無法觸及之人的魅力：英語精讀講義

哪一個句子使用先行 it 先提出評價，再由 that 子句提供具體內容？

1. It's unfortunate that the match was canceled.
2. The match was unfortunate that it was canceled.
3. It was the storm that canceled the match.

完成固定距離句型 distance + away from：The campsite is ten miles away ____ the nearest town.

用 infatuation 及其標準介系詞完成句子：His feelings were an ____ the famous athlete rather than a real relationship.

用 die 的 -ing 形式和具體疾病前常用的介系詞完成句子：The clinic supports patients who are ____ tuberculosis.

請使用本課中表示「不超過短短幾個月」的五字英文片語完成句子：The new clinic could open ____.

請使用 crush 和正確的介系詞完成句子：Nina keeps thinking about Sam, even though they have never spoken. Nina has ____ Sam.

哪個句子既是自然的英語會話表達，又正確地把關係代名詞用作 to 的受詞？

1. She is the neighbor who I often talk to.
2. She is the neighbor to who I often talk.
3. She is the neighbor who I often talk.

請用一個表示「後來發現」的兩字片語完成句子：I thought the store was closed, but it ____ it is open until nine.

哪一種情況最適合用「holiday romance」來描述？

1. 兩名同事在國定假日休假。
2. 一對已經交往的伴侶一起安排浪漫旅行。
3. 兩個人在度假時認識並開始談戀愛。

哪一句自然地描述了搭乘一班讓人精疲力竭、長達 12 小時的班機回家？

1. After the final match, we have to catch our flight home before the gate closes.
2. After the final match, we have to take a grueling 12-hour flight back home.
3. After the final match, we have to take a comfortable 12-hour flight back home.

用 What unites A is B 結構完成句子：____ the three proposals ____ their focus on lower costs.

使用 make、受詞 the room 和 quieter 完成句子：Turning down the music will ____.

選出使用 in spite of、在名詞片語前表示讓步的句子。

1. Because of the heavy rain, the match continued.
2. In spite of the heavy rain, the match continued.
3. Although it rained heavily, the match continued.
4. Despite the heavy rain, the match continued.

哪一句最清楚地使用 precisely because，凸顯老橋存留的確切且可能出人意料的原因？

1. The old bridge survived despite the engineers' reinforcement.
2. The old bridge survived because of the engineers' reinforcement.
3. The old bridge survived precisely because engineers had reinforced its weakest supports.
4. The old bridge survived because engineers had reinforced its weakest supports.

請用本課中表示「注定處於這種狀態」的精確表達完成句子：In the tragedy, the hero ____ alone.

Maya 愛 Leo，但 Leo 對她沒有相同的感情。哪個句子描述得最精確？

1. Their relationship is incomplete.
2. Their feelings are mutual.
3. Her love is unrequited.

請用本課中表示「引起大量同情」的說法完成句子：The family's story began to ____ after it appeared in the newspaper.

這句話中的 no such things 是什麼意思？"They looked like reliable guides, but they were no such things."

1. 他們沒有那一類物品。
2. 他們並不是可靠的嚮導。
3. 他們並不存在。

這句話中具畫面感的標示內容暗示了什麼？

1. 他們是想要建立永久家園的新居民。
2. 他們謹慎地進入戀愛關係，並逃避長久的承諾。
3. 他們是到浪漫景點遊玩的緊張觀光客。

請用包含 take、up 和 residence 的三字片語完成句子：After years of traveling, the photographer decided to ____ in Lisbon.

哪一項描述最符合 self-saboteur？

1. 一個反覆阻斷自己成功機會的人
2. 一個受雇祕密破壞其他團體設備的人
3. 一個認真為可能發生的問題做準備的人

用 would rather ... than 完成句子：I ____ take the train ____ drive in heavy traffic.

用 disappoint 的被動不定詞完成句子：The arrangement removes any chance either to disappoint someone or ____.

