無花果裡真的有死黃蜂嗎？ - 卡羅琳·比恩斯 (Carolyn Beans)：英語精讀講義

哪一句中的 recalled 表示基於安全理由召回產品？

1. The cereal reminded him of summer mornings.
2. The company recalled the cereal after inspectors found glass in it.
3. She recalled eating cereal at her grandmother's house.

使用 over concerns about + 名詞完成這句新聞式表達：The outdoor pool closed ____ a possible gas leak.

用本課的確切數量結構補全安全報告：The quality test found ____ unintended ingredient in the sauce.

哪一行自然地使用了相同的「聚焦後揭曉」結構？

1. That scratching sound? A mouse.
2. That scratching sound because a mouse.
3. That scratching sound was? A mouse.

用 come into contact with 的正確形式完成安全提示：If the cleaner ____ your skin, rinse it with water.

哪個句子最自然地從「用水量正在增加」這個普遍事實，轉向詢問聽眾實際用了多少水？

1. Water use is rising because people need water.
2. Water use is rising, and water is actually a liquid.
3. Water use is rising, but how much water are we actually using?

請用 Let's + start + with 完成簡報轉場句：____ the main question.

哪一句能自然描述兩個群體之間明顯而緊密的關係？

1. The two groups share a conspicuously close rope.
2. The two groups share a conspicuously close bond.
3. The two groups share a conspicuous closely bond.

用 around + five thousand years + ago 組成的片語完成句子：____, people began using this writing system.

用 depend 的正確現在式完成句子：Each of these machines ____ on a separate power supply.

請用例句中表示「變得極其詳細」的 get + 形容詞表達完成句子：Near the deadline, the client's requests can ____.

句中的 “guard their flowers especially tight” 是什麼意思？

1. 非常嚴密地保護這些花朵，並限制他人接近它們。
2. 透過擠壓讓花朵變得更小。
3. 只在天氣寒冷時看守花朵。

Technically 在這句話中傳達了什麼訊號？

1. 說話者不確定這句話是否正確。
2. 這句話依照嚴格定義，即使日常說法可能不同。
3. 說話者是在讓這句話聽起來更令人興奮。

請用縮寫形式 isn't X, but Y 完成句子：This device ____ a toy, ____ a learning tool.

哪個句子最自然地表示這種藥物源自一種植物萃取物？

1. The medicine contains a plant extract.
2. The medicine is compared with a plant extract.
3. The medicine is derived from a plant extract.

在這個句子中，like a hidden garden 幫助聽者想像什麼？

1. 一名園丁正在把花放進果實裡。
2. 許多花聚集在一起，並隱藏在內部。
3. 植物旁邊有一座公共花園。

請用 call 的過去分詞完成句子：The method, ____ radiocarbon dating, estimates the age of ancient objects.

請填入由 see 構成、表示「出現於某個群體」的兩個詞：This genetic trait is ____ less than 3% of the animals tested.

請使用 with、everyone 和 take notes 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The meeting continued ____.

請使用 while 和 both...and 完成分類對比：Some school clubs offer only sports, ____ others offer ____ music ____ art.

哪一句用 follow ... cues 表示根據氣味進行追蹤？

1. The rescue dog followed scent cues to locate the missing hiker.
2. The dog waited for its owner to give a command.
3. The actor followed the director into the theater.

哪一個句子最清楚地表示「附近的河流氾濫時，當地志工開始參與」？

1. Local volunteers leave when a nearby river floods.
2. Local volunteers get involved when a nearby river floods.
3. Local volunteers are involved in the town's flood plan.

用表示「含有很多」且由兩個英文單字組成的目標片語完成句子：The night sky was ____ stars.

請用 thrust oneself through 的過去式完成句子：During last night's fire, Maya ____ the narrow window to escape the smoke.

哪一句清楚引出了由兩個選項決定的兩種可能分支？

1. Because the road is open, the trip has already taken one route.
2. Depending on whether the road is open or closed, the trip will go one of two ways.
3. The road may be busy, and the trip was longer yesterday.

