2021年4月27日 星期二

U9

 Recently/Lately, you have ____(=>  give/supply/offer/provide)

me a lot of materials to read.

(A)   give

(B)   gave

(C)   given

(D)  offer

(E)   supplied

(F)    provided

 

The teacher looks (Vi: be-V)

(adj.) angry.

He looks angrily at me

on account that (: in that)

 I haven’t paid attention to

(: taken notice of) him.

 

1.      permit  v. n.

permission

2.      admit: confess

3.      remit a sentence; remit sth to someone authoritative.

4.      commit a crime

5.      submit an assignment

The reason why… is that ..

The reason why

  he made progress

in academic subjects

is

 that

he had arranged

a perfect review plan in advance.

in advance: beforehand

The reason why he came here late for the class

is that he stayed up/sat up studying English last night.

 

…stayed up/sat up +V-ing…

… burned the midnight oil +V-ing…

…pulled the all-nighter studying English hard.

It is essential (: necessary/indispensable) that

he (should)___ (take) regular exercise.

(A)   take  (B) took  (C) takes  (D)taking



A quarter is one fourth of an hour. 

It lasts for fifteen minutes.

That is/That is to say/Namely/In other words,

it is a period/space of 15 minutes

within an hour.

 

Less than

two fifths of the students in a class,

on average,

will go to private colleges/universities.

 

declare/announce/pronounce 宣怖

claim: 宣稱

aim/plan(ned)/manage/intend/try /attempt

to Vr

 

It is sweet/considerate/thoughtful of you

to help me with the heavy load of tests.

 

I provided some water for the needy.

I provided the needy with some water

during the drought.

I supplied some water to the needy.

I supplied the needy with some water.

I offered/gave some water to the needy.

I offered/gave the needy some water.

 

You ___ (look/looks) ___ (pal/pale).

What ___ (happen/is happened/ happens) to you?

 

 

1.      headquarters

2.      requested (: required)

3.      announcement

4.      guarantee (: assure/ensure/secure/promise)

5.      preparation

6.      considerable

7.      replacement

8.      essential

you should hand in: you should submit…

9 D: doubtful (: improbable)

10: C: valuable/important/precious

11. B: embarrassed (: shy/conscious/reserved)

12. E: complained (to sb. about sth..)

13. A: provided

14. F: handled (: tackled/coped with)

15. in full: thoroughly

16. failed to

 

apologize to sb. for sth.   complain to sb. about sth.

2021年4月26日 星期一

U10

 

Trans-gender (跨-性別) Politician

    Makes History in Europe

sex 性 (biologically)    sexy  性感的

gender 性別(中性的字眼)

politics  n. 政治學  politically 政治上的  politician 政客  statesperson 政治家

political  政治上的

history n. 歷史    historical  歷史(時期)的     historic 歷史的(重要的意義)

in Europe/Africa/Asia/Americas

Paragraph 1

The ___(mistake/mistaken/mistaking) belief that transgender people are different ___ (in/from) everyone ___ (else/other) is ____ (common/comment) in many (: plenty of) societies.  Therefore(: Thus/Hence), Petra De Sutter is a big win (: a symbol for representing a decisive turning point) for transgender people everywhere (: here and there). She has just ___ (become/became/become) one of Belgium’s seven deputy (副手; 代理人) prime ___ (minister/ministers 首相).  That makes her the most senior and openly trans politician in Europe.

  Paragraph 2

De Sutter is a professor of gynecology (婦科) at Ghent University.  Since 2014, she ___ (is/has) also been elected (: voted for) to important political positions.  In these roles (: parts=> politician/minister/deputy prime minister/professor), she has ___ (great/greatly) helped (: assisted/aided/supported/backed up) the progress of LGBTQ+ rights and gender ___ (equal/equally/equality).

