為什麼競爭對手總要把店開在一起？- Jac de Haan：英語精讀講義

請用本課中表示「緊鄰」且帶有強調語氣的片語完成句子：The clinic is ____ the pharmacy.

請用本課的強調問句框架完成問題：____ the two clocks show different times?

請使用 without 和 check 的正確形式完成句子：Maya submitted the form ____ the final box.

哪一句中的 stumble across 表示「偶然發現」？

1. Ben crossed the attic to look for a box he had carefully labeled.
2. While sorting the attic, Ben stumbled across a box of childhood photos.
3. Ben stumbled over a loose cable and nearly fell.

哪一個句子自然地描述了觀察到的群聚模式，同時沒有把它說成確定事實？

1. The clinics definitely exist in groups near major intersections.
2. The clinics seem existing in groups near major intersections.
3. The clinics seem to exist in groups near major intersections.

用 store 的被動 -ing 形式完成句子：The boxes were left outside instead of ____ safely indoors.

在 “While there are several factors to consider, safety comes first,” 中，開頭的子句有什麼作用？

1. 先承認情況複雜，再提出主要觀點。
2. 聲稱安全是唯一可能的因素。
3. 表示所有因素同時發生。

用 go into deciding 完成句子，表示幾項考量共同影響一個選擇：Several practical factors ____ which apartment is best.

把問題改寫成壓縮子句來完成句子：'Where should we put the printer?' We have not decided ____.

哪個片語最適合描述多家彼此相鄰的軟體公司？

1. a software company working alone
2. a list of software companies
3. a cluster of software companies

請用 can、explain 的被動形式，以及引出解釋規則的介系詞完成句子：The unusual pattern ____ one simple rule.

在這個句子中，Hotelling's model of spatial competition 指什麼？

1. 研究企業如何透過選址競爭的經濟學模型。
2. 測量冰淇淋溫度的公式。
3. 經營飯店的一般用語。

用本課表示引入假設情境的兩個字完成句子：____ your school could open one new club.

用括號中動詞的原形完成句子：Leo saved money in order to ____ a bicycle. (buy)

哪個句子自然表達「這條小徑可能難到年幼孩子無法應付」？

1. The trail may be difficult because of young children.
2. The trail must be difficult for young children.
3. The trail may be too difficult for young children.

請用表示「盡可能多的志工」的目標結構完成句子：The team wants to recruit ____.

哪一句中的 show up 表示「到達或出現」？

1. Jordan looked up the library's address before noon.
2. Jordan showed up at the library before noon.
3. Jordan showed us a photo of the library.

哪一句表示兩件事在同一時刻發生？

1. The lights went out as soon as the concert ended.
2. The lights went out long before the concert began.
3. The lights went out just as the concert began.

請用 as 加上正確的助動詞完成句子，並省略重複的動詞：I am reading this novel now. Ava is reading the same novel ____.

請填入表示「分成相等兩部分」的兩個單字：Please split the sandwich ____ so each child gets an equal piece.

哪一句表示遊客不需要買票？

1. Visitors don't have to buy a ticket.
2. Visitors must not buy a ticket.
3. Visitors don't have a ticket.

當 it 作受詞代名詞時，哪一句正確使用了 set up？

1. We need to set up it before the meeting.
2. We need to set it up before the meeting.

使用目標結構 a quarter mile south of 完成句子：The farm is ____ the highway.

right 在這裡表示什麼？The keys are right in the middle of the table.

1. 它表示鑰匙在桌子的右側。
2. 它強調鑰匙正好在中央。
3. 它表示把鑰匙放在那裡是正確的。

請讀這個句子：With this rule, each team gets one turn. 句首片語有什麼作用？

1. 它把這項規則設為後續結果成立的框架。
2. 它表示每個隊伍都隨身帶著這項規則。
3. 它介紹一位加入每個隊伍的人。

請用本課的雙字目標片語完成句子：Maya and Leo sat at opposite ends of the bench, and I sat ____.

No passenger waited more than ten minutes 表示什麼意思？

1. 至少有一位乘客等了超過十分鐘。
2. 每位乘客都等了十分鐘或更短的時間。
3. 每位乘客都正好等了十分鐘。

以下哪一項最準確地描述 game theorists？

1. 研究不同策略選擇如何互相影響的人。
2. 在運動比賽中負責執行規則的人。
3. 為電玩設計視覺畫面的人。

哪一項最準確地說明 socially optimal solution？

1. 依照所選標準，它為群體帶來最佳整體結果。
2. 它保證每個人都能獲得最高利潤。
3. 它就是某一個人最喜歡的選擇。

排程人員比較每個方案中最長的等待時間，並選擇其中最短的方案。請使用 minimize 的適當形式和 maximum 完成句子：The chosen plan ____ waiting time.

