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Different places may have different laws. A legal act in Brazil, Korea, or France might be _(1)_ in Toronto, Miami, or San Francisco. In many cities in the United States, for instance, it is not legal to "jaywalk." This law may seem strange to visitors. Sometimes they cross a street, and a police officer gives them a ticket. Then they need to pay a _(2)_ of $10 to $25 within ten days. They soon learn to cross a street only in a crosswalk or at a corner. It's _(3)_ the law to cross in the middle of the street. Most people know that states in the United States have different laws about the legal drinking age; this age _(4)_ but in most states, no one under twenty-one can buy _(5)_, even beer or wine. 不同的地方可能會有不同的法律。巴西、韓國或法國的合法行為，在多倫多、邁阿密或舊金山可能不合法。例如，在美國許多城市，任意穿越馬路是不合法的。觀光客可能覺得這條法律很奇怪。有時候他們穿越馬路，警察就會開罰單。然後他們必須在十天內，繳付十到二十五美元的罰金。他們很快就學會，只能由行人穿越道或街角穿越馬路。從馬路中間穿越是違法的。大部份的人都知道，美國各州關於法定喝酒年齡的法律有所不同。雖然這個年齡不相同，但大多數的州都規定二十一歲以下的人不能買酒，甚至不能買啤酒或葡萄酒。 '單字一點通 1.legal a. 合法的 illegal a. 不合法的 2.jaywalk vi. 亂穿越馬路 a jaywalker　亂穿越馬路而不遵守交通規則的行人 a road hog　亂開車而不遵守交通規則的駕駛人 3.crosswalk n. 斑馬線 4.ticket n. 罰單

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Question 1.  (A) illegal(正解)  (B) tame  (C) proper  (D) stingy A)illegal a. 非法的 (B)tame a. 溫馴的 (C)proper a. 適當的 (D)stingy a. 小器的 根據語意, (A)應為正選。

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Question 2.  (A) fan  (B) fee  (C) fare  (D) fine(正解) (A)fan n. 扇子; 電扇 (B)fee n. 手續費 pay a fee of $10　付十元的手續費 (C)fare n. 交通費 a bus fare　公車費 a taxi fare　計程車費 (D)fine n. 罰款 pay a fine of $10　付十元的罰款 根據語意, (D)應為正選。

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Question 3.  (A) within  (B) among  (C) against(正解)  (D) for it is against the law to V　　從事……是違法的 =it is illegal to V 例:It is against the law to take drugs. (吸毒是違法的。) 此為固定用法, 故(C)應為正選。

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Question 4.  (A) suffers  (B) hurries  (C) varies(正解)  (D) declines (A)suffer vi. 飽受 (疾病) 痛苦 (常與from並用) 例:John suffers from arthritis. (約翰飽受關節炎之苦。) (B)hurry vi. 匆忙 例:Hurry up or we'll be late. (快一點，否則我們就要遲到了。) (C)vary vi. 不同, 有別 (= differ) 例:Hobbies vary with people. (嗜好因人而異。) (D)decline vi. 下降, 下跌 根據語意, (C)應為正選。

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Question 5.  (A) alcohol(正解)  (B) stocks  (C) property  (D) reputation (A)alcohol n. 酒; 酒精 (均不可數) (B)stock n. 股票 (可數) (C)property n. 財產 (不可數) (D)reputation n. 名譽 (不可數) 根據語意, (A)應為正選 (A)alcohol n. 酒; 酒精 (均不可數) (B)stock n. 股票 (可數) (C)property n. 財產 (不可數) (D)reputation n. 名譽 (不可數) 根據語意, (A)應為正選

Scientists are now studying a new field of research called psychoimmunology. It is based _(6)_ the idea that people who are depressed or have a lot of stress _(7)_ more likely to become sick. Researchers have recently found a connection between diseases and stressful situations. To test this theory, psychoimmunologists are trying to find a link between the brain and the immune system. The immune system in our bodies fights the bacteria and viruses which cause disease. Therefore, _(8)_ we are likely to get various diseases or not depends on how well our immune system works. Biologists used to think that the immune system was a separate, independent part of our bodies. Recently, _(9)_, they have found that our brain can _(10)_ our immune system. 科學家現在正在研究一個新領域，稱為心理免疫學。心理免疫學的論點是：感到沮喪或壓力很大的人較可能生病。研究人員最近發現，疾病和壓力的情境有關聯。為了測試這個理論，心理免疫學家正設法找出大腦和免疫系統的關聯。 我們體內的免疫系統會與引起疾病的細菌和病毒交戰。因此，我們是否可能得到各種疾病，端賴我們的免疫系統運作得有多好而定。生物學家以前認為免疫系統是我們體內個別獨立的一部份。然而最近他們卻發現大腦會影響免疫系統。 單字一點通 1.psychoimmunology n. 心理免疫學 psychoimmunologist n. 心理免疫學家 2.depressed a. 沮喪的 3.stress n. 壓力 stressful a. 充滿壓力的 4.connection n. 關聯 =link 5.immune a. 免疫的 be immune to...　　對……有免疫能力 例:None is immune to SARS. (誰都無法對SARS免疫。) 6.bacteria n. 細菌 (複數, 單數為bacterium) 7.virus n. 病毒 8.biologist n. 生物學家 9.separate a. 分開的 10.independent a. 獨立的 be independent of...　　獨立於…… 例:No child is independent of his or her family.(小孩無法脫離家人獨立。)

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Question 6.  (A) with  (B) in  (C) on(正解)  (D) to be based on...　以……為依據 例:John's report is based on the research he did a year ago. (約翰的報告是根據他一年前所做的研究而做的。) 此為固定片語, 故(C)應為正選。

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Question 7.  (A) is  (B) are(正解)  (C) being  (D) to be 空格前有主詞people, 之後的who are depressed or have a lot of stress是形容詞子句, 修飾people, 空格內應置入複數動詞are, 以形成完整的句構。 ...people who are depressed or have a lot of stress are more likely to become sick. (……那些沮喪或有很大壓力的人 是更有可能生病。) 主詞 形容詞子句 動詞 根據上述, (B)應為正選。

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Question 8.  (A) that  (B) whether(正解)  (C) what  (D) why 空格後有or not, 得知空格內應置入whether, 形成whether引導的名詞子句, 在整句中作主詞, 句型分析如下: ...whether we are likely to get various diseases or not depends on 主詞 動詞 how well our immune system works. 受詞 (……我們是否可能得到各種疾病端賴我們的免疫系統運作得有多好而定。) whether引導的名詞子句可與or not並用, 亦可予以省略。 例:I don't know whether he'll come or not. =I don't know whether or not he'll come. =I don't know whether he'll come.(我不知道他是否會來。) 根據上述, (B)應為正選。

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Question 9.  (A) besides  (B) conseqnently  (C) therefore  (D) however(正解) (A)besides　adv.　此外 (B)consequently adv. 因此 (C)therefore　adv.　固此 =consequently (D)however　adv.　然而 根據語意, (D)應為正選。

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Question 10.  (A) affect(正解)  (B) blind  (C) inspire  (D) enlarge (A)affect vt. 影響 (B)blind vt. 使眼盲 & a. 失明的 =turn a blind eye to sth　　對某事物視若無睹 例:Peter is so in love with Mary that he turns a blind eye to all her faults.(彼得如此愛瑪麗，因此他對她所有的過錯都視若無睹。) (C)inspire vt. 啟發; 激勵 例:The man did all he could to inspire his lazy son to study.(這名男子盡全力激勵他懶惰的兒子唸書。) (D)enlarge vt. 放大 (照片); 使變大 根據語意, (A)應為正選。