用熱湯擊退孤獨 ⏲️ 6分鐘英文：英語精讀講義

一位熟悉的朋友看起來很擔心。哪句話最適合用輕鬆的方式關心對方？

1. What's up, Mia? You seem worried.
2. How do you do, Mia? You seem worried.
3. What is above you, Mia? You seem worried.

哪句話使用 look + 形容詞和 a little，以較委婉的方式描述觀察到的狀態？

1. You look a little tiredly after the long walk.
2. You look a little tired after the long walk.
3. You are definitely tired after the long walk.

用 work 的現在完成進行式完成這個英文句子：I ____ on this project all week, and I am still working on it.

閱讀這個英文句子：He only volunteers when the manager is watching, if you know what I mean. 說話者使用句末片語是在做什麼？

1. 他在詢問聽者是否知道 volunteers 的意思。
2. 他在陳述一個已經證實的、關於這個人動機的事實。
3. 他在暗示這個人願意幫忙可能只是做給別人看的。

請用本課的雙詞弱化表達完成句子：The water is ____ cold for swimming.

請用本課的支持性表達框架完成句子：It ____ that you can reschedule the appointment.

朋友說：「I get nervous before every presentation.」哪一個回答使用目標表達來安慰對方，並說明其他人也有相同的經歷？

1. You're not alone in the room.
2. You're the only one who feels that way.
3. You're not the only one who feels that way.

用 call 的現在完成式被動語態完成句子：This novel ____ a modern classic by several critics.

判斷這項理解是否正確：在本句中，the modern epidemic 的意思是孤獨確實是一種傳染病。

1. 正確：這裡把孤獨認定為一種真正的傳染病。
2. 錯誤：這裡把孤獨比作流行病，以強調它的規模和嚴重性。

哪一句正確使用 although 引導讓步關係？

1. Although the road was icy, the bus arrived on time.
2. Although the icy road, the bus arrived on time.
3. Although the road was icy, but the bus arrived on time.

請用表示「數量持續增加」的三個字目標片語完成句子：____ families are choosing solar power.

哪一句最能表現人們住得很近，卻在社交關係上缺乏連結？

1. 暴風雨期間，他們的網路斷線了。
2. 雖然住得相隔很遠，但他們每天都會互相通電話。
3. 他們共用一面牆，但彼此從未建立關係。

哪一句中的 while 表示讓步，相當於 although，而不是表示兩種情況同時發生？

1. I listened to a podcast while I made dinner.
2. Please stay seated while the train is moving.
3. While the route is longer, it is much safer.

請用本課中引出研究證據的句型完成句子：____ regular physical activity can improve sleep.

用表示「面臨更高機率」的目標片語完成句子：Poor lighting puts cyclists ____ accidents.

用 fix 的情態動詞被動形式完成問題：How can this scheduling problem ____?

閱讀：We need to reduce food waste. This project is aiming to do just that. just that 指的是什麼？

1. 減少食物浪費
2. 興建一座新機場
3. 替計畫取名

請用本課表示「也」的句尾片語完成句子：I'll email you the notes ____.

請用 offer 的現在完成進行式完成句子：The helpline ____ free support since 2020, and it is still doing so today.

哪一句能自然地把資訊歸於一個外部來源？

1. According to me, bus use should increase next year.
2. According to the report, bus use increased last year.
3. According the report, bus use increased last year.

選擇一個自然的英文問題，詢問「成年人中有多大比例的人在家工作？」

1. What proportion of adults work from home?
2. How proportion of adults work from home?
3. What proportion adults work from home?

在句子 I feel tired at least some of the time 中，at least some of the time 是什麼意思？

1. 偶爾發生，或更頻繁，但不一定一直發生
2. 只發生一次，以後再也不會發生
3. 每時每刻都發生

你沒有精確資料，只想謹慎地估計時間。哪一個回答最自然？

1. It will definitely take exactly an hour.
2. I would guess it will take about an hour.
3. I have confirmed that it will take exactly an hour.

哪一句正確表達「主持人會在暫停之後揭曉先前保留的答案」？

1. The host will reveal us the answer after the break.
2. The host will reveal the answer after the break.
3. The host will reveal about the answer after the break.

“Working from home is not necessarily the same as having a day off”是什麼意思？

1. 居家工作和放假不能直接視為同一回事，但在某些情況下兩者可能有所重疊。
2. 居家工作和放假絕不可能有任何共同點。
3. 居家工作和放假在任何時候都完全相同。

用正確的 on ... own 片語完成句子：Maya finished the project ____, without any help.

