Dr. Wei opened her small 11 on Green Street eleven years ago. Most of her patients come in with a headache or a stomach 12 that has lasted a few days. She listens first and prescribes later, because in her view many complaints have no single 13 at all. Rest, water and a change of habit often work better than pills. When a case is serious, she sends the patient to the hospital, where a specialist can decide whether 14 is needed. She also keeps a record of every 15 she treats, so that a pattern in the neighborhood does not go unnoticed.
Ben was twenty when a fall from a roof nearly 16 him for life. Doctors repaired the bone, but the wound took months to 17 and he could not stand without help. What changed everything was physical 18: three sessions a week, every week, for two years. Progress was slow, and there were days when he wanted to stop. Today he walks to work and coaches a junior team on weekends. He tells young patients that the body is patient, that no single treatment or 19 can do the work alone, and that recovery is a slow 20 that nobody finishes in a hurry.
Questions 16–20
16
Aawaited
Bcrippled
Cdeclared
Dgrabbed
✔ 正確答案：(B) crippled
解析由 for life（終身）與後文無法站立可知，那場墜落幾乎讓他「殘障 crippled」。declared 是宣告、awaited 是等待、grabbed 是抓住，都無法接 him for life。
17
Aheal
Binfect
Cinjure
Drefer
✔ 正確答案：(A) heal
解析the wound took months to ____ 指傷口花了幾個月才「癒合 heal」。infect 是感染、injure 是使受傷、refer 是轉介，主詞是傷口時皆不通。
Thank you for booking a check-up with Dr. Fang for Tuesday, 14 April at 10:30.
Unfortunately, Dr. Fang has been called to the hospital that morning for emergency surgery. We can offer you another time on the same day at 4:00 p.m., or Thursday morning at 9:00 with Dr. Yeh, who also treats skin problems.
Please reply to this message or call the clinic at 02-8877-1234 before Friday. If we do not hear from you, we will keep the Tuesday afternoon slot open for you.
Please remember to bring your health card and a list of any medicine you are taking.
解析第二段說醫師無法看診，接著 We can offer you the same day at 4:00 p.m., or Thursday morning，主旨是改約時間。
22Why is Dr. Fang not available on Tuesday morning?
AHe is ill himself
BHe has retired
CHe is on holiday
DHe must perform emergency surgery
✔ 正確答案：(D) He must perform emergency surgery
中譯方醫師為何星期二上午無法看診？
解析文中說 Dr. Fang has been called to the hospital that morning for emergency surgery。
23What happens if Ms. Kao does not reply?
AThe Tuesday afternoon time will be kept for her
BShe must pay a small fee
CThe appointment will be cancelled
DDr. Yeh will phone her at home
✔ 正確答案：(A) The Tuesday afternoon time will be kept for her
中譯如果高女士沒有回覆會怎麼樣？
解析文中說 If we do not hear from you, we will keep the Tuesday afternoon slot open for you。
24What is Ms. Kao asked to bring?
AHer health card and a list of her medicine
BA recent photograph
CA letter from her employer
DAn insurance form
✔ 正確答案：(A) Her health card and a list of her medicine
中譯高女士被要求帶什麼？
解析最後一段說 bring your health card and a list of any medicine you are taking。
NOTICE
Notice: Flu Season at the Dormitory
To all residents
Free flu shots will be given in the common room on 2 and 3 November, 18:00 to 21:00.
Students with a fever above 38 degrees should stay in their rooms and phone the warden rather than walk to the clinic.
Shared kitchens will be cleaned twice a day until the end of the month.
Anyone who has a sore throat or a strong ache in the joints should report it within 24 hours.
Last winter one third of our residents were infected. A little care now protects everyone.
全文中譯
致全體住宿生
免費流感疫苗將於十一月二日與三日晚間六點至九點在交誼廳施打。
發燒超過三十八度的學生應待在房間並致電舍監，不要自行走到診所。
共用廚房在本月底前每天清潔兩次。
若感到喉嚨痛或關節劇烈痠痛，請於二十四小時內通報。
去年冬天我們有三分之一的住宿生受到感染。現在多一點注意，就能保護所有人。
Questions 25–28
25When can residents get a free flu shot?
AOn 1 November only
BEvery Monday morning
COn the evenings of 2 and 3 November
DAt the hospital downtown
✔ 正確答案：(C) On the evenings of 2 and 3 November
中譯住宿生什麼時候可以打免費流感疫苗？
解析第一點寫 on 2 and 3 November, 18:00 to 21:00，是晚上的時段。
26What should a student with a high fever do?
AStay in the room and phone the warden
BWalk to the clinic at once
CGo to the common room
DWait until the fever ends
✔ 正確答案：(A) Stay in the room and phone the warden
中譯發高燒的學生該怎麼做？
解析第二點寫 should stay in their room and phone the warden, not walk to the clinic。
27How often will the shared kitchens be cleaned?
AEvery hour
BTwice a day
COnce a day
DOnce a week
✔ 正確答案：(B) Twice a day
中譯共用廚房多久清潔一次？
解析第三點寫 Shared kitchens will be cleaned twice a day。
28What is the main purpose of this notice?
ATo raise the rent
BTo advertise a cleaning company
CTo announce a new warden
DTo slow the spread of flu in the dormitory
✔ 正確答案：(D) To slow the spread of flu in the dormitory
中譯這則公告的主要目的為何？
解析各點都是防疫措施，結尾又說 A little care now protects everyone，目的在減緩流感擴散。
ARTICLE
The Doctor Who Listens
A study in Britain timed how long patients spoke before a physician interrupted them. The average was eleven seconds.
That habit costs time rather than saving it. When patients are allowed to finish, they often mention the one symptom that explains everything, and fewer tests are ordered later.
One clinic in Leeds now trains its doctors to stay silent for the first ninety seconds. Complaints have fallen by half, and the number of patients sent back to a specialist a second time has dropped sharply. The doctors report one more benefit: their working day feels calmer.