Question

　　 A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had　 26　 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well　 27　 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

　　　　 Then on the morning of his graduation（畢業）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how　 28　 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how　 29　 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣經）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his　 31　 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then　 32　 out of the house, leaving the Bible.

　　　 　Many years passed and the young man was very　 33　 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 34　 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him　 35　 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a　 36　 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take　 37　 of the things that his father left him.

　　　　 When he began to search through his father’s important

papers, he saw the still new Bible,　 38　　 as he had left

it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to　　 39

the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（標牌）

dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the

40　　 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN

FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.　　

　　　

26. A．expected　　　　　 B．believed　　　 C．enjoyed　　　　　 　 D．felt

27. A．afford　　　　　　　 B．spend　　　　　　　　 C．cost 　　　　　 D．pay

28. A．excited　　　　　　 B．proud　　　　　　　　 C．angry 　　　　　　 　 D．anxious

29. A．far　　　　　　　　　 B．much　　　　　　　　 C．long　　　　 　　　 D．often

30. A．Interested　　　　 B．Tired　　　　　　　　　 C．Surprised　　　　 　 D．Relaxed

31. A．hand 　　　　　　　 　B．head　　　　　　　　　 C．voice　　　　　　　 　 D．sound

32. A．looked　　　　　　　 B．moved　　　　　　　　 C．walked　　　　　 　 D．rushed

33. A．careful　　　　　　　　　　 B．helpful 　　　　　　　 C．wonderful 　　 　 D．successful

34. A．Wanting　　　　　　 B．Suggesting　　　　　 C．Noticing　　　　 　 D．Realizing

35. A．on 　　　　　　　　　 　B．since　　　　　　　　　 C．after　　　　 　　　 D．from

36. A．bag　　　　　　　　　 B．ticket　　　　　　　　 C．phone　　　　　　 　 D．book

37. A．care　　　　　　　　 B．part 　　　　　　　　　 C．notes　　　 　　　 D．time

38. A．just　　　　　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　　 C．always　　　　　　 　 D．already

39. A．use　　　　　　　　　 B．open　　　　　　　　　 C．turn　　　　　　　　 　 D．close

40. A．place　　　　　　　　 B．date　　　　　　　　　 C．test　　　　 　　　 D．name

Answer 1

【主旨大意】畢業那天兒子沒有得到想要的跑車，一氣之下離家出走；多年后兒子成家立業，想起了已到暮年的父親。父親在兒子到家之前去世了，父親當年送給他的禮物，一本圣經嶄新如初。

26. A 解析：由下文語境推斷，年輕人“期望”有一輛漂亮的跑車。

27. A 解析：由他跟父親說出了自己的想法推斷，他認為父親能夠“提供”他所要的。

28. B 解析：由語境推斷，父親跟他說他因為有這樣的兒子而“驕傲”。

29. B 解析：由感到驕傲推斷，父親多么愛他的兒子；how much這里表示程度。

30. C 解析：由發現盒子里的禮物是圣經推斷，兒子感到“吃驚”。

31. C 解析：據常理推斷，發怒時說話通常“提高”音量。

32. D 解析：由他留下了圣經推斷，他從房子里跑出來。

33. D 解析：由他漂亮的房子幸福的家庭推斷，他是成功的商人。

34. D 解析：由他覺得應該去看看父親推斷，他“認識到”父親老了。

35. B 解析：主句用完成時態，則用since引導時間狀語。

36. C 解析：由告訴他父親去世了推斷，他“接到”一個電話。

37. A 解析：take care of是固定搭配，意思是“照顧”。

38. A 解析：這里用just強調父親送給他的禮物一如當年，意思是“就，正好”。

39. C 解析：由打開書推斷，他開始翻動頁面；turn意思是“翻”。

40. B 解析：父親在兒子畢業那天送禮物給兒子，故標簽上是畢業的日期。