如何成為一個更好的人：英語精讀講義

哪一句使用 once 引出一個階段，表示到達該階段後某個結果開始成立？

1. Please answer the question at once.
2. Mia visited the teen program once last year.
3. Once Mia turns thirteen, she can join the teen program.

在工作場所中，有人說：「We're expected to answer customers politely.」這裡的 We're expected to 是什麼意思？

1. 其他人或共同規則期待我們這樣做。
2. 我們已經做完這件事了。
3. 我們預測另一個群體會這樣做。

用標示出的兩字搭配完成句子：The team must ____ in several areas before the next review.

用標示結構中的介系詞完成句子：The idea ____ moving to a new city excites Leo.

填入一個字，使第二個形容詞成為語氣更強的一層：The old tunnel felt strange, ____ frightening, after dark.

哪一個接續句正確地把原因推進到結果？The roads were icy. ...

1. That's why the roads were icy.
2. That's why the school opened late.
3. That's because the school opened late.

用表示「仔細擬定成文」的片語動詞完成句子：The class has ____ a list of rules for the science fair.

用表示「現在比過去任何時候程度都更高」的表達完成句子：After the storm, the neighbors need to work together ____.

哪個句子能自然表達 Maya 雖然遇到困難，卻仍繼續做了下去？

1. The puzzle was hard, but Maya kept gone.
2. The puzzle was hard, but Maya kept going.
3. The puzzle was hard, but Maya kept go.

Ava 經常會有忙碌的日子，但她在那些日子裡仍會閱讀。哪個句子最符合這個意思？

1. Ava reads every night because she is busy.
2. Ava will read tonight, even if she is busy.
3. Ava reads every night, even when she is busy.

在句子 “Even when things are looking dark, we keep trying,” 中，things are looking dark 是什麼意思？

1. 房間裡的燈光正在慢慢變暗。
2. 幾個物品改變了顏色。
3. 情勢看起來很可能會變糟。

用 accept A as B 結構完成句子：After the delay, we learned to ____ setbacks ____ a normal part of the process.

這句話中的 connect imaginatively with 是什麼意思？

1. 透過裝置聯絡另一個人
2. 擁有與另一個人完全相同的經歷
3. 運用想像理解另一個人的經歷
4. 把另一個人的經歷變成虛構或不真實的事情

這裡的 become someone else and look back at oneself 是什麼意思？

1. 捏造一個假身分並隱藏真實個性
2. 等待另一個人提出坦誠的意見
3. 採用另一個人的觀點並誠實地審視自己
4. 只回想自己過去發生的事情

用 lose one's temper 的正確過去式完成句子：I tried to stay calm, but I ____ when they blamed my sister.

選出表示「能力逐漸下降」的片語：As the fog thickened, the hikers were ____ see the trail.

1. ever less able to
2. never able to
3. ever more able to

用本課中表示「處理、應付」的表達完成句子：The printer keeps stopping, so I need to ____ the problem before class.

在句子 "The old printer insists on jamming whenever we are busy," 中，"insists on jamming" 表達了什麼？

1. 它不斷卡紙，彷彿很固執。
2. 它禮貌地請求某人允許它卡紙。
3. 它被設定為播報卡紙情況。

用 practice every day 按照 by + -ing 句型表示方法，完成句子：You can become a clearer writer ____.

哪一句描述一般傾向，同時容許例外？

1. Online meetings always start a few minutes late.
2. Online meetings tend to start a few minutes late.
3. One online meeting started a few minutes late yesterday.

用表示「天生就有某種深層傾向」的目標片語完成句子：People are ____ notice faces quickly.

在句子 “They chose to forgo the bonus to help the charity,” 中，forgo the bonus 是什麼意思？

1. 他們忘了曾有人提供獎金。
2. 他們自願選擇不領取獎金。
3. 他們努力過，但沒能獲得獎金。

在這句話中，in the name of someone or something else 是什麼意思？

1. 一邊大聲說出另一個人的名字
2. 作為另一個人的正式代表
3. 為了另一個人或某項理念

用表示「長期養育子女」的目標片語完成句子：Maya and Lee hope to ____ in a small town.

用表示「名聲不好」的目標慣用語完成句子：The neighborhood ____ because of old rumors, but local families say it is safe.

在「Sharing feelings is meant to be good, but some people find it difficult,」中，「is meant to be good」最可能是什麼意思？

1. 已經證明它在所有情況下都是好的。
2. 它被設計成最後會變好。
3. 人們通常預期它是好的，或把它視為好事。

哪個句子正確使用了 as opposed to？

1. We discussed renting the equipment, as opposed with buying it.
2. We discussed renting the equipment, as opposed to buying it.
3. We discussed rent the equipment, as opposed to buy it.

