如何讓你的寫作充滿懸念 —— 維多利亞·史密斯：英語精讀講義

哪個片語最適合填空，表示「順手額外加入」？The director decided to ____ a quick joke before the final scene.

1. throw away
2. throw in
3. throw at

在這句話中，最高級和連綴動詞主要產生什麼效果？“The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”

1. 它詢問古老的恐懼是否比未知的恐懼更強。
2. 它把一種恐懼排在其他種類之上，並指出這種恐懼就是「對未知的恐懼」。
3. 它按照出現順序描述了兩種不同的恐懼。

選出在句中表示「控制並利用」的動詞：A good coach can ___ the team's nervous energy before a big game.

1. ignore
2. harness
3. describe

用 not by..., but by... 的兩個部分完成句子：You earn trust ____ making promises, ____ keeping them.

請用 leave someone hanging 的過去式完成句子：The episode ended before revealing the winner and ____ until next week.

請用一個意為「處於緊張的不確定中」的四字詞片語完成句子：The crowd remained ____ until the winner was announced.

在句子「Suspense exists beyond these genres」中，beyond these genres 是什麼意思？

1. 懸念也會出現在其他類型中。
2. 懸念在空間位置上位於這些類型的後方。
3. 懸念只存在於已經提到的類型中。

請用表示「在最後關頭解決了緊急問題」的慣用語完成句子：When the projector failed just before the presentation, Ava found a spare cable and ____.

Nia 和 Sam 互相喜歡了幾個月，後來第一次成為情侶。哪一句話表達了這個意思？

1. They finally met up.
2. They finally got back together.
3. They finally got together.

判斷：把某人平常的早餐偏好稱為 a dark secret，通常是自然且中性的說法。

1. 正確
2. 不正確

哪個句子正確使用了 cause + 受影響者 + 表示負擔的名詞 結構？

1. The long delay caused the passengers to a lot of stress.
2. The long delay caused the passengers a lot of stress.
3. The long delay caused to the passengers a lot of stress.

使用 The key to X is that + 子句 完成句子：____ effective teamwork ____ everyone shares information clearly.

哪一句表示故事讓觀眾產生一個問題，而不一定有角色直接把問題說出口？

1. The opening scene sets up a question that the rest of the film gradually answers.
2. The host asks the guest a question during the interview.
3. The technician sets up the camera before filming.

請用必要的介系詞完成句子：We still haven't received an answer ____ our request.

哪一句自然地把 answer 當作 delay 的直接受詞，表示暫時不揭露資訊？

1. The mystery delays for the answer until the last page.
2. The mystery delays to answer until the last page.
3. The mystery delays the answer until the last page.

用 maintain 和 keep 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The presenter answered questions while ____ eye contact and ____ her voice calm.

用 keep someone guessing 的正確形式完成句子，並用 the audience 作受詞：During last night's show, the changing clues ____ until the final scene.

在寫作教學中，Limit the point of view. 發揮了什麼資訊組織功能？

1. 它要求觀眾判斷敘述者是誰。
2. 它把接下來的寫作策略當成一項要採取的行動引出來。
3. 它報告早期草稿中已完成的一項修改。

哪一個術語表示能揭露多名角色的想法，以及不同地點所發生事件的敘述者？

1. a limited narrator
2. an omniscient narrator
3. an unreliable narrator

哪一個句子正確使用 Instead of 來排除一種做法並建議另一種做法？

1. Instead of add more slides, explain the main result clearly.
2. Instead of adding more slides, explain the main result clearly.
3. Instead adding more slides, explain the main result clearly.

用目標片語完成句子：The article examines the housing plan ____ local residents.

用 start off + -ing 的過去式完成句子：At first, Lena ____ almost nothing about the project.

請填入能避免重複 knows 的替代助動詞：Maya knows just as little as her teammate ____.

哪一句正確使用 as ..., so ... 來表示兩個同步發展的上升變化？

1. As online orders increased, so delivery times did.
2. As online orders increased, so did delivery times.
3. As online orders increased, so were delivery times.

哪一句表示錄音訪談是呈現故事所使用的媒介？

1. The story is told through a series of recorded interviews.
2. The story is told by a retired detective.
3. The story is told in the first person.

用 what is to come 的縮寫形式完成句子：No one knows ____, but we can prepare.

