If you put a ______ under a leaking faucet, you will be surprised at the amount of water collected in 24 hours.If you put a containerunder a leakingfaucet, you will besurprised at the amount of watercollected in 24 hours.
The local farmers' market is popular as it offers a variety of fresh seasonal ______ to people in the community.The local farmers' market is popularas it offers a variety of freshseasonalproduce to people in the community.
As the years have passed by, many of my childhood memories are already ______; I can no longer recall clearly what happened back then.As the years have passedby, many of my childhoodmemories are alreadyblurring; I can no longer recallclearly what happenedback then.
隨著歲月流逝，我童年的許多記憶已經變得模糊，我再也無法清楚回想當時發生的事。
答案：(A) blurring
考點：blur「變模糊」，記憶變模糊，後面 can no longer recall clearly 是線索。trim「修剪」、drain「排掉（水）」、glare「怒視 / 刺眼」都不能形容記憶
as the years have passed by：「隨著歲月流逝」；recall：「回想」，re-（回）+ call（叫），把記憶叫回來
Racist remarks are by nature ______ and hurtful, and should be avoided on all occasions.Racistremarks are bynatureoffensive and hurtful, and shouldbeavoided on all occasions.
Not satisfied with the first ______ of her essay, Mary revised it several times before turning it in to the teacher.Not satisfiedwith the first draft of her essay, Mary revised it severaltimesbeforeturning it in to the teacher.
Mary 對作文初稿不滿意，修改了好幾次才交給老師。
答案：(C) draft
考點：draft「草稿」，first draft＝「初稿」，後面 revised it several times「修改了好幾次」是線索。text「文本」、brush「刷子」、plot「情節」都不是一篇文章寫出來的第一個版本
not satisfied with…：分詞構句，等於 because she was not satisfied with…；revise：「修改」，把寫好的東西再檢查、修正；turn in：「繳交」
Left ______ for years, the deserted house was filled with a thick coating of dust and a smell of old damp wood.Leftvacant for years, the deserted house was filledwith a thick coating of dust and a smell of old dampwood.
這棟荒廢的房子空了好幾年，裡面積了厚厚一層灰塵，還瀰漫著一股陳年潮濕木頭的味道。
答案：(D) vacant
考點：vacant「空著的」，left vacant for years＝「空了好幾年」，後面 deserted house（荒廢的房子）和 filled with dust（積滿灰塵）是線索。casual「隨意的」、fragile「易碎的」、remote「偏遠的」都不能說房子「被放著沒人住」
left vacant for years：分詞構句，「空了好幾年」；deserted：「荒廢無人的」，desert 當動詞是「拋棄」，被拋棄的房子就是沒人住；a thick coating of dust：「厚厚一層灰塵」，coat 是「外套」，coating 就是像外套一樣罩在表面的一層；damp：「潮濕的」
The high school student showed ______ courage when she helped the old man escape from the fire.The high school student showedenormouscourage when she helped the old man escape from the fire.
Publicly financed projects are often ______ or delayed during tough economic times due to a lack of resources.Publiclyfinancedprojects are often halted or delayedduringtougheconomictimesdue to a lack of resources.
公費資助的計畫在經濟艱困時期，常因資源不足而被中止或延後。
答案：(A) halted
考點：halt「使停止」，halted or delayed 並列，「中止或延後」。hatch「孵化」、possess「擁有」、reinforce「加強」都不是計畫會因缺資源而發生的事
Despite his busy schedule, the President ______ the school's graduation ceremony with his presence and a heartwarming speech.Despite his busy schedule, the President graced the school's graduationceremonywith his presence and a heartwarmingspeech.
儘管行程繁忙，總統仍蒞臨該校的畢業典禮，並發表了一場暖心的演說。
答案：(B) graced
考點：grace A with B「以 B 為 A 增光」，常用在正式場合，意思是「蒞臨」。grace 名詞是「優雅」，有人出席讓場面更有光彩。praise「稱讚」、address「向…演說」、credit「把功勞歸給」都不能接 with his presence
despite：「儘管」，後面接名詞；heartwarming：「暖心的」，heart + warm + ing
The manager of the company was sued for ______ abusing his colleagues, calling them "hopeless losers."The manager of the company was sued for verballyabusing his colleagues, calling them "hopelesslosers."
