If you’ve ever visited Europe in the winter, you may have had a taste of fondue: a pot of meltedcheese, perfect for dippingbread and other foods. The word fondue comes from the French verb for melt, fondre, which is a fittingname for the dish.
A melting pot of flavors and aromas, fondue has only a few basic __1__: cheese, white wine, and bread. Others may include corn starchto thicken the melted cheese and __2__ seasoningssuch as garlic, nutmeg, or mustard. A pot is prepared over a small flame and moderately heated. A generous amount of cheese is slowly __3__ the pot along withsome wine. Skewerslike those used in barbecuing are used to spearcubes of thick bread. These small __4__ of bread are then dipped into the melted cheese, swirledaround a bit, and then eaten. Even someone who never drinks alcohol can enjoy fondue because the alcoholboils away during the cooking __5__. In the cold Alpine winters in Switzerland, where fondue has existed for over a century, the meal has become its national dish.
Cookbooks describing how to prepare a fondue hot pot __6__ in the 18th century. The custom then __7__ in Switzerland’s neighbors, France, Germany, and Belgium. Though the United States is known as a food kingdom, fondue did not gain __8__ there until after the 1964World’s Fair in New York City. Fondue immediately became a hit with people at the event, and by the end of the 1970s, fondue had __9__ itself on the menus of many restaurants.
In the past few decades, people have been experimenting withthe __10__ fondue, which has produced some seeminglyodd—but still delicious—results. A meat-based fondue, as well as a chocolate fondue, has since been created. Whether based on cheese or other tastyfoods, fondue is one of the best heart-warming meals to enjoy during freezing winter.
(A) emerged (B) original (C) various (D) established (E) chunks (F) added to (G) process (H) popularity ( I ) ingredients (J) caught on
答案: 1. I 2. C 3. F 4. E 5. G 6. A 7. J 8. H 9. D 10. B
6. Cookbooks describing how to prepare a fondue hot pot emerged in the 18th century.
理由
a. 空格前有主詞 Cookbooks(食譜)及由形容詞子 句所化簡的分詞片語 describing how to prepare a fondue hot pot(描述如何準備瑞士火鍋)，而 空格後有時間副詞 in the 18th century(在十八 世紀)，故知空格應置入過去式不及物(片語)動詞。
b. 選項中有 (A) emerged 及 (J) caught on 符合條 件，置入後表記載如何準備瑞士火鍋的食譜「出 現」在十八世紀，故選 (A)。
7. The custom then caught on in Switzerland’s neighbors, France, Germany, and Belgium.
理由
a. 空格前有主詞 The custom(這種習俗)及副詞 then，而空格後有介詞 in，且根據本段時態，故知 空格應置入過去式不及物(片語)動詞。
b. 選項中僅剩 (J) caught on 符合條件，根據本段語 意，有了起司鍋食譜的出現，這道佳餚才隨著時間 提升自身的普及度，並隨後在美國以及許多餐館中 確立自己的地位，故可知這種習俗先在瑞士的鄰國 「流行開來」，接著其知名度才擴散至全世界，故選之。
8. Though the United States is known as a food kingdom, fondue did not gain popularity there until after the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City.
理由
a. 空格前有及物動詞 gain(獲得)，空格後有副詞 there，故知空格應置入名詞。
b. 選項中尚有 (B) original 及 (H) popularity 符合條 件，根據語意，直到 1964 年在紐約市舉行的世界 博覽會之後，瑞士火鍋才在當地「流行」起來，故 答案應選 (H)，置入後亦符合 “gain popularity” 的 用法。
9. Fondue immediately became a hit with people at the event, and by the end of the 1970s, fondue had established itself on the menus of many restaurants.
理由
a. 空格前有表完成式的助動詞 had，空格後有反身代 名詞 itself，故知空格應置入及物(片語)動詞的 過去分詞形。
b. 選項中僅剩 (D) established 符合條件，根據語 意，瑞士火鍋立刻在世界博覽會成為焦點，到 1970 年代末期，瑞士火鍋已經在許多餐館的菜單 上「確立」了自己的地位，故選之，置入後亦符合“establish oneself” 的用法。
10. In the past few decades, people have been experimenting with the originalfondue, ...
理由
a. 空格前有定冠詞 the，而空格後有名詞 fondue(瑞 士火鍋)，故知空格應置入形容詞以修飾 fondue。
b. 選項中僅剩 (B) original 符合條件，置入後表人們 一直在試驗「原本的」瑞士火鍋，產生了一些看似奇怪但仍然美味的結果，故選之。