在下面這句話中，哪一部分說明主要事件？The following morning, when Maya opened the shop, she found a package outside.

1. The following morning
2. she found a package outside
3. when Maya opened the shop

在句子「By opening earlier, the bakery hopes to get more morning customers,」中，get more morning customers 是什麼意思？

1. 為已經在場的顧客提供食物
2. 從其他地方把更多顧客接來
3. 吸引更多顧客，並取得他們的生意

判斷以下關於這句話的說法是否正確：The two cafés have started a price war. 這裡的 war 可以表示激烈的商業競爭，而不是武裝衝突。

1. 正確
2. 錯誤

用包含 get、表示「抵達」的兩字片語完成句子：We need to ____ the airport by six.

用本課表示「正好在……的中央」的目標片語完成句子：The stage is ____ the hall.

哪一句表示 Nora 因為一項尚未確認的想法而採取行動？

1. Nora packed an umbrella after her friend asked her to carry it.
2. Nora packed an umbrella, assuming it might rain later.
3. Nora packed an umbrella because rain was already falling.

哪一句正確使用 leaving + 人 + to do，表示前一個動作留下一項任務給這個人？

1. The manager went home, leaving Nina closing the store.
2. The manager went home, leaving to Nina close the store.
3. The manager went home, leaving Nina to close the store.

"The café is just south of the station" 是什麼意思？

1. 咖啡館在車站南邊不遠處。
2. 咖啡館在車站以南很遠的地方。
3. 咖啡館是車站南邊唯一的場所。

下列句子中的 -ing 片語是什麼意思？The new gym lowered its prices, stealing many customers from nearby studios.

1. 在降價之前，這家健身房關閉了附近所有健身工作室。
2. 結果，這家健身房從附近的健身工作室吸引走了許多顧客。
3. 同時，這家健身房偷偷拿走了附近健身工作室的錢。

用 leave me with 的過去式完成句子，表示最後剩下的結果：The unexpected fee ____ only ten dollars.

用表示「不願被別人比下去」的固定表達完成句子：Noah decorated his bicycle with two flags. ____, Priya added three flags to hers.

這家公司以前失去了這些顧客。選擇最合適的動詞：The company hopes to ___ its former customers.

1. regain
2. gain
3. retain

用標示出的表達完成句子：Every day around noon, we ____ before the afternoon activities.

哪一句用 shuffle 描寫短小、貼近地面的步子，並把 paces 當作距離單位？

1. The tired hiker shuffled ten paces toward the bench.
2. The guide counted ten paces to measure the path.
3. The runner sprinted ten paces to the finish line.

哪一句中的 stole back 表示在競爭中失去某樣東西後又重新奪回？

1. The blue team stole a trophy and later returned it.
2. The blue team stole back the lead in the final minute.
3. The blue team kept the lead for the whole game.

閱讀這個句子：Throughout the course of the day, the temperature kept changing. 句首片語描述的是哪一種時間模式？

1. 一天結束後才開始的變化。
2. 正午時分發生的一次變化。
3. 在一整天的不同時間發生的變化。

在句子 “The bulk of our visitors arrive before noon,” 中，the bulk of our visitors 是什麼意思？

1. 購買大包裝商品的訪客
2. 我們的大多數訪客
3. 我們體型最大的訪客

用 end up at 的過去式完成句子：After taking the wrong bus, we ____ the airport.

哪個句子中的 back to back 描述實際位置？

1. The team played back-to-back games on Saturday.
2. The two guards stood back to back.
3. We scheduled two back-to-back meetings.

用表示「渴望知識」的帶連字號複合形容詞完成句子：The library runs weekend workshops for ____ children.

在講解中，At this point 有什麼作用？

1. 它標示目前進展到的階段，並引出接下來的結果。
2. 它否定前面說過的一切。
3. 它提供一個確切的實際位置。

哪一句正確使用 what 子句來引出專家給出的名稱？

1. The spacecraft has reached what do engineers call a stable orbit.
2. The spacecraft has reached that engineers call a stable orbit.
3. The spacecraft has reached what engineers call a stable orbit.

哪一項最準確地描述 Nash equilibrium？

1. 它表示所有參與者在同一個地方保持身體平衡。
2. 它保證每位參與者都得到平等且公平的結果。
3. 在其他人的策略維持不變時，任何參與者都不能只靠改變自己的策略得到更好的結果。

請用本課學到的三個英文單字固定表達完成句子：The negotiations reached ____ neither side was willing to make another concession.

