解析電話「響起」用 ring。lie 是躺下或說謊、notice 是注意到、marry 是結婚，主詞都不會是 the phone。
單字ring (鈴聲)響起；打電話、lie 躺下；說謊、notice 注意到；公告
10There is a big around the TV station today.
Acrowd
Bceiling
Csnack
Dmarriage
✔ 正確答案：(A) crowd
中譯今天電視台周圍有一大群人。
解析圍在電視台外面的一大群人是 crowd。snack 點心、marriage 婚姻、ceiling 天花板都不能用 around 說在建築物周圍。
單字crowd 人群、snack 點心、marriage 婚姻
2
段落填空 Cloze
共 8 題／2 個段落，每段 4 格
共八題，包括兩個段落，每個段落各含四個空格。每格均有四個選項，請依照文意選出最適合的答案。
Passage 1
My Uncle the Reporter
My uncle, who is a reporter at a TV station, writes news reports every day, and sometimes he goes out to report on traffic or weather, even when it is windy and wet. His job keeps him very (11), so we can only see him on weekends. Last Friday he called my mother and said, "Watch Channel 52 at eight tonight." (12) Because we did not want to miss anything, we all sat down in front of the television at seven thirty and waited. (13), at eight o'clock, his face appeared on the screen. He was talking about a new park (14) was built next to the river, and my mother was so excited that she took a photo.
解析七點半就開始等，到了八點「終於」看到他，用 Finally。However 表轉折、For example 表舉例、At first 表起初，都不合前後文的時間順序。
14
Abecause
Bwho
Cwhich
Dbut
✔ 正確答案：(C) which
解析空格引導關係子句修飾 a new park（事物），且在子句中當主詞，用 which。who 修飾人；because、but 是連接詞，後面要接完整句子，但 was built 前沒有主詞。
Passage 2
Letters and Email
Long ago, people who wanted to send news to friends had to write letters. They put the paper in an envelope and sent it by mail, and a letter often took a week to arrive. Today most people use email or send messages on their phones, (15) their words arrive in a second. (16), my grandmother still likes the old way, because she says a letter feels warmer than words on a screen. Every spring she writes to her sister, who lives in the eastern part of Japan, and her letter is often five pages long. (17) Then we walk to the post office. Two weeks later, a (18) from Japan arrives, and Grandma reads it to me.
Dad: Our cable TV has been broken for a week, and the old company still has not fixed it, so I want to change to a new one. What do you think of these plans?
Star Cable TV - Spring Plans
Channels
Price a month
Basic
80
NT$399
Family
150
NT$599
Family Plus
150 + free movies
NT$699
Every new house gets a free box. Call 0800-123-456 anytime.
Jenny: We need the news channels for you and the cartoon channels for my little brother, but only the Family plan and the Family Plus plan have both.
Dad: Your mother is crazy about movies, and she has told me many times that she would like to watch them at home.
Jenny: Then let's get the plan with movies. It costs only one hundred dollars more a month than the Family plan.
✔ 正確答案：(A) To ask Jenny to help him choose a TV plan
中譯爸爸第一則訊息的目的是什麼？
解析爸爸說有線電視壞了、舊公司一直沒修，想換公司，並問 What do you think of these plans?，目的是請珍妮一起挑方案。電視並沒有修好（still has not fixed it）；打電話和看電影都不是他傳訊的目的。
20If the family gets the plan Jenny talks about at the end, how much will they pay for two months?
ANT$1,398
BNT$699
CNT$1,200
DNT$1,198
✔ 正確答案：(A) NT$1,398
中譯如果這家人選了珍妮最後提到的方案，兩個月要付多少錢？
解析媽媽超愛電影，珍妮最後選了有電影的方案，也就是比 Family 每月多一百元的 Family Plus，每月 699 元，兩個月是 699 × 2 = 1,398 元。1,198 是 Family 方案（599）兩個月的價錢；699 只是一個月；1,200 不是任何方案兩個月的價錢。
21What does the price list NOT tell us?
AHow many channels each plan has
BWhat new houses can get for free
CHow soon the company can put in the cable
DWhich number to call
✔ 正確答案：(C) How soon the company can put in the cable
中譯價目表上沒有告訴我們什麼？
解析價目表上有頻道數、新房子送機上盒、電話號碼，但沒有說多久能來裝線。
EMAIL
A Letter to a Journalist
Dear Mr. Lin,
My name is Kevin Chang. I am in Grade 8 at Green Hill School, and I write for our school newspaper, which has eighteen students in its club. Last week our class had a debate about whether students should be allowed to use phones at school. Before the debate, we read your report about the same question, and it gave us many good ideas that we used in our talks.
Next month we hope to write a story about your job as a journalist. Could we visit your office between May 18 and May 22? We would like to ask you about ten questions, which will take less than an hour. Is there anything else we should bring?
Please call our teacher, Ms. Wu, at 04-2211-3366, or email me.
✔ 正確答案：(A) To ask if the class can meet Mr. Lin at work
中譯凱文這封電子郵件的目的是什麼？
解析信的重點是 Could we visit your office between May 18 and May 22?，想去林先生的辦公室（工作的地方）拜訪他。辯論已經結束，不是請他參加；林先生沒有來過學校；他們想寫「關於」林先生的報導，不是請他替校刊寫稿。
23How did Mr. Lin's report help Kevin's class?
AIt was about Mr. Lin's job.
BIt helped them get ready for the debate.
CIt was too hard for them to read.
DIt told them how to make a newspaper.
✔ 正確答案：(B) It helped them get ready for the debate.
中譯林先生的報導怎麼幫助凱文的班級？
解析凱文說辯論前讀了林先生的報導，it gave us many good ideas that we used in our talks，可見報導幫助他們準備辯論。報導的主題是學校用手機，不是林先生的記者工作（那是他們下個月想寫的）；文中沒說太難，也沒說教他們做報紙。
24What is true about the newspaper club?
AMs. Wu writes most of the stories.
BIt started two years ago.
CIt has a story about Mr. Lin every month.
DEighteen students are in it.
✔ 正確答案：(D) Eighteen students are in it.
中譯關於校刊社，下列何者正確？
解析信中說校刊 has eighteen students in its club，校刊社有十八位學生。吳老師是聯絡人，不是寫稿的人；「每個月都有林先生的報導」「兩年前成立」文中都沒提到。
NOTICE
City TV Station Open Day
City TV Station Open Day
City TV Station will open its doors to students on Friday, June 6.
Time: between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Place: Gate 2, 15 Broad Street
Cost: Free
You will see how reporters make the news and how our weather lady talks in front of a green wall, which later becomes a weather map on your TV. In the kitchen of our cooking show, you can also watch the cook make chicken with soy sauce. Because only 60 students can go in, and there was a big crowd at the gate last year, please come early. Food and drinks are not allowed anywhere in the station. In the news room, please turn off your phone and do not use a camera light. You are welcome to ask our reporters questions after the visit.
Where do young people get the news? Our school newspaper asked 180 students this question, and each student could choose only one answer.
Way
Students
Phone
94
Television
55
Newspaper
19
Magazine
12
Two years ago, television was the top answer, but now more than half of the students read the news on their phones. A phone has a big advantage: it is so light that you can carry it anywhere and read the news anytime. However, some teachers say that news on the phone is not always true, because anyone can post a story online. People are also more likely to believe a lie when they read too fast. The teachers hope that students will read a newspaper or watch the news on different channels as well, so that they can check what is true.