Psychologists say that people who can name their feelings handle them far better. A child who says only that the day was bad may in fact feel 11 before a test, or deep 12 after losing a match. Teachers therefore ask students to keep a short evening diary. Writing one honest line each night can 13 a worried mind more than an hour of advice. Over time young writers are often 14 by how many different feelings appear on a single page. This habit solves no problems by itself, yet most students end the term calmer and far more 15 with the person they are becoming.
Questions 11–15
11
Anaked
Bautomatic
Cneat
Danxious
✔ 正確答案：(D) anxious
解析before a test（考試前）自然的情緒是「焦慮的 anxious」。naked 裸露的、neat 整潔的、automatic 自動的都不能形容心情。
12
Ainstinct
Bfright
Cgallon
Ddisappointment
✔ 正確答案：(D) disappointment
解析after losing a match（比賽輸了之後）產生的是深深的「失望 disappointment」。fright 指突然的驚嚇、instinct 本能、gallon 加侖，都與輸球後的心情不符。
13
Asummarize
Bshovel
Ccomfort
Dchew
✔ 正確答案：(C) comfort
解析受詞是 a worried mind（煩憂的心），且與 an hour of advice 相比，動詞應為「安撫 comfort」。summarize 摘要、shovel 鏟、chew 咀嚼都無法作用於 mind。
14
Aopposed
Bastonished
Cdisapproved
Dobtained
✔ 正確答案：(B) astonished
解析be ____ by how many different feelings 表示對數量之多感到「吃驚 astonished」。disapproved 不贊成、opposed 反對、obtained 獲得，語意與句型都不通。
15
Aair-conditioned
Blousy
Cremote
Dcontent
✔ 正確答案：(D) content
解析與 calmer 並列，且搭配 be content with（對…感到滿足），選「知足的、滿意的 content」。remote 偏遠的、lousy 極糟的、air-conditioned 有空調的都不合。
Every Tuesday evening Mei-ling works as a 16 on a telephone help line. Callers are strangers, yet within minutes they tell her things they hide from every close 17 in their lives. Some are simply lonely; others still 18 for a parent who died last spring. Mei-ling rarely gives advice, because she has learned that a caller in the dark needs a steady voice far more than a 19 plan. When the line finally goes quiet, she often hears a small laugh instead of tears, and for her that sound is a real 20 at the end of a tiring day.
Questions 16–20
16
Ahousekeeper
Bvolunteer
Chiker
Drider
✔ 正確答案：(B) volunteer
解析works as a ____ at a telephone help line 指無給職的「義工 volunteer」。housekeeper 管家、hiker 健行者、rider 騎士都不會出現在輔導專線。
17
Alane
Bavenue
Cclimax
Dacquaintance
✔ 正確答案：(D) acquaintance
解析every close ____ in their lives 與前面的 strangers 對比，指「熟識的人 acquaintance」。lane 小巷、avenue 大街、climax 高潮都不是人。
18
Agrieve
Bchew
Cexclaim
Dhorrify
✔ 正確答案：(A) grieve
解析for a parent who died last spring 說明是為過世的親人「悲傷、哀悼 grieve」。exclaim 驚呼、chew 咀嚼、horrify 使人驚嚇，語意都不合。
19
Aconstructive
Bmagnificent
Cvegetarian
Dair-conditioned
✔ 正確答案：(A) constructive
解析與 a steady voice 相對比的是理性的、「有建設性的 constructive」計畫。magnificent 壯麗的、air-conditioned 有空調的、vegetarian 素食的都不能修飾 plan。