教練告訴兩名選手，單獨改變戰術不會讓其中任何一人得到更好的結果。哪一句符合這個意思？

1. Both of you can get a better result by changing tactics alone.
2. Either of you can get a better result by changing tactics alone.
3. Neither of you can get a better result by changing tactics alone.

用 deviate from 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The driver reached the village by ____ the planned route to avoid the flooded road.

哪一個句子正確使用 where 來說明一種抽象制度？

1. We need a system which every member has one vote.
2. We need a system where every member one vote.
3. We need a system where every member has one vote.

用本課中表示「計畫結束了，沒有繼續」的確切雙字表達補完英文句子：Everyone liked the plan at first, but it ____.

教練只需要兩名隊員中的一人拿袋子，而且誰都可以。哪一句表達了這個意思？

1. Both of you must carry the bag.
2. Neither of you can carry the bag.
3. Either of you could carry the bag.

房間裡正好有兩名舞者。一名舞者朝第二名舞者的方向移動。哪一句最準確？

1. One dancer moved towards another.
2. One dancer moved towards the other.
3. One dancer moved towards the others.

哪一句使用 with + 受詞 + 補語來交代背景狀態？

1. He opened the box with a key.
2. Maya came with her brother.
3. With both windows open, the room cooled quickly.

哪一句最準確地表示博物館有目的地把展示品重新移到更靠近入口的位置？

1. The museum replaced the display near the entrance.
2. The museum repositioned the display closer to the entrance.
3. The museum moved the entrance closer to the display.

哪一個句子正確表達「這項方案無法在幫助一個群體的同時，避免讓另一個群體的處境變差」？

1. The plan cannot help one group without make another group worse off.
2. The plan cannot help one group without making another group more worse off.
3. The plan cannot help one group without making another group worse off.

哪一個句子用 no longer 表示過去的狀態現在已經結束？

1. The meeting will be no longer than an hour.
2. The library is no longer open on Sundays.
3. The new bridge is no longer than the old one.

哪一句中的 since 和原句一樣，用來引出原因？

1. Since the road is closed, we need another route.
2. The store has been open since Monday.
3. I have lived here since 2020.

哪一句表示小徑的兩個端點各有一張長椅？

1. There are two benches at one end of the path.
2. There is a bench at either end of the path.
3. There is a bench somewhere along the path.

哪一句表示繞路讓我們走了比實際需要更遠的距離？

1. The detour made us walk further than necessary.
2. The detour made us walk only as far as necessary.
3. The detour meant that we did not need to walk.

哪一句中的 fast-food chain 表示擁有許多餐廳門市的企業？

1. That fast-food chain has restaurants in twenty countries.
2. A line of customers is waiting outside the restaurant.
3. The bicycle needs a new metal chain.

購物中心裡的 mobile phone kiosk 通常是什麼？

1. 購物中心走道裡的小型手機銷售攤位
2. 只有員工能使用的私人辦公室
3. 有好幾層樓的大型百貨公司

用目標片語完成這項政策建議：Residents ____ adding a weekend bus route.

哪一句表示服務分布在一個區域的不同地方？

1. The county concentrated health services in one central building.
2. The county removed health services from the region.
3. The county distributed health services throughout the region.

用 leave ... vulnerable to 結構完成句子：A weak password ____ attack.

在商業情境中，哪一種情況最清楚展現 aggressive competition？

1. 一家商店因國定假日而休息。
2. 兩家麵包店服務不同的社區，彼此很少競爭。
3. 幾家電信公司大幅降價，並推出大型宣傳活動來爭取同一批顧客。

用意為「在實際情況下」的四字英文片語完成轉場：The model assumes perfect information. ____, buyers often know only a few prices.

哪一句正確表示「博物館至少有兩個入口」？

1. The museum has more than one entrances.
2. The museum has more than one entrance.
3. The museum has one or more entrances.

哪個選項最準確地改寫了「Businesses are free to compete with marketing strategies」的意思？

1. 企業可以免費取得行銷策略。
2. 企業使用行銷策略後就沒有競爭對手。
3. 企業可以選擇在競爭中運用行銷策略。

使用 by + 動詞 -ing 的目標片語完成句子：The startup stood out ____ from its rivals.

使用表示「價格下調」的目標商業片語完成句子：The store attracted more shoppers with ____.

用 at the heart of 完成句子：Clear communication is ____ good teamwork.

用 as close as possible 完成句子：In the crowded station, keep your child ____ to you.