在文學分析中，imagery 通常指什麼？

1. 故事中的事件順序
2. 故事發生的時間和地點
3. 能喚起視覺、聲音、觸感或其他感官印象的細節

聆聽英文句子並選出你聽到的內容。注意 winding 的母音和字尾。

1. The old library has winding halls and secret passageways.
2. The old library has windy halls and secret passageways.

哪一句用 suggest 表示「暗示」，並用進行式的被動語態表示「正在被隱藏」？

1. The covered windows suggest to conceal something.
2. The covered windows suggest that something is concealing.
3. The covered windows suggest that something is being concealed.

用表示「發揮相似作用」的目標片語完成句子：In this app, icons and labels ____ in helping users find tools.

哪個選項使用了自然搭配和平行的 -ing 形式？Heavy snow can make travel dangerous by ___.

1. limiting visible and restricting to move
2. limiting visibility and restricting to movement
3. limiting visibility and restricting movement

在這句話中，Victorian London 最直接指什麼？

1. 現今倫敦任何有古老外觀建築的區域
2. 維多利亞女王在位時期的倫敦
3. 僅指維多利亞女王在倫敦的宮殿

哪一個句子正確使用 can be made + 形容詞來描述觀感可能發生的變化？

1. With careful lighting, a plain room can make sinister.
2. With careful lighting, a plain room can be made into sinister.
3. With careful lighting, a plain room can be made sinister.

在 the Gothic novel Rebecca 這個片語中，Gothic 表示什麼？

1. 一種常運用神祕、恐懼和壓迫性場景的文學傳統
2. 僅指一種中世紀建築風格
3. 一種現代深色服裝潮流

哪個表達最直接運用血的意象，讓紅色的天空顯得具有威脅感？

1. dark red
2. pale red
3. blood red

用目標片語完成句子：The workshop encourages young writers to ____ by mixing diary entries with news reports.

哪一句自然地使用 build suspense 來描述一種逐漸增強的效果？

1. The long pause helps build suspense before the final answer.
2. The long pause helps build a suspense before the final answer.
3. The crew uses bricks to build suspense beside the stage.

哪一句正確使用這個結構，把焦點從功能擴大到運作方式？

1. A good review explains not just what does the product do, but also how does it work.
2. A good review explains not just what the product does, but also how it works.
3. A good review explains not just what the product does, and how it works.

在句子 “The counselor assessed Leo's mental state.” 中，mental state 是什麼意思？

1. Leo 來自的國家
2. Leo 目前的心理狀況
3. Leo 居住的美國州

在標題 The Tell-Tale Heart 中，tell-tale 最接近什麼意思？

1. 大聲講述一個有趣的故事
2. 揭露隱藏的真相或祕密
3. 從醫學角度解釋心臟的運作方式

在評論中，「the dialogue uses fragmented sentences that break off suddenly」是什麼意思？

1. 對話被切成未完成的片段，而且毫無預警地停下來。
2. 對話使用簡短但完整的陳述。
3. 說話的人在描述物品被折斷。

哪一項是簡短的陳述句？

1. Did the lights go out?
2. The lights went out.
3. Turn out the lights.

標示的片語說明了什麼樣的節奏？

1. 它描述人們搬重物時累得喘不過氣。
2. 它把急促的速度與顯得重要的停頓結合起來。
3. 它從頭到尾都維持緩慢而均勻的節奏。

用表示「以運用某事物為代表性特色」的完整目標結構填空：The studio ____ natural light in its films.

在影評中，“The film uses extended silences”最可能表示什麼？

1. The film has a brief accidental speaker failure.
2. The film deliberately leaves several long periods without dialogue or prominent sound.
3. The film fills every pause with loud music.

哪一句中的 shot 是影視術語？

1. She ordered a shot of espresso after lunch.
2. The documentary opens with a wide shot of the harbor.
3. The nurse gave him a shot before the trip.

用本課表示目的的片語完成句子：The game uses distorted music ____.

哪個情境最明確屬於 dramatic irony？

1. 觀眾知道項鍊是偷來的，但女主角以為那是一件禮物。
2. 暴風雨中，有人說：「天氣真是完美。」
3. 一座消防隊意外失火，當時裡面沒有人。

請用表示「沒有把變動告訴志工」的慣用語完成句子：The organizers ____ about the new schedule until Friday.

