為什麼航空公司會超賣機票？- Nina Klietsch：英語精讀講義

完成一個詢問對方截至目前是否有過某種經驗的現在完成式問句：____ seen the ocean at night?

用 have 的 -ing 形式完成讓步結構：Despite ____ a map, we got lost.

請用表示「拒絕」的過去式片語動詞完成句子：Because every room was booked, the hotel ____ our reservation.

請用表示「因超賣而被拒絕登機」的被動航空表達完成句子：Although Maya had a confirmed ticket, she ____ the flight after the airline sold too many tickets.

哪種情況屬於 overbooking？

1. The hotel accepted exactly 80 reservations for its 80 rooms.
2. The airline sold 110 tickets for a plane with 100 seats.
3. The dentist scheduled two patients for the same 10:00 appointment.

請用本課的兩個詞比較結構完成句子：The hall booked 350 guests even though its full capacity is 300. The hall booked ____ its full capacity.

請用意為「雖然它很貴」的兩個英文單字組成讓步句首，完成句子：____, the new system is much more reliable.

請用意為「盡可能有效率地運用其現有資源」的三個英文單字組成固定搭配，完成句子：The library changed its booking system to ____.

哪一句能自然表達「Maya 沒有來參加原定的面試」？

1. Maya didn't show up to the scheduled interview.
2. Maya didn't show the scheduled interview up.
3. Maya didn't show up the scheduled interview.

哪一句能自然表達「應用程式開放的預約名額超過診所實際能提供的數量」？

1. The app had to offer more appointment slots because the clinic had extra capacity.
2. The app made more appointment slots available than the clinic could actually provide.
3. The app made the clinic available to more patients than before.

用 bump off 的過去式 get 被動完成句子：Because the flight was oversold, two travelers ____ the flight even though it still departed.

使用 tables 和 reserve，按照 how many + 複數名詞 + to 不定詞的完整結構完成句子：The organizer must decide ____.

在這個句子中，a delicate operation 是什麼意思？

1. 需要謹慎處理，因為失誤可能造成問題的流程。
2. 用易碎材料製成的漂亮物品。
3. 在任何語境中都表示醫療手術。

請填入連接詞，使句子表示 "If you skip the backup, you may lose your files"：Skip the backup, ____ you may lose your files.

哪一句自然表示公司因違反協議而負擔正式處罰成本？

1. The company had to pay penalties for breaking the contract.
2. The company had to pay a fee for the regular account service.
3. The company had to pay punishments for breaking the contract.

請使用本課的正確轉場表達完成說明：The full process is complex. ____ how it works.

請用表示「三年來累積的資料量」的 time + worth of 片語補完整句子：The lab has ____ data to analyze.

使用現在簡單式的肯定、否定助動詞並以 and 連接，補完整這個精簡的對比結構：The report records who ____ attend the weekly meeting.

哪一句正確地把 for example 當作句中插入語，並使用正確的標點？

1. The app can, for example send a reminder before your appointment.
2. The app can, for example, send a reminder before your appointment.
3. The app can for example, send a reminder before your appointment.

請用 the probability that ... is ... 這個結構完成句子：The ____ the server will fail tonight ____ 5%.

請用本課中表示「為了讓說明或計算更簡單」的完整片語填空：____, we'll use round numbers.

請用本課中表示「引出未選擇方案」的連接語完成句子：Mia chose to email the form ____ mail it.

請用目標句型完成這項預測：After comparing all three scenarios, the analysts say ____ demand will remain steady.

請用目標片語的正確時態完成句子：The repair looked simple, but we ____ a much larger bill than expected.

what's called a binomial distribution 在句中有什麼作用？

1. 它中性地引出一個概念的專業名稱。
2. 它表示說話者懷疑這個概念是否有真正的名稱。
3. 它要求聽者替這個概念選一個名稱。

用 peak at 的正確形式完成句子：Website traffic usually ____ 8 p.m.

哪一句能自然地把簡報帶入新的部分？

1. I looked at the report yesterday.
2. Let's look at the next part of the report.
3. The next part of the report looked at us.

請用兩個目標片語完成收入與損失的對照：The shop ____ online sales but ____ each returned item.

在句子 'Let's say the room holds 80 people,' 中，Let's say 有什麼作用？

1. 它請某個人把這個數字大聲說出來。
2. 它報告一個已經確認的數字。
3. 它引入一個供討論的假設數字。

使用標示的否定片語並保留縮寫，完成這條規則：The voucher ____ cash.

使用 replace 的正確 -ing 形式完成這個成本表達：The cost of ____ the damaged parts is $500.

請填入表示「訂位後未到場的人」的複合名詞：Anyone who books a table but does not arrive is a ____.

請用表示兩個極端情況的標準片語完成對照：In ____, we finish today; in ____, we need two extra days.

哪一句用 in the first place 回指最初的選擇？

1. At first, the direct train seemed too expensive.
2. First, check whether the direct train is running.
3. We would have saved time by taking the direct train in the first place.

用目標結構完成句子，表示兩項因素都很重要：What matters ____ how quickly you finish, ____ how accurately you work.

用目標片語完成句子：Which route is shortest? We can ____ a map.

用本課所學、表示「其他同類事物」的三個字詞片語完成句子：The craft box has paper, scissors, tape, ____.

哪一組計算指示表示：將每個數乘以其權重，把結果相加，然後計算「總數減去費用」？

1. Subtract each number from its weight, add them all up, and multiply the fee by the total.
2. Multiply each number by its weight, add them all up, and subtract the fee from the total.
3. Multiply each number by its weight, add them all up, and subtract the total from the fee.

本句中的 expected revenue 是什麼意思？

1. 依機率加權的估計值，並非保證能取得的金額。
2. 這一次已經實際取得的確切收入。
3. 航空公司只是希望取得、但未進行任何機率計算的金額。

請用 by 和 check 的 -ing 形式完成句子：____ the records, Mia found the mistake.

哪一句中的 yield 表示「產生財務結果」？

1. After an hour, the other team refused to yield.
2. The new pricing strategy could yield higher revenue.
3. Drivers must yield to pedestrians at the crossing.

閱讀英文句子：「The town created a solar farm from which it earns steady income.」which 指的是什麼？

1. 該城鎮
2. 太陽能發電場
3. 這筆收入

請用兩次 per 補完句子，表達「每間診所每個月」：The service handles 200 appointments ____.

哪一句的 add up 和原句一樣表示「累積」？

1. Add five to the total.
2. Those five-minute delays add up over a week.
3. Add up the numbers at the bottom of the page.

某家公司有能力蒐集使用者的位置資訊。哪個簡短問句能把討論轉向這種做法在倫理上是否正確？

1. But can they?
2. But should they?
3. But do they?

請填入表示收費時使用的介系詞：The clinic charged me ____ the test.

用本課的兩字英文表達完成問題，提出一個假設風險：____ the emergency phone has no signal?

填入 separate A from B 結構所需的介系詞：A detailed budget separates a realistic plan ____ a wishful one.