哪一句正確使用了「名詞 + being ...」，在完整子句後補充結果資訊？

1. The final price is either twenty or thirty dollars because the two plans have different costs.
2. The two plans have different costs, with a final price of either twenty or thirty dollars.
3. The two plans have different costs, the final price being either twenty or thirty dollars.

請用 deposit eggs into 這個結構和正確的主詞形式完成句子：The beetle ____ narrow holes in the bark.

請用 take 的 -ing 形式完成句子：Instead of ____ the elevator, Nina used the stairs.

哪個句子正確使用 turn into，表示一種事物變成另一種事物？

1. The caterpillar turns toward a butterfly.
2. A magician turns a caterpillar into a butterfly.
3. The caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

哪個句子最適合正式的生物說明，用來描述棲地持續支持幼小動物成長？

1. The protected wetland nurtures the birds' developing offspring.
2. The young birds play near their family.
3. The parent birds feed their offspring at sunrise.

哪一句正確使用句首形容詞片語來描述緊接著出現的主詞？

1. Cold and tired, the tent gave the hikers shelter.
2. The hikers cold and tired stopped are to rest.
3. Cold and tired, the hikers stopped to rest.

哪一句自然省略了作受詞的關係代名詞？

1. The workers built a bridge, and they would never cross it themselves.
2. The workers built a bridge they would never cross themselves.
3. The workers built a bridge that stood over the river.

哪一句自然地使用後接的 -ing 子句，補充主要動作進行期間產生的結果？

1. The children ran through the sprinklers, getting soak on the way.
2. The children ran through the sprinklers, get soaked on the way.
3. The children ran through the sprinklers, getting soaked on the way.

請用 fly off 的過去式完成句子：The startled bird ____ before I could take a photo.

用 wind up in 的正確形式完成句子。 A package with the wrong label sometimes ____ another city.

用 finish 的強調過去式完成句子。 Maya was exhausted, but she ____ the race.

請用 whether ... or 結構中的兩個字補完整這個間接問句：We don't know ____ the bus will arrive on time ____ be delayed.

請用表示「年齡不影響結果」的固定片語補完整句子：The price is the same ____ age.

在例句中，This 指的是什麼？

1. 前面剛描述的整個情況或機制
2. 只指離 This 最近的名詞
3. that 子句中陳述的結果

哪一句中的 further 是動詞，表示「促進或推進」？

1. The new habitat will further the species' recovery.
2. The team needs further evidence before deciding.
3. We can discuss the plan further tomorrow.

這句話在敘事中有什麼作用？

1. 它表示人類讓先前的模式維持不變。
2. 它描述人類實際移動到某個地方。
3. 它概括先前的模式，並把人類介入標示為轉折點。

調查證據支持某個結論，但無法確定地證實它時，哪一句最適合用來報告這個結論？

1. Recent surveys advise that fewer people are driving to work.
2. Recent surveys prove that fewer people are driving to work.
3. Recent surveys suggest that fewer people are driving to work.

請用 possibly 和 make 的 -ing 形式完成句子，補上一個謹慎表達的結果：The new battery lasts twice as long, ____ a better choice for long trips.

哪一句正確地在 When 時間子句中嵌入關係子句，並使用 allow + 受詞 + to 不定詞？

1. When a new device appeared that allowed food to stay cold without being refrigerated, campers quickly adopted it.
2. When a new device appeared that allowed that food stayed cold without being refrigerated, campers quickly adopted it.
3. When a new device appeared that allowed food staying cold without be refrigerated, campers quickly adopted it.

哪一句表示苗圃把母株的一部分種下，藉此培育出新的薰衣草植株？

1. The nursery grew the lavender from seeds.
2. The nursery propagated the lavender with cuttings.
3. The nursery trimmed the lavender after flowering.

