Charities once believed that people gave their time out of pure 11, and that asking why was somehow rude. Recent studies suggest a gentler truth. Most volunteers say they are 12 for something in their own lives and simply want to pass it on. Others enjoy belonging to a 13 of people who expect them every Saturday morning. A wise manager therefore does not lecture new helpers about duty; she gives each of them a manageable 14 of the work, thanks them by name, and lets the habit grow in a 15 way. Guilt brings people once; belonging brings them back.
Questions 11–15
11
Aresignation
Bpromotion
Csacrifice
Dfame
✔ 正確答案：(C) sacrifice
解析out of pure ____ 指付出時間的動機，是「犧牲奉獻 sacrifice」。resignation 辭職、promotion 晉升、fame 名氣，都不是奉獻時間的理由。
12
Aawake
Bclumsy
Cgrateful
Dripe
✔ 正確答案：(C) grateful
解析be grateful for something 表「對某事心存感激」，並與後面的 want to pass it on（想回饋出去）呼應。clumsy 笨拙的、awake 醒著的、ripe 成熟的皆不合。
13
Achimney
Bbunch
Csword
Dlayer
✔ 正確答案：(B) bunch
解析a bunch of people 指「一群人」，與 belonging to（歸屬於）搭配。layer 層、sword 劍、chimney 煙囪皆不能指一群人。
14
Aparticiple
Blotion
Ctack
Dportion
✔ 正確答案：(D) portion
解析a manageable ____ of the work 指分配「一份 portion」做得完的工作。lotion 乳液、participle 分詞、tack 圖釘皆不合。
15
Aelegant
Boutward
Cfaithful
Dgradual
✔ 正確答案：(D) gradual
解析lets the habit grow 強調不急著要求，故習慣以「逐漸的 gradual」方式養成。outward 向外的、elegant 優雅的、faithful 忠誠的皆不合。
The shop on King Street is run entirely by volunteers, and the team 16 of eleven people, most of them over seventy. Damp air would quickly 17 the donated clothes, so nothing is stored in the cellar. Each Monday the members choose a new 18 for the window: winter coats, children's books, or wedding dresses. The money raised pays for a small van that delivers hot meals to people who cannot leave home. The manager admits the paperwork is a 19, yet she has never thought of leaving. The only 20 that she is tired is a longer coffee break on Thursdays.
Questions 16–20
16
Abreathes
Bevolves
Cbends
Dconsists
✔ 正確答案：(D) consists
解析consist of 是「由…組成」的固定用法，主詞為 the team。evolve 演化、breathe 呼吸、bend 彎曲皆不能接 of 表組成。