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。
Most charities want people who can promise a whole day every week. Fewer and fewer people can. A group in Tainan decided to try the opposite and asked for two hours, once a month, with no long-term promise at all.
In the first year 340 people signed up, four times the number the old system had attracted. Only a third stayed beyond twelve months, but the manager is not worried. She says a short, pleasant experience makes people return later, often once their own children have grown up.
Other groups are now copying the idea, though a few complain that training so many newcomers is expensive.
✔ 正確答案：(D) They asked for shorter, occasional help
中譯台南那個團體改變了什麼？
解析asked for two hours, once a month, with no long-term promise，把長時間承諾改為短時間、偶爾參與。
22How many people signed up in the first year?
AA third of the usual number
B340
CFour
DTwelve
✔ 正確答案：(B) 340
中譯第一年有多少人報名？
解析In the first year 340 people signed up。四倍指的是與舊制度相比的倍數，不是人數。
23Why is the manager not worried that many people leave?
ANew members pay a fee
BThe work will soon be finished
CShe already has too many helpers
DThey may come back years later
✔ 正確答案：(D) They may come back years later
中譯為何負責人不擔心許多人離開？
解析a short, pleasant experience makes people return later, often once their own children have grown up。
24What do a few other groups complain about?
AThe idea is too old-fashioned
BTraining many newcomers costs a lot
CTwo hours a month is too long
DNobody wants to sign up
✔ 正確答案：(B) Training many newcomers costs a lot
中譯少數其他團體抱怨什麼？
解析最後一句 a few complain that training so many newcomers is expensive。
NOTICE
Beach Clean-up — Volunteers Welcome
Sunday 14 April, 8:00 a.m. — meet at the car park by the lighthouse
Bags, gloves and grabbers are provided; please wear closed shoes
Children under twelve must stay with an adult at all times
Do not touch glass, needles or anything you cannot name — tell a leader
We finish at eleven, and hot soup is served in the beach hut afterwards. Please bring your own cup.
If heavy rain is forecast, the event moves to the following Sunday. A message will be sent by nine o'clock on Saturday evening.
全文中譯
4 月 14 日（週日）上午 8:00——於燈塔旁停車場集合
垃圾袋、手套與夾子由主辦提供；請穿包鞋
未滿十二歲的孩童必須全程與大人同行
請勿觸碰玻璃、針頭或任何你叫不出名字的東西——請告訴帶隊人員
我們十一點結束，之後在海灘小屋供應熱湯。請自備杯子。
若預報有大雨，活動順延至下個週日。我們會在週六晚上九點前發出通知。
Questions 25–28
25What are volunteers told to wear?
AClosed shoes
BGloves they buy themselves
CA raincoat
DBeach sandals
✔ 正確答案：(A) Closed shoes
中譯志工被要求穿什麼？
解析清單第一項 please wear closed shoes；手套是主辦單位提供的。
26What should you do if you find something dangerous?
ALeave the beach at once
BTell a leader
CPut it in your own bag
DWash it in the sea
✔ 正確答案：(B) Tell a leader
中譯如果發現危險物品該怎麼做？
解析Do not touch glass, needles or anything you cannot name — tell a leader。
27What must volunteers bring themselves?
AA grabber
BA cup
CRubbish bags
DHot soup
✔ 正確答案：(B) A cup
中譯志工必須自備什麼？
解析Please bring your own cup；袋子、手套、夾子都由主辦提供。
28When would people be told about a change of date?
AOn Sunday morning
BOn 14 April
CBy Saturday evening
DOne week before
✔ 正確答案：(C) By Saturday evening
中譯若日期更改，何時會通知？
解析A message will be sent by nine o'clock on Saturday evening。
EMAIL
Thank You from the Reading Club
Dear Mr. Yeh,
On behalf of everyone at the Riverside Reading Club, thank you for the forty books you sent last week.
We have kept twenty-eight of them for our own shelves. The rest are picture books for very young children, so we have passed them to the hospital play room; we thought you would rather see them used than stored.
May I ask one more favor? Several of our helpers would love to hear how you built up such a collection. Would you consider giving a short talk one Thursday evening in June?