Much like the dove and robin, the bluebird is considered a very lucky sign in most cultures, particularly when seen in the spring. 21 , a woodpecker, when seen near the home, is regarded as a good sign.
答案：(D) Similarly
前面講藍鳥被視為幸運象徵，這句延續「同樣地」，啄木鳥也被視為好兆頭，Similarly（同樣地）符合這種類比銜接；Therefore（因此）、Nevertheless（然而）、Roughly（大約）都不合。
很多人一看到空格在句首、後面接逗號，就直覺認定「一定是轉折」，於是挑 Nevertheless（然而）。這是本題答對率只有 53% 的主因。連接副詞不是只有轉折一種功能，它也可以表示「並列、追加同類」，看到句首空格不能先入為主，一定要往回讀一句再決定。
前一句：the bluebird is considered a very lucky sign in most cultures（藍鳥在大多數文化中被視為非常幸運的象徵）。空格這一句：a woodpecker, when seen near the home, is regarded as a good sign（啄木鳥若在住家附近出現，被視為吉兆）。兩句都是「某種鳥是吉兆」，方向完全相同，是同類追加，所以用 Similarly（同樣地）。再往下讀一句，證據更明確：In contrast, the peacock is not {22} seen as lucky.（相較之下，孔雀就不一定被視為吉祥。）真正的轉折是靠 In contrast 在第三句才登場的 —— 作者的鋪陳是「先並列兩種吉祥的鳥，再把孔雀拉出來對比」。如果第 21 格填了 Nevertheless，等於在同一段連轉兩次，段落邏輯會亂掉。後文已經有現成的轉承詞時，要拿它來反推前面那一格不該重複同一種功能，這一招在克漏字很值得練。順帶把這兩句的被動說法一起記起來：be considered 後面可以直接接名詞（considered a lucky sign，不加 as），而 be regarded 一定要加 as（regarded as a good sign）。這一段剛好兩種都出現，是難得的對照機會。
Therefore（因此）表因果 —— 藍鳥吉利並不會「導致」啄木鳥吉利。Nevertheless（然而、儘管如此）表讓步轉折，方向錯。Roughly（大約、粗略地）是程度副詞，例 roughly 200 people（大約兩百人），本身沒有連接前後句的功能。
similarly（同樣地）、likewise（同樣地）、in contrast（相較之下）、nevertheless（然而、儘管如此）、be considered + 名詞（被認為是……）、be regarded as（被視為……）、a good sign（好兆頭）、particularly（特別是、尤其）。
Much like the dove and robin, the bluebird is considered a very lucky sign in most cultures, particularly when seen in the spring. 21 , a woodpecker, when seen near the home, is regarded as a good sign. In contrast, the peacock is not 22 seen as lucky. In places like India, the peacock is considered lucky because the great many "eyes" on its feathers are said to alert it to 23 evil. Peacocks are also highly valued in China and Japan, where they are kept as symbols by the ruling families to 24 their status and wealth.
However, the peacock receives only scorn from the rest of the world. The feathers of peacocks are considered the most 25 part of the bird because the eye-shaped markings on them are associated with "evil eyes." To bring the evil eye into the home is thus believed to invite trouble and sorrow.