I understand that college students like to 17 parties, movies, and lots of activities, but you also have to learn how to do without certain things.
答案：(A) indulge in
indulge in 是「盡情享受、沉溺於」，符合大學生盡情參加派對、看電影、參與各種活動的語意；dwell in（居住於）、attend to（處理、照料）、apply to（適用於、向…申請）語意都不合。
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這一題錯的人多半不是判斷錯，是根本沒看見那個 to。你背的是「attend ＝ 參加」，一個英文字配一個中文詞——這個記法裡沒有留給介系詞的位置，所以 to 出現在眼前也不會亮起來。attend 有兩種用法，分岔點就是那個 to：attend + 受詞 ＝ 參加、出席（attend a meeting）；attend to + 受詞 ＝ 處理、照料。檢驗法是把受詞代進去唸：attend the party 成立；attend to the party 變成「照料那場派對」，跟「大學生喜歡參加派對」對不上。
整篇是母親寫給兒子談花錢的信——擔心他用錢的方式、要他量入為出、拒絕多寄錢。所以 college students like to ___ parties, movies, and lots of activities 不是中性描述休閒，是在鋪陳「花太多」。緊接的 but you also have to learn how to do without certain things 就是證據：but 前面必須是「盡情享受、放縱」，後面才轉得過來。indulge in 本身就帶著「過了頭」的語氣。
attend 家族的分岔正好沿著那個 to：人到場那支 → attendance（出席率）；照料那支 → attendant → flight attendant、attentive（周到的）。字根是 tend-「伸」，同家族還有 extend（延長）、intend（打算）、tendency（傾向）。一句記完：Flight attendants don't attend the flight—they attend to you, and the good ones are attentive.（空服員不是去搭那班飛機的人，是在機上照料你的人；好的空服員都很周到。）〔情境取材自 98 指考作文題：不必擔心預算的一天〕另兩個誘答同機制，也是差一個介系詞：dwell in（居住於）對 dwell on（老想著）、apply to（適用於）對 apply for（申請）。
indulge in（盡情享受、沉溺於）、attend a meeting（出席會議）、attend to（處理、照料）、attendance（出席率）、flight attendant（空服員）、attentive（周到的）、dwell on（老想著）、apply to／apply for（適用於／申請）。
Dear Son,
I am very happy to hear that you are doing well in school. However, I am very concerned with the way you 16 money. I understand that college students like to 17 parties, movies, and lots of activities, but you also have to learn how to do without certain things. After all, you must live within a limited budget.
18 the extra money you want for this month, I am sorry that I have decided not to send it to you because I think it is time for you to learn how to live without my help. If I give you a hand every time you have problems with money now, what will you do when you no longer have me to support you? Besides, I remember telling you I used to have two part-time jobs when I was in college just to 19 . So, if you need money now, you should try either finding a job or cutting down on your 20 .
I understand it is not easy to live on your own. But learning to budget your money is the first lesson you must learn to be independent. Good luck, son. And remember: never spend more than you earn.
Love, Mom