Ask people what they admire most in a friend, and few will mention money or good looks. Most of them name qualities such as 11, the willingness to give without expecting anything in return, or the 12 to wait calmly when a plan falls apart. Employers say much the same. They look for staff who are 13 enough to finish a job without being watched, and 14 enough to admit a mistake instead of hiding it. Skills can be taught in a month, one manager says, but a good 15 takes years to build.
Questions 11–15
11
Amob
Bmodesty
Cjewelry
Dgenerosity
✔ 正確答案：(D) generosity
解析後面的 the willingness to give without expecting anything in return（願意付出而不求回報）正是「慷慨 generosity」的定義。modesty 謙遜、jewelry 珠寶、mob 暴民皆不合。
12
Abarrel
Bpatience
Cbud
Didol
✔ 正確答案：(B) patience
解析the ____ to wait calmly（沉著等待的能力）指「耐心 patience」。idol 偶像、barrel 大桶、bud 花苞都不是可以用來等待的特質。
13
Aleisurely
Breliable
Cinvisible
Dcoarse
✔ 正確答案：(B) reliable
解析finish a job without being watched（沒人監督也能完成工作）說明這個人「可靠 reliable」。invisible 隱形的、coarse 粗魯的、leisurely 悠閒的皆不通。
14
Abold
Bgracious
Cmodest
Dashamed
✔ 正確答案：(C) modest
解析admit a mistake instead of hiding it（承認錯誤而非隱瞞）需要「謙虛 modest」。bold 大膽的、gracious 親切的、ashamed 羞愧的都無法解釋這個對比。
15
Aattitude
Bmixture
Crod
Dreflection
✔ 正確答案：(A) attitude
解析與前句 Skills can be taught in a month 對比，能力可速成，但好的「態度 attitude」要多年養成。reflection 倒影、mixture 混合物、rod 竿子皆不合。
Every morning an old man sweeps the lane in front of our building. He starts at six, rain or shine, and greets each neighbor with the same warm 16. Last winter a young rider knocked over his bucket and sped away without stopping. We expected anger, but the old man simply picked the bucket up and said the boy was probably late for work. Such 17 is rare today. His quiet 18 has changed the whole lane, and three families now sweep with him. He takes no 19 in it, though the neighbors often praise him, and perhaps that 20 is why we all trust him.
Questions 16–20
16
Adespair
Bvigor
Ccourtesy
Dkidney
✔ 正確答案：(C) courtesy
解析greets each neighbor with the same warm ____ 指以溫暖的「禮貌 courtesy」打招呼。despair 絕望、vigor 活力、kidney 腎臟皆不合。