1. At that time, espresso was drunk exclusively in the cafés and restaurants of Italy.
那時只有在義大利的咖啡廳和餐廳中才能喝到濃縮咖啡。 理由:
a. (A) exclusively adv. 專門地
The car show was sponsored exclusively by Honda.
這場汽車展是由本田汽車獨家贊助。
(B) alternately adv. 交替地；輪流地
This baseball game has been alternately boring and exciting.
這場棒球比賽時而無聊時而刺激。
(C) randomly adv. 隨意地
同: at random
The lead singer randomly picked a fan to join him up on stage.
這位主唱隨意挑了一位歌迷和他一起在臺上演出。
(D) severely adv. 嚴重地；嚴厲地
The severely handicapped girl found freedom in her ability to create art.
那名重度身障的女孩在自己藝術創作的才能中找到自由。
b. 根據語意，(A) 項應為正選。 2. The Italian government went to work, vigorously promoting the moka pot, while proclaiming aluminum “the national metal.”
義大利政府也開始行動，他們大力推廣摩卡壺，同時宣布鋁為「國家金屬」。 理由:
a. 一句中有兩個動詞同時存在時，彼此之間一定要有連接詞相連。若兩個動詞之間無連接詞相連，且兩個動詞所代表的動作同時發生時，第二個動詞要變成現在分詞，若該動詞是 be 動詞時，則變成現在分詞 being 之後要省略。
b. 本句空格前已有動詞 went 且無連接詞，得知空格應置現在分詞，故 (C) 項應為正選。 3. However, the moka pot’s evolution from modest local success to a product of international renown was largely the work of a man named Renato Bialetti.
不過摩卡壺從地方上的小小成就演變成國際知名的產品，大多得歸功於一位名為雷納托•比樂提的男人。 理由:
a. (A) distant a. 遙遠的，遠方的
We stopped to take in the beauty of the distant mountains.
我們停下來欣賞遠山的美景。
(B) local a. 當地的，本地的
In order to launch a legal demonstration, you must first obtain permission from the local government.
想要發起合法遊行，你們得先獲得地方政府的許可。
(C) private a. 私人的；祕密的
My boss had a private talk with Al yesterday.
昨天我老闆和艾爾私下談話。
(D) narrow a. 狹窄的
There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall.
床和牆之間只有一條窄縫。
b. 根據語意，(B) 項應為正選。 4. World War II saw aluminum and coffee prices soar, which in turn caused sales to plummet.
第二次世界大戰經歷了鋁和咖啡的價格暴漲，進而導致銷量大減。 理由:
a. (A) on end 連續地（不與數字並用）
Jim sometimes plays computer games for days on end.
吉姆有時會一連玩好幾天的電腦遊戲。
(B) for short 簡稱
比較
in short 簡言之，總之（多置於句首）
Her name is Elizabeth, but we just call her Lisa for short.
她的名字是伊莉莎白，可是我們都叫她莉莎作為簡稱。
In short, we believe that Kent is the right man for the job.
簡言之，我們相信肯特是這份工作的最佳人選。
(C) by far + 最高級的形容詞 最最……
同: the + 最高級形容詞 + by far
比較
so far 迄今
Carol is by far the best student I’ve ever had.
凱蘿是我教過的學生中最優秀的一個。
That publishing company has sold five million books so far.
那家出版社迄今已賣出五百萬冊書籍了。
(D) in turn 接著，因此
Interest rates were cut, which in turn raised share prices.
利率調降了，因此股價就跟著漲了。
b. 根據語意，(D) 項應為正選。 5. In 1946, when prices normalized after the war, Renato Bialetti took over the company.
1946 年，當價格於戰後趨於正常，雷納托•比樂提接管了公司。 理由:
a. (A) break into... 闖進……
I have this odd feeling that someone broke into my room last night.
我有種奇怪的感覺，覺得昨晚有人闖進我房間。
(B) pick up... （不經意地）學到……；得到……
Janet picked up a little Spanish during her trip to Mexico.
珍妮特到墨西哥旅行時，學了一點西班牙文。
(C) take over... 接管……
The new manager is going to take over our section next week.
新任經理將於下星期接管我們部門。
(D) call off... 取消……
Andy called off the wedding after he had a big fight with Beth.
安迪和貝絲大吵一架後就取消了婚禮。
b. 根據語意，(C) 項應為正選。 6. To distinguish his machine from the copycats, Bialetti commissioned a mascot that was imprinted on each Moka Express, an image of “the mustached little man.”
為了使他的機器與其他模仿品有所區別，比樂提委託製作了一個會被印在每個摩卡壺上的吉祥物 ── 「有鬍子的小人」圖像。 理由:
a. (A) distinguish vt. 辨別
衍: distinguish A from B 區別 A 與 B
Individuals who are color blind often cannot distinguish red from green.
有色盲的人往往無法分辨出紅色和綠色。
(B) isolate vt. 使孤立；隔離
衍: isolate A from B 將 A 與 B 隔離
We had to isolate the two boys from each other after they got into a fight.
在那兩個男孩打架之後，我們不得不把他們隔開。
(C) subtract vt. 減去，去掉
衍: subtract A from B 從 B 減去 A
The costs of advertising are subtracted from revenue.
廣告成本從收入中扣除了。
(D) remove vt. 移動，移開
衍: remove A from B 將 A 從 B 中移開
Mike needed one hour to remove all of his CDs from the shelf.
麥克得花一個小時才能搬開架上所有 CD。
b. 根據語意及用法，(A) 項應為正選。 7. Today, 90% of Italian households own a Moka Express.
如今，90% 的義大利家庭都有摩卡壺。
a. (A) episode n.（影集等的）一集
The device can be programmed to record every episode of the TV series automatically.
這臺裝置可以設定成自動錄下這部電視影集的每一集。
(B) household n. 家庭，一戶人家
Most of the households in this area have a pool.
這個地區的多數人家都有游泳池。
(C) shelter n. 庇護所（可數）；遮蔽，庇護（不可數）
衍: take shelter 尋求庇護；（找地方）躲雨
The hiker took shelter from the rainstorm inside a small cave.
那名登山客在一個小山洞裡躲避暴風雨。
(D) burden n. 負擔；重擔
衍: shoulder / bear / carry the burden of... 肩負……的擔子
David shouldered the burden of raising his younger siblings after both of his parents passed away.
大衛在雙親過世後便肩負起扶養弟妹的重擔。
b. 根據語意，(B) 項應為正選。 | 