Paragraph 3

After she was ___ (choose/chosen/choice) for her new position, De Sutter made an interesting Twitter post.  She said that she is ___ (pride/proud) that a person’s gender identity does not define who they are as a person in Belgium.  She hopes that her position brings about (: gives rise to/contributes to/leads to/results in/causes) discussions on transgender equality in countries ____ (:in which) this hasn’t happened yet.

Paragraph 4

The government of Belgium has been forward-thinking in choosing a transgender person to serve in a high-level office.  ___ (Hope/Hopefully/Hopeful), this ___ (altitude/aptitude/appetizer/attitude) toward transgender people can spread to other parts (: areas) of the world, too (: as well).

 

 

 

 

109度SUPER卷字彙複習卷第 20 回    Name:               No:        

1. relief  n.

寬心; 鬆口氣

What a relief!

Cf.

belief   n.

conviction  n.

confidence  n.  trust

be confident (: sure) of

gain much confidence in

2. sorrow

悲傷;

sadness;

distress;

grief

3. pur-chase

購買

v.

n.

購買之務

Cf.

chase/

look after;

run/ran/run

4. in tears

哭泣;

淚流滿面

5. delicate

易碎的

weak/fragile

cf.

dedicate:

devote to + V-ing…

I have been dedicated to national revolution for 40 years.

indicate:

point out

6. roughly

大約地; approximately; about

7. vainly

徒勞地;

uselessly;

in vain

8. triumph

勝利; victory

Cf.

victor

victim

victorious

triumphant

9. factor

因素;

element

10. respond to

回應

reply to

reply: response

react to/against

reaction

11. export

出口 v. n.

import  v.n.

a means of

trans-port-ation

 

12. weave

編織 v.

knit/nitted

knitting

wove/woven

13. peak

山峰; summit;  

the tip of the mountain

14. stiff

硬的;

堅硬的

Cf.

stuff

be stuffed with

cf.

staff

crew

15. adopt

採取;領養

employ/

use/

make use of;

cf.

accustom oneself to V-ing…

S be-V used to V-ing…

adapt oneself to

V-ing…

adjust oneself to

V-ing…

cf.

be adept in/at

be at home in

be good at

master

have/has/had a good command over sth.

16. profit

利潤; 好處

v. 獲利

benefit  n.

advantage  n.

v. n.

pro-

-fit: suit; go with/ match/healthy/in shape

stay fit:

stay healthy/stay in shape

17. vast

龐大的

廣闊的

The grandson spent a great (: large/good/vast/

considerable) deal (: amount) of money on the luxurious (: extravagant) bag.

Cf.

vest

Invest

investigate: look into

investment

18. analysis

分析 n.

(You) Make an analysis of the three vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

analyze: make an analysis of

a financial analyst

cf.

a crisis

many crises

an analysis

analyses

19. rely on

depend/count on

依賴

relied

reliant

reliance

cf.  relay 大隊接力

Kids rely on their parents for food and clothing.

20. receive

接受

reception

receptionist

 

perceive

perception

observe

note

notice

spot(ted)

deceive: cheat

deception

 

21. robe

袍子

長袍

Cf.

rope

thread

string

22. brick

磚塊; 積木 (block)

block 街區

v. get in the way of

hinder

23. on bail

交保獲釋

bail  n.

保釋金

ransom

24. port-able

可攜式的

a portable radio

a portable CD player

25. elegant

優雅的

-ance

-antly

26. hard/harsh on sb.

對某人嚴厲

be strict with

be stern with

be serious with

27. symptom

徵兆 (: sign)

syndrome 症候群

28. isolate

隔離  v.

~ from

separate

29. positive

正面的

optimistic

ó pessimistic

30. luxurious

奢華的

extravagant

31. whisper

耳語

32. scatter

(使)消散

33. fabric

織物; 布料

34. pole

桿

35. occasion

場合

On occasion

36. mention

提到

speak/spoke/spoken of

refer to

37. in particular

尤其

Above all

particularly

38. meet up

見面

39. cooker

炊具

40. ruin

毀壞 v.

devastate

destruct

destroy

rein/rain

reinforce: 鞏固 v.