"To Joan Huang's Bloggers": Joan writes blogs for bloggers, mainly her students at TCHCVS.: B5U7

一、字彙(共0分,每題0分)

1. __________ Put on your shoes. It’s dangerous to walk on the street with b________e feet.

答案： bare

2. __________ The mother warmly e________ed her son when he finally returned home.

答案： embraced

3. __________ I was dazzled (使目眩) by the sudden b________e of light from the lamp.

答案： blaze

4. __________ I’m only available after s________t, so I’ll meet you later this evening.

答案： sunset

5. __________ My daughter now lives in a f________y place, so she is not able to visit me often.

答案： faraway

6. __________ My father got two weeks of vacation and finally had the l________e to spend time with us.

答案： leisure

7. __________ The house became clearly v________e when we drove near.

答案： visible

8. __________ The kindergarten teacher always speaks g________y to the kids, so they like to be around her.

答案： gently

9. __________ The little girl b________ked her eyes quickly to stop the tears from falling.

答案： blinked

10. __________ Many people in this area live in p________y. They have no job or enough food to survive.

答案： poverty

二、詞類變化(共0分,每題0分)

1. __________ I drew a ________ (horizon) line with a ruler across the paper.

答案： horizontal

2. __________ To Rita’s ________ (delighted), her mother promised to buy her a new camera.

答案： delight

3. __________ I would like to express my ________ (grateful) to my parents for everything they have done for me.

答案： gratitude

4. __________ Michelle felt ________ (frustrate) when she knew that she flunked her math again.

答案： frustrated

5. __________ It is Tony’s ________ (diligent) that makes him successful in his career.

答案： diligence

三、文法選擇(共0分,每題0分)

1. ( C ) ________ to be kind and sweet, Maggie is popular among her classmates.
(A)Consider (B)Considering (C)Considered (D)To considering

2. ( B ) ________ of her husband’s death, Sarah couldn't help but cry out loud.
(A)Inform (B)Informed (C)Informs (D)Informing

3. ( D ) Don’t open the door. The man ________ outside doesn’t look friendly.
(A)stand (B)stands (C)stood (D)standing

4. ( D ) Whenever I have snacks, my dog would come to me, ________ up and down.
(A)jump (B)jumped (C)to jumping (D)jumping

5. ( B ) ________ all the housework, Shane lay down and took a rest.
(A)Done (B)Having done (C)Have done (D)Being done

四、對話選擇(共0分,每題0分)

1. ( D ) A: You must be happy because your family is so wealthy.
B: ________ I often feel lonely because my parents are always too busy to spend time with me.
(A)Money talks.
(B)Money is everything to me.
(C)Money can always buy happiness.
(D)Money and happiness aren’t necessarily connected.

五、對話題組(共0分,每題0分)

1. A: Tina, I really think you have a sweet family. __(1)__

B: Actually, we had gone through hard times years ago. But __(2)__.

A: I know what you mean. Those must be the most unforgettable days for you and your family.

(1) ( ) (A) My parents are happier and richer than yours.
(B) Everyone in your family is so caring and sharing.
(C) I don’t understand why your sisters bully you like that.
(D) I believe you are often in conflict with your parents.

(2) ( ) (A) struggling together made our family relationship stronger
(B) spending time together made our lives more tense
(C) being together on holidays was our family tradition
(D) I’ve hated my family ever since

答案： (1)B　(2)A

2. A: Why do you define a happy family as a wealthy family?

B: __(1)__ What I mean is that if a family have more money, they may be happier.

A: Not to me. __(2)__

B: It’s correct to say so. But if I can choose, I still want to live in a rich family.

(1) ( ) (A) I don’t think you are rich.
(B) I know you are not that rich.
(C) That’s not what I meant.
(D) That’s exactly what I was talking about.

(2) ( ) (A) I don’t want to suffer from living poorly.
(B) I really can’t imagine life without money.
(C) I wish I were born into a wealthy family just like yours.
(D) I think good living conditions don’t always form good relationships.

