My grandfather makes chairs in a small room behind his house. He shows me his tools every Sunday. He teaches me the name of each (11). Wood is soft, but (12) is very hard. He lets me hold the heavy (13) and hit the nails. Last week we made a small box (14). He says a good worker must be careful, not fast. I want to make a wooden chair for my mother in the (15).
解析和 Wood is soft 相對、very hard 的材料是「鐵 iron」。bread 麵包、vinegar 醋、guava 番石榴都不是硬的建材。
13
Acamera
Bbeard
Cear
Dhammer
✔ 正確答案：(D) hammer
解析又重又能敲釘子（hit the nails）的是「鐵鎚 hammer」。camera 照相機、ear 耳朵、beard 鬍鬚都不能敲釘子。
14
Abest
Bfrom
Chow
Dtogether
✔ 正確答案：(D) together
解析we made a small box ____，主詞是 we，用副詞「一起 together」最自然。from 從、how 如何、best 最好都不能放在句尾表示這個意思。
15
Awest
Bthird
Cfuture
Dkingdom
✔ 正確答案：(C) future
解析in the future 是「將來、未來」，配合前面的 I want to。west 西方、third 第三、kingdom 王國都不能表示時間。
Passage 2
Saving Energy at Home
Our family uses less (16) this year. We turn off the lights when we leave a room. My mother cooks with (17) instead of using an electric pot. My father does not drive to work now. He takes the (18) every morning, so we buy less (19). My little brother closes the fridge door quickly. We (20) less money every month, and the air in our city is cleaner too. My teacher says every family can help.