哪個句子中的 given 表示「考量到」？

1. The package was given to the receptionist.
2. She has given me helpful advice.
3. Given what we know about the weather, we should leave early.

用一個表示「在他內心最真實的感受中」的兩字慣用語補完整句子：He acts confident, but ____, he is worried.

「spare Lena the awkward details」是什麼意思？

1. 不要讓 Lena 聽到那些令人尷尬的細節。
2. 請 Lena 解釋那些令人尷尬的細節。
3. 把那些令人尷尬的細節留著以後再讓 Lena 聽。

用本課中表示「與……相關」的正確片語完成句子：Regular reading is ____ a larger vocabulary.

用本課中表示和平共處的片語完成句子：In this neighborhood, families from many cultures ____ one another.

在片語 "whom one won't necessarily agree with," 中，whom 在文法上有什麼作用？

1. 它是 one 的受詞。
2. 它是 agree 的主詞。
3. 它是 with 的受詞。
4. 它是修飾 necessarily 的副詞。

哪個句子最清楚地表示兩個相互對照的事實同時成立？

1. The route is longer, so it is much safer.
2. The route is longer, but at the same time it is much safer.
3. The route is longer because it is much safer.
4. The route is longer; meanwhile, the station closes at six.

用表示「注意到好笑的一面」的目標慣用語補完整句子：Even after the picnic was rained out, Leo could ____ the situation and laugh about it.

哪一個句子使用了 integral 的標準介系詞搭配，並表達「對整體不可或缺」的意思？

1. The new calendar is integrated into the app.
2. Trust is integral to a successful partnership.
3. Trust is integral for a successful partnership.

在本句中，put a benevolent finger on the gap 是什麼意思？

1. 責怪某人造成了這種差距
2. 用一根手指觸碰實體開口
3. 善意而精確地辨認這種差距

使用確切結構 the gap between A and B 補完整句子： The report explains ____ our original goal ____ what the team actually achieved.

哪一個句子表示一件事是由另一件事造成的？

1. Her confidence hides careful preparation from view.
2. Her confidence springs from careful preparation.
3. Her confidence turns careful preparation into success.

哪一個句子用 channel 的比喻義表示把情緒導向有建設性的活動？

1. Leah guided the boat through a narrow channel.
2. Leah channeled her frustration into practicing the piano.
3. Leah changed the channel when the concert began.

用 To A is to B 句型完成這個定義：To be a good teammate ____ listen as well as speak.

完成固定結構 blame someone for something：Do not blame your teammate ____ a mistake the whole group made.

哪一句表示對情況有大致了解，但並不完全確定？

1. I know exactly what's going on, and every detail is confirmed.
2. I have no idea what's going on.
3. I have a sense of what's going on, but I still need more details.

用 get through 的過去式完成句子：With everyone's help, we ____ the hardest month of the project.

用 wouldn't 和 get through 的英式英語完成式補全句子：They ____ the season without the coach cutting them some slack.

用 cut someone some slack 完成句子，並用 her 指 Mia：Mia is new to the team, so let's ____ while she learns.

請用 without 加上 forgive 的 -ing 形式完成句子：A lasting friendship isn't possible ____ mistakes.

在句子“The empty festival was a pale shadow of last year's celebration.”中，a pale shadow of 是什麼意思？

1. 它是之前那場慶典的完美複製品。
2. 它是遜色很多、也遠沒有那麼精彩的版本。
3. 它是在光線比較暗的地方舉行的。

在句子“The library is quiet, whereas the cafeteria is lively,”中，whereas 表示什麼？

1. 兩個地點之間的對照
2. 因果關係
3. 兩件同時發生的事

用一個單字完成這個簡潔的否定並列句：The first plan isn't cheap, ____ the second practical.

請用本課的正式結構補完整句子：The ambitious plan collapsed ____ nobody was willing to speak up.

請用 dare 的過去式否定形式補完整句子，並省略重複的動作：Leo considered crossing the shaky bridge, but he ____.

選擇能完成這句正面描述的詞：Her ____ helped her explain the plan clearly without putting anyone down.

1. overconfidence
2. arrogance
3. confidence

把每組詞排列成嵌入式 how 子句：I realized ____ (how / quiet / the room / was) and ____ (how / little time / we / had).

哪一句是包含說話者在內、語氣溫和且重視合作的提議？

1. You must clean up the room now.
2. Let's try to clean up the room together.
3. Try to clean up the room before I return.

把 keep、it、in 和 mind 按正確順序填入空格：This safety rule matters when you use the machine, so ____.