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Coober Pedy is a small town in the Australian desert (沙漠). It’s famous not only for its opals (貓眼石) , but also for a very unusual【小題1】 r________—the people live and work underground.
Why do people choose to live under the ground? To avoid (避開) the【小題2】h_______ days and cold nights-daytime temperatures can rise to 50 °C or more and on a cold night they can fall to 【小題3】z_______. The locals say that their strange lifestyle is the only answer【小題4】t________ the unpleasant climate (氣候) . In the underground homes, the temperature is always a very pleasant 19°C to 24°C .But that’s not the only advantage ; the people there don’t need to pay builders if 【小題5】 t_______want to build a home or make any changes.
You would be very surprised to see 【小題6】 h________well people manage to live underground. They have modern kitchens and bathrooms, sometimes even spas (溫泉)“People think it’s impossible to live here and that we’re like ancient people, 【小題7】b_______ that’s not true. " says Bev Smith, who has lived in Coober Pedy for over 30 years. When my husband, Larry, and I first came here, life was very 【小題8】d _______ and many people decided to leave. But now, things have 【小題9】c________a lot and we’re very comfortable. We now have underground shops, hotels, restaurants, cafes and churches!”
Abigail and Brian Tynan 【小題10】 1_______ their large house in Melbourne(墨爾本) two years ago to have in an underground home. "My mouth fell open when I saw my wonderful underground home," remembers Brian. " I really enjoy living here. "

Answer 1

【小題1】reason
【小題2】hot
【小題3】zero
【小題4】to
【小題5】they
【小題6】how
【小題7】but
【小題8】difficult
【小題9】changed
【小題10】left

解析【小題1】考查名詞：它的出名不是因為貓眼石，還有一個原因：reason
【小題2】考查形容詞：和cold對應的是hot
【小題3】考查名詞：fall to zero降到0度
【小題4】考查介詞：the answer to…“…的答案”
【小題5】考查代詞：they代指the people
【小題6】考查感嘆句：修飾well用how
【小題7】前面說：People think it’s impossible to live here and that we’re like ancient people, 后面說：這不是真的，表示轉折用but
【小題8】考查形容詞：當我和丈夫來到這里的時候，生活很困難：difficult
【小題9】考查動詞：現在情況已經變了：用過去分詞changed
【小題10】考查動詞：leave their home離開他們的家，時間是two years ago用過去式left