答案： (1)C　(2)D

六、克漏字選擇(共0分,每題0分)

1. Long time ago, there was a boy __(1)__ on the farm with his family. Every evening, the boy would have a one-hour break. On the far hill __(2)__ with windows of gold and diamonds. The boy would gaze __(3)__ those golden windows every day. One day, __(4)__ a holiday by his father, the boy decided to search __(5)__ the house on his own. However, __(6)__ his sorrow, he did not see any gold or diamonds on the windows when he reached the house. A woman came out of the house and introduced him to her only daughter __(7)__ was the same age __(8)__ he. The girl told him __(9)__ she knew all about the house with golden windows, and she brought him to see it. The boy was surprised to see his house shining when the sun went __(10)__. He finally realized his house also had windows of gold and diamonds.

(1) ( ) (A) lived (B) living (C) live (D) lives

(2) ( ) (A) a house stood (B) stood a house (C) a house standing (D) standing a house

(3) ( ) (A) with (B) for (C) at (D) on

(4) ( ) (A) offering (B) to offer (C) offered (D) to offering

(5) ( ) (A) for (B) to (C) at (D) with

(6) ( ) (A) as (B) on (C) by (D) to

(7) ( ) (A) who (B) , who (C) that (D) , that

(8) ( ) (A) than (B) that (C) by (D) as

(9) ( ) (A) that (B) it (C) which (D) in that

(10) ( ) (A) on (B) down (C) away (D) beyond

答案： (1)B　(2)B　(3)C　(4)C　(5)A　(6)D　(7)B　(8)D　(9)A　(10)B

七、閱讀測驗(共0分,每題0分)

1. A horse reached under a fence (籬笆) to eat the grass on the other side. The field on its side might be full of green grass, but the grass it couldn’t have seemed to taste better. From this story comes the saying, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”

People often behave in the same way as the horse mentioned above. For example, a customer in a restaurant might see what someone else is having and think that the person’s meal tastes better than his or her own. In a more serious case, an employee might wish to take his or her coworker’s place since other people’s job often seems to be easier.

Anyone who the saying refers to is suffering from jealousy (嫉妒). A jealous person always feels unsatisfied with anything. They are seldom happy because they always compare themselves with others and are jealous of what others have.

For those jealous people, the following story may teach them a lesson. The horse finally moved to the next field and reached for the grass. Nevertheless, the grass tasted almost the same as in the original field. It’s just like the following saying implies, “He who is discontented (不滿足的) in one place will seldom be content in another.” If we allow our personal desire to grow and wish to get what we don’t have, we’ll never be happy. Therefore, we should value what we have instead of asking for what we don’t have. That way, we’ll feel more contented.

(1) ( ) The best title for this passage would be “________.”
(A) Happiness in Contentment
(B) Sharing: the Key to Happiness
(C) Jealousy: the Root of Happiness
(D) Unsatisfied Customers with Their Food

(2) (   ) According to the passage, if a person wants to be happy, he or she should ________.
(A) work harder                                             (B) value what he or she has
(C) ask for what he or she doesn’t have        (D) move to another place

(3) ( ) We can know from the passage that ________.
(A) a jealous person doesn’t like to be compared with others
(B) one is happier when he or she feels contented
(C) a person with desire will get angry easily
(D) one suffering from jealousy is really sick

(4) ( ) We can tell from the passage that the grass on the other side of the fence may taste ________.
(A) worse (B) better (C) sweet (D) the same

(5) ( ) The saying “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” is probably closest in meaning to “________.”
(A) actions speak louder than words
(B) the moon looks rounder in other countries
(C) two heads are better than one
(D) the outsider sees the most of the game

答案： (1)A　(2)B　(3)B　(4)D　(5)B

八、引導式翻譯(共0分,每題0分)

1. 如果你不相信我剛講的，你可以跟我們一起親自去看。我們會在晚上十點半出發。
If you don’t believe what I just said, you can come with us and ________ ________ yourself. We’ll ________ ________ at 10:30 p.m.

答案： see；for；start；off

九、改寫句子(共0分,每題0分)

1. When the movie star was asked a personal question, he refused to answer it. (以分詞構句開頭改寫)

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答案： Being asked/Asked a personal question, the movie star refused to answer it.

2. Since I was upset about what Rick had done, I shouted at him angrily. (以分詞構句開頭改寫)

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答案： Being upset about what Rick had done, I shouted at him angrily.

十、重組句子(共0分,每題0分)

1. like to/cold today/Since the weather/something hot/is/, I would/drink

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答案： Since the weather is cold today, I would like to drink something hot.