在句子 “It was the broken lock that caused the delay,” 中，it 強調句強調了什麼？

1. 說話者不知道延誤的原因。
2. it 指的是先前提到的某個物體。
3. 延誤導致鎖壞掉了。
4. 壞掉的鎖是造成延誤的具體原因。

請用表示「徹底停止抵抗並順從」的正式反身表達完成句子：For one evening, Maya chose to ____ the music.

請用 keep ... well at bay 完成句子，每個空格填入一個答案：Regular breaks can help ____ fatigue ____ during a long workday.

用 remove 補完整正式、低可能性的被動條件句：If the barrier ____, the two teams could work together.

哪一個句子正確地把不定詞片語用作一個單數主詞？

1. To build trust with a new team take time.
2. To build trust with a new team it takes time.
3. To build trust with a new team takes time.

哪個選項最準確地解釋了本句中的 emotionally highly flammable？

1. 它描述的是一項防止真實火災的正式規定。
2. 它表示這個人幾乎沒有任何感情。
3. 它描述的是一種可能迅速造成強烈情感風險的條件。

用本課的鑰匙比喻補完整句子：After asking Ben to make every major life decision, Nora had ____ her future.

用本課表示「繼續」的兩字片語動詞完成句子：After a short break, the team decided to ____ with the meeting.

這句話是什麼意思？Not all of us felt ready to speak.

1. 每個人都準備好發言了。
2. 沒有任何人準備好發言。
3. 至少有一個人沒準備好；句子並沒有說所有人都沒準備好。

將 confident 和 enough 按正確順序填入句子：After rehearsing, Lila felt ____ to give the presentation.

使用代名詞 her，以 let ... down 補完整句子：I promised Ava I would come, and I do not want to ____.

例句中的 put it that way to ourselves 是什麼意思？

1. 我們不會把某件東西放在自己附近。
2. 我們不會向其他人解釋自己的動機。
3. 我們不會在心裡用那些話描述自己的動機。

哪個句子既把此人的居住地呈現為附帶事實，又使用了正式動詞？

1. The witness resides outside the city.
2. The witness happens to reside outside the city.
3. The witness happens to live outside the city.

哪個句子最自然地表示程度低於預期，同時又不作完全斷然的判斷？

1. The restaurant is expensive.
2. The restaurant is not that expensive.
3. The restaurant is not expensive.

選擇能自然補完整句子的選項：The proposal sounds, at least before we examine the budget, ____.

1. quite plausibility
2. quite plausible
3. quite plausibly

用同一個糾正式框架完成這個新例子： The real test of leadership ____ make every decision yourself. ____ build a team that can decide well.

哪個句子能正確、自然地表示 Maya 不反對星期五見面？

1. Maya has no objection to meet on Friday.
2. Maya has no objection meeting on Friday.
3. Maya has no objection to meeting on Friday.

使用 not because A, but because B 句型完成修正：Leo apologized ____ he wanted praise, ____ he knew he had been unfair.

在句子 "The safety of anonymity loosened her heart, and she wrote honestly," 中，"loosened her heart" 最可能是什麼意思？

1. 她變得無法感受到愛意。
2. 她在情感上不再那麼防備。
3. 她的心臟形狀發生了物理變化。

用 turn one's amorous attentions to 的正確形式完成句子：After the ball, Leo ____ the young violinist.

哪一句使用相同的重複標籤結構，透過三個特點描述同一個事物？

1. We need a plan that is simple, a plan that is fair, and a plan that can start today.
2. We need three different plans for three different teams.
3. We need a plan, a budget, and a start date.

下列哪一項最準確地說明了「Now, that would be truly romantic.」如何組織結論？

1. Now 表示確切時間，that 引入一個未知的對象，而 would 描述過去反覆發生的習慣。
2. 這句話開啟一個新話題，並未評價先前的提議。
3. Now 表示話語轉入結論，that 回指先前的提議，而 would be truly romantic 給出說話者修正後的判斷。