In 1995, only one father in ten cooked dinner for his family, but now almost four in ten do. For example, Chen Wei, a bus driver, makes breakfast for his two sons every morning before work.
Many people regard this as a good change. When parents share the work, children learn that cooking and cleaning are not only a woman's job.