請用表示「透過某種方式得到最有效支持」的片語完成句子：The team's interests are ____ discussing the risks openly.

哪一句採用了相同的資訊分配方式：觀眾知道某件重要的事，而角色並不知道？

1. The narrator tells readers that the bridge is unsafe, but the traveler still believes it is secure.
2. Both the readers and the traveler learn that the bridge is unsafe at the same moment.
3. The traveler knows that the bridge is unsafe, but the readers are not told.

請用帶出這類詐騙名稱的片語完成句子：This kind of online scam is ____ phishing.

哪一句使用 not A, but B，把一個是否類問題改為對時間和方式的追問？

1. The question is not whether the company will respond, but when and how it will respond.
2. The question is not only when the company will respond, but also who will speak for it.
3. No one knows whether the company will respond.

為什麼《伊底帕斯王》適合用來說明戲劇反諷？

1. 觀眾知道一個伊底帕斯尚未認清的關鍵真相。
2. 這齣戲對觀眾和伊底帕斯都隱瞞了全部資訊。
3. 觀眾和伊底帕斯在完全相同的時刻得知每一個重要事實。

哪一句正確使用了 title character？

1. The novel is called Elena, and Elena is the title character.
2. The mayor is the title character because she has an official title.
3. Leo is the title character because he appears most often, although the title does not refer to him.

用 be unaware that 的過去式完成句子：The hikers ____ the trail had been closed.

哪一句使用 Watching + 受詞 + 原形動詞作主詞，並把觀察到的變化視為整體呈現？

1. The campers watching the river gradually rose and moved uphill.
2. Watching the river gradually rise made the campers move uphill.
3. Watching the river gradually rising made the campers move uphill.

請用 provide A with B 的現在式完成句子：The final scene ____ the film ____ a powerful climax.

哪一種結尾最符合 cliffhanger？

1. 這一集在蒙面訪客的身分即將揭曉時突然切成黑畫面。
2. 電影解決所有衝突，接著呈現角色十年後的生活。
3. 小說結尾讓敘事者的記憶有多種解讀，但沒有迫切的未決事件。

請用 Beware of 和 overuse 的 -ing 形式完成警告：____ special effects to solve every problem.

哪一句用 cheap 批評某種手法膚淺或討巧，而不是表示價格低？

1. The new process is inexpensive and saves money.
2. The ending feels like a cheap trick rather than a thoughtful solution.
3. The shortcut is easy to learn and works well.

用本課中表示「很難反駁」的三個英文單字原樣完成句子：The campaign was repetitive, but it's ____ its effectiveness.

哪一句用 where 引出一個階段或情況，而不是實際地點？

1. This is the desk where I left the instructions.
2. Where did you put the instructions?
3. This is where the instructions become harder to follow.

使用 cut off 的現在式表示影片突然停止：In this recording, the video ____ just before the final answer.

哪一句表示螢幕在得獎者公布前一刻變暗了？

1. The screen went dark long before the winner was revealed.
2. The screen went dark right after the winner was revealed.
3. The screen went dark right before the winner was revealed.

用含 midst、語氣稍正式的詞組完成句子：The hospital remained open ____ the storm.

哪一句中的 slim 表示「機率非常低」？

1. The slim athlete has a good chance of winning the race.
2. There is only a slim chance that the lost data can be recovered.
3. She packed a slim notebook in her bag.

用表示兩種情況下計畫都不變的成對結構完成句子：____ we travel by train ____ by bus, we will leave at six.

請將 what、could、happen 和 next 按一般語序排列，完成嵌入式問句：We talked about ____.

使用 build 的正確形式完成表示結果的片語：The final scene raised a new question, ____ extra suspense.

用 avert 的過去式完成句子：The driver's quick reaction ____ a collision.

哪一句中的 closure 表示未解問題獲得處理後的了結感？

1. The final chapter resolved the mystery and gave readers a sense of closure and emotional release.
2. The store announced its closure for repairs.
3. The road closure lasted three hours.

用 stop someone from doing 的過去式完成句子：The locked gate ____ entering the park.

哪一句自然地用 face 表示「面對危險」，並用 near-certain 說明發生的可能性？

1. Without a backup system, the crew could face with near-certain disaster.
2. Without a backup system, the crew could face to near-certain disaster.
3. Without a backup system, the crew could face near-certain disaster.