哪一句既比較兩組人，又在第二組內部表達違反預期的結果？

1. Some students join every study group but still feel left out.
2. Some students prefer to study alone, while others join every study group but still feel left out.
3. Some students prefer to study alone, while others enjoy studying with friends.

用目標提問框架完成句子，引出 fairness 的定義：____ "fairness"?

在 'It's a feeling when ...' 中，when 子句的主要作用是什麼？

1. 它提供時鐘上的確切時間。
2. 它描述這種感受通常會在什麼情境下出現。
3. 它指出這種感受屬於哪一個人。

哪個選項最準確地解釋句中的 'crave people's company'？

1. 它表示強烈希望與其他人在一起。
2. 它表示尋找一家由其他人擁有的公司。
3. 它表示避免與所有人接觸。

請用目標片語完成句子：At a new school, some teenagers ____ with their classmates.

請用 feel left out 的過去式完成句子：When everyone else received an invitation, Maya ____.

以下哪一句的 turn to 表示向某人尋求幫助或建議？

1. When I need advice, I turn to my older sister.
2. After the introduction, I turn to the next topic.
3. When I hear my name, I turn toward the speaker.

"The delay isn't just inconvenient." 這句話在論述中傳達了什麼訊號？

1. 它表示延誤完全不會造成不便。
2. 它承認延誤會造成不便，並準備引出另一個更嚴重的影響。
3. 它表示不便是唯一值得討論的影響。

哪一句正確使用 over time 來表示某種影響在一段時間內逐漸形成？

1. When a change is experienced over time, it means the change happened only once.
2. When a change is experienced over time, it means the change ended immediately.
3. When a change is experienced over time, its effects may become clearer.

判斷這句話：'Long-term screen use has been associated with shorter sleep.' 這句話證明使用螢幕會直接導致每個人的睡眠時間縮短。

1. 正確
2. 錯誤

哪一句正確使用了 a higher risk of having 這個結構？

1. People under long-term stress may face a higher risk of have sleep problems.
2. People under long-term stress may face a higher risk of having sleep problems.
3. People under long-term stress may face a higher risk to have sleep problems.

句中的 suffered all these feelings 最準確的意思是什麼？

1. 這個人研究別人的感受，但自己沒有同樣的感受。
2. 這個人假裝自己沒有任何感受。
3. 這個人痛苦地經歷了前面提到的所有感受。

請用精簡的年齡片語完成這句正式新聞句子：The witness, ____, spoke to reporters.

在這句話中，was found dead 表示什麼？

1. 直到有人發現她之後，她才死亡。
2. 有人發現她時，她還活著，但已瀕臨死亡。
3. 有人發現她時，她已經死亡。

用 turn out 的過去式完成句子：After we checked the records, it ____ that the date was wrong.

哪一句直接表示博物館在重新開放前一直關閉了兩年？

1. By the time the museum reopened, it had closed two years earlier.
2. By the time the museum reopened, it had been closed for two years.
3. The museum was closed two years after it reopened.

用標示出的結構完成句子，表示失去聯絡發生在 Nina 回來之前：By the time Nina returned home, she ____ her childhood friend.

新句子中的 kept to herself 是什麼意思？After moving to a new city, Lena kept to herself for several weeks.

1. 她把一個私人祕密告訴了鄰居。
2. 她把自己的所有物品安全地保存起來。
3. 她大多獨處，很少與人來往。

請用表示「在某個不確定時間點」的單一副詞完成句子：The museum opened ____ in 1998, but the exact date is unknown.

哪一句能自然說明一項正式社區計畫的目的？

1. The programme was created for combat loneliness among older adults.
2. The programme was created to combat with loneliness among older adults.
3. The programme was created to combat loneliness among older adults.

根據原句，Oma 在荷蘭語中是什麼意思？

1. 奶奶或外婆
2. 年輕人
3. 社區計畫

在原句中，their grandparents' generation 包括哪些人？

1. 祖父母製作的東西
2. 只有這些年輕人自己的祖父母
3. 與他們的祖父母屬於大致相同年齡群體的人

請用表示「開始或逐漸成形」的兩字過去式片語完成這段非正式的起源敘述：No one knows exactly how the book club ____.

請用表示「由……管理」的 run 被動形式完成句子：The community center ____ local volunteers.

