Puppies, French fries, babies laughing, and emptying out your wallet with exact change are a few examples of universally loved things. _(1)_ is popping bubble wrap. This fun activity has an interesting history that not many people know about.
In 1957, engineers Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes were trying to produce a new type of wallpaper. Their idea was to seal two shower curtains together to create 3D wallpaper. The wallpaper _(2)_, but they still made patentsfor it. In 1960, bubble wrap was first used as packing material for IBM computers. The computers would arrive with no _(3)_, and soon after, bubble wrap was used for packing all sorts of goods. Today, it’s a standard packing material in the e-commerceworld.
_(4)_ does bubble wrap protect, but it also pops. Experts believe that it’s healthy for people to fidget. This means that tapping a foot or spinning a pen helps people focus. _(5)_, people feel more alertafter they popbubble wrap because it makes them feel relaxed. Popping bubble wrap may also help bored students pay attention more.
The next time your online purchase arrives with a piece of bubble wrap, give it a popand enjoy that satisfying feeling.
1. (A) Other (B) Another (C) The other (D) The rest
2. (A) reached this goal (B) came in handy (C) turned out a success (D) failed to catch on
3. (A) damage (B) delay (C) doubt (D) disease
4. (A) No sooner (B) Even if (C) Now that (D) Not only
a. 當列舉範圍超過兩個時，可以用 another 來表示「另 一個、別的」不同單數可數名詞。There are many ways to cook dumplings. You can boil or steam them. Another is to fry them. 水餃有許多煮法。你可以水煮或是蒸。還有一種方法是油炸。
b. 空格前列舉了多個令人心滿意足的事例，可知空格應 以 Another 開頭，再延伸另一個例子，故得知 (B) 應 為正選。
2.第二題空格應選 (D) failed to catch on
理由:
空格後說，但是他們仍然為其申請專利，由轉折詞 but 推斷，應該是該款壁紙「沒能流行起來」，故 (D) 應為 正選。
3.第三題空格應選 (A) damage
理由:
根據語意，電腦抵達後毫髮無「傷」，得知 (A) 應為正 選。
4.第四題空格應選 (D) Not only
理由:
a. 本空格測試下列固定句型:
Not only + 倒裝句, but + 主詞+ (also) + 動詞
不僅⋯⋯，而且⋯⋯
Not only was it raining all day at the wedding, but the band also was late.
婚禮當天不只整天下雨，樂團還遲到了。
b. 根據語意，泡泡紙「不僅」保護東西，還能被戳破， 且空格後出現 but it also...，可推斷空格應置入 Not only，得知 (D) 應為正選。
