Every March our school gives a 11 in the town hall, and the whole term builds up to that one evening. The players are ordinary students. One girl carries a violin 12 in her school bag; a boy polishes his 13 trumpet on the bus. Their teacher, who has been the 14 for eleven years, says the hardest part is not the notes but the counting: half the group can play a difficult 15 beautifully and still come in two beats late. On the night itself, parents film everything, and nobody minds a few wrong notes.
Questions 11–15
11
Acart
Bregistration
Cconcert
Drhythm
✔ 正確答案：(C) concert
解析in the town hall 且全篇談樂團演出，故為「音樂會 concert」。cart 手推車、rhythm 節奏、registration 註冊，都不是可以在市民會館「舉辦」的東西。
The city 16 has given its largest room to a single artist this month. Every piece is cut from a single block of 17, and some are taller than a person. The best-known work is a 18 of a farmer resting on his cart. Visitors often reach out to touch it, which the guards allow, and the surface has slowly grown smooth and warm. The artist began to 19 stone at the age of forty, after twenty years in an office. He says the work is 20, but that nothing else has ever held his attention so completely.
Questions 16–20
16
Asatellite
Bchorus
Cgallery
Ddisturbance
✔ 正確答案：(C) gallery
解析has given its largest room to a single artist（把最大展室給一位藝術家）指「畫廊 gallery」。chorus 合唱團、satellite 衛星、disturbance 騷動，都沒有展室可分配。
17
Aounce
Bbrass
Cmarble
Djet
✔ 正確答案：(C) marble
解析篇名 A Room Full of Stone 且後文提到 carve stone，可知作品切自一整塊「大理石 marble」。brass 黃銅不會用 block ... cut 的方式雕；ounce 盎司、jet 噴射機更不合。
18
Atwig
Bopera
Cstatue
Dwillow
✔ 正確答案：(C) statue
解析a ____ of a farmer resting on his cart，且觀眾伸手觸摸表面，故為「雕像 statue」。opera 歌劇無法觸摸；twig 細枝、willow 柳樹皆不合。
19
Aentertain
Bkidnap
Cdrown
Dcarve
✔ 正確答案：(D) carve
解析began to ____ stone at the age of forty 指開始「雕刻 carve」石頭。entertain 娛樂、kidnap 綁架都不能以 stone 為受詞；drown 是溺死、淹沒，石頭也不會被淹死。
20
Adrowsy
Bdusty
Cdemanding
Dmessy
✔ 正確答案：(C) demanding
解析後半句 but ... nothing else has ever held his attention so completely 用 but 轉折，前面應是負面但值得的評價，即「費時費力的 demanding」。drowsy 想睡的、dusty 滿是灰塵的、messy 凌亂的，都無法與 but 之後的讚美形成對比。