Dr. Maggie Mamen has been working with children and families as a clinical psychologist for over 30 years. She has seen just about everything families have had to deal with, but one situation has her and many others deeply concerned. It is called the pampered child syndrome, a name that Dr. Mamen came up with to _(1)_ the effects of parents giving their children everything they want.
The concern behind this syndrome is that it can create a _(2)_ reaction in the child, causing emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric disorders. It affects everything from daily life to performance at school to _(3)_ interaction. Such problems can stay with a child well beyond their younger years. This can create adults who are not _(4)_ prepared for the real world. Someone with the pampered child syndrome is given everything he or she wants but still _(5)_ more. They believe they deserve the same rights as adults. However, they are not quite ready to undertake the _(6)_ that go with being grownups. They are well taken care of and loved, yet feel un happy, anxious, or angry.
Teachers, professionals, and parents are now working together to educate themselves and others on how to _(7)_ , reverse, and deal with the pampered child syndrome. The mistake parents are making is that they try to protect their children from consequences, which _(8)_ them of having to deal with disappointment and loss. For those fighting the syndrome, this does not mean they should pay less _(9)_ to their children. What children actually need is support to help them grow and develop. Perhaps, _(10)_ , parents need to be the examples they want their children to follow. While it is difficult not to give a child everything he or she wants, it is much better not to spoil them in the long run.
說明：請依文意在所提供的 (A) 到 (L) 12 個選項中，選出最適當的10 個選項。
(A) fully (B) prevent (C) describe (D) worse yet
(E) social (F) attention (G) scarcely (H) most importantly
(I) deprives (J) negative (K) demands (L) responsibilities
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- It is called the pampered child syndrome, a name that Dr. Mamen came up with to describe the effects of parents giving their children everything they want.
理由:
a. 空格前有不定詞 to，空格後有名詞詞組 the effects of...（……的影響），可知空格內應置入原形及物動詞。
b. 選項中為原形及物動詞的有 (B) prevent（預防；防止）以及 (C) describe（描述，形容），惟 describe 置入後符合語意，故選 (C)。
c. describe vt. 描述，形容
例: Most people describe Albert Einstein as a genius.
（大多數人把愛因斯坦形容為天才。）
- The concern behind this syndrome is that it can create a negative reaction in the child, causing emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric disorders.
理由:
a. 空格前有不定冠詞 a，空格後有名詞 reaction（反應），可知空格內應置入形容詞。
b. 選項中為形容詞的有 (E) social（社交的）和 (J) negative（負面的），惟 negative 置入後符合語意，可知應選 (J)。
c. negative a. 負面的
例: This drug may produce some negative side effects.
（這種藥可能會產生某些不良的副作用。）
- It affects everything from daily life to performance at school to social interaction.
理由:
a. 空格前有介詞 to，其後有名詞 interaction（互動），可知空格內應置入形容詞。
b. 符合上述的選項僅剩 (E) social（社交的），置入後亦符合語意，故選之。
- This can create adults who are not fully prepared for the real world.
理由:
a. 空格位於句構完整的形容詞子句內，可知空格內應置入副詞來修飾後面的過去分詞 prepared。
b. 符合上述的選項有 (A) fully（完全地；充分地）和 (G) scarcely（幾乎沒有），惟 fully 置入後符合語意，可知應選 (A)。
c. fully adv. 完全地；充分地
例: I couldn't fully understand the material that the teacher presented in class.
（我無法完全聽懂課堂上老師所講述的內容。）
- Someone with the pampered child syndrome is given everything he or she wants but still demands more.
理由:
a. 空格前有第三人稱單數主詞 Someone（某人），空格後有代名詞 more（更多），可知空格內應置入第三人稱單數的及物動詞。
b. 符合上述的選項有 (I) deprives（剝奪）和 (K) demands（要求），惟 demands 置入後符合語意，故選 (K)。
c. demand vt. 要求，請求
例: Kathy demanded an apology from Jim.
（凱西要求吉姆向她道歉。）
- However, they are not quite ready to undertake the responsibilities that go with being grownups.
理由:
a. 空格前有定冠詞 the，可知空格內應置入名詞。
b. 選項中為名詞的有 (F) attention（注意）和 (L) responsibilities（責任），惟 responsibilities 置入後符合語意，故選 (L)。
c. responsibility n. 責任
undertake the responsibility 承擔責任
take responsibility for... 承擔起……的責任
例: George took responsibility for what he had done.
（喬治為他所做的一切負責。）
- Teachers, professionals, and parents are now working together to educate themselves and others on how to prevent, reverse, and deal with the pampered child syndrome.
理由:
a. 空格前有不定詞 to，空格後有名詞詞組 the pampered child syndrome（被溺愛兒童症候群），可知空格內應置入原形及物動詞。
b. 符合上述的選項僅剩 (B) prevent（預防；防止），置入後亦符合語意，故選 (B)。
c. prevent vt. 預防；防止
例: Penicillin is used to prevent and treat infections.
（盤尼西林被用來預防和治療感染。）
- The mistake parents are making is that they try to protect their children from consequences, which deprives them of having to deal with disappointment and loss.
理由:
a. 空格前有作主詞的關係代名詞 which（代替其前主要子句中 they try to protect their children from consequences 的概念），空格後有代名詞 them（他們），可知空格內應置入第三人稱單數的及物動詞。
b. 符合上述的選項僅有 (I) deprives（剝奪），置入後亦符合語意，故選之。
c. deprive vt. 剝奪
deprive sb of... 剝奪某人……
例: The car accident deprived Andy of the use of his right hand.
（那場車禍使安迪的右手失去活動能力。）
- For those fighting the syndrome, this does not mean they should pay less attention to their children.
理由:
a. 空格前有及物動詞 pay（付出）和比較級形容詞 less（較少的），可知空格內應置入名詞。
b. 符合上述的選項僅剩 (F) attention（注意），置入後亦符合語意，故選之。
c. attention n. 注意
pay attention to... 注意∕專心於……
例: A good leader should pay attention to any signs of dissatisfaction.
（好的領導者要能注意任何不滿的徵兆。）
- Perhaps, most importantly, parents need to be the examples they want their children to follow.
理由:
a. 空格後有逗點及句構完整的主要子句，可知空格應置入副詞或獨立副詞片語，以修飾全句。
b. 符合上述的選項有 (D) worse yet（更糟的是）及 (H) most importantly（最重要的是），唯 most importantly 置入後符合語意，故選 (H)。
c. Most importantly, S + V 最重要的是，……
例: You should use mouthwash on a daily basis. Most importantly, be sure to brush your teeth after each meal.
（你應該要每天用漱口水；更重要的是，每餐飯後一定要刷牙。）
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