請用由 beholden 構成、表示「依賴某方並可能受其影響」的正式表達補完整句：The museum is careful not to be ____ one wealthy sponsor.

在「The crop spread far and wide,」中，標出的片語是什麼意思？

1. 它停留在一個遙遠的地點。
2. 它到達了許多不同地方。
3. 它在遠處長成了很寬的形狀。

哪個句子能自然地說明該地區每年的稻米收穫量？

1. The region harvests more than two million tons of rice every month.
2. The region harvests more than two million tons of rice annually.
3. The region imports more than two million tons of rice annually.

請用表示「從商店買來的」的複合形容詞完成句子：We did not bake the cookies; we served ____ cookies.

用一個帶 -free 的形容詞完成句子：This gum contains no sugar, so it is ____.

上下文談的是一組蔬菜。哪一句後續句正確使用 Many 加關係子句來代替這些蔬菜？

1. Many that is grown locally is sold at this market.
2. Many that are grown locally are sold at this market.
3. Many what are grown locally are sold at this market.

使用 attempted 和 failed 並共用一個 to 來完成句子：The rescue team ____ reach the hikers before dark.

請用 it's、also、possible 和 that 組成四個字的句型來完成句子：____ the delay was caused by traffic.

用 break down 的兩個部分完成句子，並把受詞放在兩者之間：Enzymes help ____ the food ____ into simpler substances.

哪個句子正確使用 Big picture, though, 從負面細節轉到整體結論？

1. The schedule slipped by one day. In particular, one task took longer than expected.
2. The schedule slipped by one day. Big picture, though, the project was a success.
3. The schedule slipped by one day. For example, the next meeting starts at nine.

bugs are often harvested with our produce 在這裡是什麼意思？

1. 有些蟲子與農作物同時被收集起來。
2. 蟲子使水果和蔬菜生長。
3. 蟲子經常自己收穫農作物。

用 attract 的被動形式和正確的介系詞完成句子：Moths ____ porch lights at night.

用本課中以 kind 開頭、表示「有點」的表達完成句子：The ending was ____ confusing.

本句中標示出的名稱指什麼？

1. 一家生產食品和藥品的私人公司。
2. 美國政府的監管機構，通常簡稱 FDA。
3. 一個國際食品製造商協會。

在監管語境中，「actually permits certain amounts of...」是什麼意思？

1. 這個片語指的是數份正式許可文件。
2. 這項規定或許出人意料地正式允許特定的限量。
3. 這項規定鼓勵人們不限量使用。

請用目標結構 no more than ... per ... 完成博物館的人數限制：The museum allows ____ ten visitors ____ group.

在這個句子中，哪一項正確解釋了 over 2,500？

1. 數量大於 2,500。
2. 數量為 2,500 或更多。
3. 數量正好是 2,500。

請用本課中的正確片語完成句子，表達「沒有事故或嚴重麻煩」：The hikers crossed the river ____.

閱讀句子並選出開頭片語所表達的作用：Some estimates hold that sea levels could rise faster than expected.

1. 這項說法來自一些估計，而且表達時保留了不確定性。
2. 說話者保證每位專家都已經證明這項說法。
3. 這個片語表示有人正用手拿著一份書面估價。

這裡的 and maybe even a little added nutrition 在資訊安排上有什麼作用？

1. 它以完全確定的語氣提出說話者的核心主張。
2. 它取消前面的資訊，並改成提出警告。
3. 它補上一個很小、不確定，而且有點出乎意料的潛在好處。

請用本講中的表達方式補完句子，引出支持前面建議的理由：We should leave early. ____, traffic is usually heavy on Fridays.

請用 feature in 的正確形式完成句子：Local artists ____ the annual cultural festival.

在這個語境中，說話者說 So maybe chew on that. 最可能是什麼意思？

1. 立刻咬一口某個實際物體。
2. 仔細想想剛才提出的觀點。
3. 忽略前面的觀點並換個話題。