判斷：在正式年度報告中，介紹兩位專案負責人時，最好把他們稱為 two young guys。

1. 恰當
2. 不恰當

請用 be concerned 的過去式完成句子，並直接接子句，不用 that：We ____ the river was becoming unsafe.

哪組句子使用 meanwhile 連接同一時期存在的兩個事實？

1. Older residents needed company. Therefore, many students had spare time.
2. Older residents needed company. However, many students had spare time.
3. Older residents needed company. Meanwhile, many students had spare time.

哪一句中的 free 表示時間未被占用？

1. Please free the bird from the cage.
2. I read graphic novels in my free time.
3. The museum offers free entry on Sundays.

用目標表達完成這個語氣輕鬆的建議：____ hold the meeting outdoors?

哪一句正確使用 through + -ing 來表示達成某個結果的方式？

1. The team built trust through to work together.
2. The team built trust through working together.
3. The team built trust through work together.

哪一句自然地表示「主辦單位想讓當地青少年參與活動規劃」？

1. The organizers wanted to involve local teenagers in planning the event.
2. The organizers wanted local teenagers involve in planning the event.
3. The organizers wanted to involve local teenagers on planning the event.

學校提供午餐，但學生也可以自己帶。哪一句符合這項規定？

1. You can't bring lunch into the building.
2. You don't have to bring lunch, but you can if you want.
3. You mustn't bring lunch under any circumstances.

用 save 和 turn 組成 way to + 原形動詞和 by + -ing 結構。完成句子：We found a simple way ____ energy ____ off unused lights.

哪一句先凸顯範圍較小的類別，再提供具體例子？

1. Bring something useful, but leave your warm layers at home.
2. Bring something useful, especially a warm layer, like a fleece jacket.
3. Bring something useful because a fleece jacket is warm.

哪一句自然地表示「這項計畫到目前為止取得了很好的成果」？

1. The project will be a big success next year.
2. The project has been a big success so far.
3. The project was a big success at last year's fair.

哪一句表示「這項計畫已擴展到分布在全國不同地區的其他城鎮」？

1. The program has spread from other towns to the capital.
2. The program has remained in one town since it began.
3. The program has spread to other towns across the country.

Maya was born in London but grew up in Bristol and calls Bristol home. 哪個句子正確使用了 hometown？

1. Maya's hometown means the house where she lives now.
2. Bristol is Maya's hometown.
3. London must be Maya's hometown because she was born there.

在句子 “Her letter became the spark for a community campaign,” 中，the spark for 是什麼意思？

1. 燒到信件的真實火焰
2. 活動結束後的最終結果
3. 引發後續行動的起因

用本課的完整片語補上主持人的話：The votes are counted, so ____ the winner.

一位同學繳交了錯誤的檔案。哪一句既能清楚糾正，又比較有禮貌？

1. I'm frightened because your file is wrong.
2. That file is wrong, obviously.
3. I'm afraid that's the wrong file.

用 even 和 high 的比較級完成句子：The forecast was 30 degrees Celsius, but the actual temperature was ____.

下面句子的後半部有什麼作用？ Forty percent of the town's residents work remotely—that's around 8,000 people.

1. 它引入了另一群不同的人。
2. 它把百分比換算成約略人數。
3. 它更正這個百分比，並表示前面的資料是錯的。

使用目標結構補完句子，以加入結果與評價：Some trails are flooded, ____ check the map before hiking.

使用完整的目標表達補完建議：When you feel isolated, ____ instead of staying silent.

把動詞 recap 用在 it's time to + 動詞結構中：We have finished the lesson, so it's ____ what we've learned.

在下面這個正式句子中使用 guy 自然嗎？The official report states that the guy entered the building at noon.

1. 適合
2. 不適合

請用 also called 的正確被動形式完成句子：Free time ____ leisure time.

請使用 bring ... together 和 students 完成句子：A team project can ____.

在 “Once again, our 6 minutes are up,” 中，Once again 起什麼作用？

1. 它表示時間第一次用完。
2. 它把時間用完描述為一個熟悉且重複出現的情況。
3. 它要求聽者重複剛才的話。

主持人要結束一段限時發言。請用目標 be up 表達完成句子：Your two minutes ____, so please stop speaking.

朋友轉學後說自己感到很孤立。哪一句回應最能自然地提供支持，又不否定對方的感受？

1. You're not alone, so you shouldn't feel upset.
2. Just forget about it and stop talking about it.
3. Remember you're not alone; I'm here if you want to talk.

用本課短語完成主持人的結尾邀請：You can stay connected by ____.