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Test 01

每格分別選一個正確項目填入 ，以完成文章 。

Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? Many people wrongly believe that when people  1   old age, their family place them in  2  . They 3 there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them only occasionally, but  4 , they do not have regular visitors. The truth is   5   this idea is an unfortunate myth —a fictitious story. In fact. family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need. 
 

1.	A.search	B. preach	C. reach	D. research
2.	A. nursing homes	B. kindergartens	C. their homes	D. nursery schools
3.	A. left	B. to leave	C. leave	D. are left
4.	A. hardly ever	B. more often	C. seldom	D. never
5.	A. which	B. where	C. how	D. that

題解：

Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today?

今天在美國是誰在照顧老人家?
 

Many people wrongly believe that when people 1 old age, their families place them in 2 .

很多人誤信說(在美國)當人 1 老年時，他們的家庭會把他們放在2裡
 

1. A. search搜尋

B. preach佈道

C. reach到達

D. research研究

   2. A. nursing homes療養院    B. kindergartens幼稚園

       C. their homes他們的家     D. nursery schools托兒所

空格 1和是2完全的”文意字彙”，根據上下文語意故答案選1. (C) 2. (A)

They 3 there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives.

他們 3 在那裏，在別人的手中度過他們的餘生

3. A. left離開(留下)

B. to leave

C. leave

D. are left被留(下)

根據上下文，斷定為被動語意，故答案選第3格答案選(D)

Their grown children visit them only occasionally, but 4 , they do not have regular visitors.

他們成年的子女只有偶而去探視他們，但4的是他們並沒有定期的訪客

4. A. hardly ever 幾乎不曾 B. more often更常C. seldom很少 D. never不曾

空格當為副詞，但四個答案皆為副詞，根據上下文，故答案選第4格答案選(B)

The truth is 5 this idea is an unfortunate myth--a fictitious story.

事實是5這樣的想法是一個不為人知的不幸---虛構的故事(而已)

5. A. which

B. where

C. how

D. that

be動詞之後必為補語，當補語為直述語氣的子句時，從屬連接詞用that，省略亦可，故答案選第5格答案選(D)

In fact. family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need.

事實上，(美國)家庭成員提供了百分之八十以上老人所需的照顧

Test 02

每格分別選一個正確項目填入 ，以完成文章 。

Part 1.

1. the new year is one of the oldest and gayest customs  2.  the world over. 3. celebrate two New Year‘s Days. One is on January lst. 4. is a much more 5. celebration. It 6.on the first day of the first month calculated according 7. the lunar calendar. This second celebration may occur any time between January 21st and February 20th. When we talk about the Chinese New Year, we refer 8. the new year of the lunar calendar.

1. A. Welcome                   B. Welcomed                  C. Welcoming                    D. To be welcomed

2. A. celebrated                 B. that celebrated           C. is celebrated                D. to celebrate

3. A. We Chinese              B. We Chineses             C. Our Chinese                 D. Our Chineses

4. A. Other                          B. Another                       C. One another                  D. The other

5. A. gloomy                       B. shallow                        C. festive                             D futile

6. A. takes the place of     B. takes place                 C. gives place to                D. is taken place

7. A. on                                B. with                              C. to                                     D. as

8. A. to                                 B. on                                 C. at                                     D. with

答案:

1.(C) 2.(A) 3.(A) 4.(D) 5.(C) 6.(B) 7.(C) 8.(A)

每格十秒解題法：

1. the new year is one of the oldest and gayest customs 2. the world over.

中譯： 1. 新年是全世界都在 2. 的最古老和最快樂的習俗之一

題解：

1. A. Welcome B. Welcomed C. Welcoming D. To be welcomed

2. A. celebrated B. that celebrated C. is celebrated D. to celebrate

is之前必為主詞，主詞必為名詞及其相等語，故空格1答案選(C)

空格2為修飾customs的被動意味的形容詞，是which is celebrated的省略，故空格2答案選(A)

3. celebrate two New Year‘s Days. One is on January lst. 4. is a much more 5.celebration.

中譯：3. 慶祝兩個新年，一個是正月一日，4. 更是一個5.的節慶

題解：

3. A. We Chinese B. We Chineses C. Our Chinese D. Our Chineses

4. A. Other B. Another C. One another D. The other

5. A. gloomy不明的B. shallow淺的 C. festive喜慶的 D futile無用的

空格3為整句主詞，Chinese為集合名詞(不可加s)，故答案選(A)

空格4因總數為二，故答案選(D) ，完整文法看這裡

空格5為修飾celebration的形容詞，答案選(C) --- 文意字彙題

It 6. on the first day of the first month calculated according 7. the lunar calendar.

中譯：中國新年6. 在以根據 7. 陰曆計算的正月一日，

題解：

6. A. takes the place of取代 B. takes place 發生C. gives place to讓位 D. is taken place(錯誤)

7. A. on B. with C. to D. as

空格6為整句動詞，根據語意故答案選(B)，takes place/happen/occur無被動式用法

空格7，according用法只有，(according to + 名詞)和(according as + 子句)兩種，故答案選(C)

This second celebration may occur any time between January 21st and February 20th.

中譯：這第二個新年可能發生在陽曆一月21日和二月20日之間

When we talk about the Chinese New Year, we refer 8. the new year of the lunar calendar.

中譯：我們所說的中國新年，我們指的 8. 是陰曆的新年

題解：

8. A. to B. on C. at D. with

動詞refer的介詞，僅to可用(看這裡)，故答案選(A)