Answers to B4 U1 & U2

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I. Vocabulary

根據句意，從框中選出一個最適當的單字填入下列句子。注意動詞變化。

behave   combine   interrupt    communicate   incident eager    obvious    appealing   effective       conversation

1. This new movie __________ action with romance.

2. In order to __________ with the local people, I started to learn their language.

3. The social event ended successfully. No serious __________ happened.

4. The colorful pictures make the storybook __________ to children.

5. In order to break the silence, the taxi driver tried to start a __________ with me.

6. Winnie was __________ to find out more about my trip. She asked me to share every detail of it with her.

7. When Jacky speaks, he hates it when people ask questions and __________ him.

8. The little boy __________ like a grown man whenever he is in a difficult situation.

9. Joan smiled when she saw the dog. It was __________ that she liked it.

10. My father decided to stop taking the medicine because he thought it was not __________ at all.

[Ans.] 1. combines  2. communicate  3. incident  4. appealing  5. conversation 6. eager  7. interrupt  8. behaves  9. obvious  10. effective

II. Filling in the Blanks

從框中選出適當的介系詞填入下列句子。

to          by          on        with         toward

1. Surviving a shark attack has had a big effect __________ Ivan’s attitude toward life.

2. Samuel was too sleepy to pay attention __________ the speech.

3. There is a growing trend __________ making friends online.

4. The friendly girl interacts well __________ other people.

5. Judy painted the walls of her bedroom __________ herself.

[Ans.] 1. on  2. to  3. toward  4. with  5. by

III. Multiple Choice

根據句意選出語法最適當的答案。

(   ) 1. The hotel was full, so Phoebe had no choice but ______.
(A) leave           (B) leaves         (C) leaving        (D) to leave

(   ) 2. I’m not satisfied with the decision, and ______ is Jeff.
(A) either           (B) neither        (C) so               (D) too

(   ) 3. Joe is busy ______ a good meal for his guests right now.
(A) prepare       (B) prepared     (C) preparing    (D) to prepare

(   ) 4. The mother allowed her kid ______ TV for an hour after dinner.
(A) watch          (B) watches      (C) watched      (D) to watch

(   ) 5. Jimmy likes milk tea, and ______.
(A) so does his brother        (B) so his brother does
(C) neither does his brother (D) neither his brother does

[Ans.] 1. D  2. B  3. C  4. D  5. A

IV. Guided Translation

根據中文填入最適當的單字以完成下列英文句子。每格限填一字。

1. 這名害羞的男孩在老師面前總是很緊張。
The shy boy always feels nervous __________ the teacher’s __________.

2. 足球比賽因豪雨而延期。
The soccer game was postponed d__________ __________ the heavy rain.

3. 警察對那名搶匪大吼：「放下刀子！」
“__________ __________ the knife!” the police officer shouted at the robber.

4. Eva的夢想是能面對面見到她最喜愛的演員。
Eva’s dream is to meet her favorite actor __________ __________ 　　__________.

5. Zack想要得知在他出國期間發生的所有重大新聞。
Zack wants to __________ __________ __________ all the big news that happened when he was abroad.

[Ans.] 1. in…presence 2. due to 3. Put down 4. face to face 5. catch up on

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I. Vocabulary

填入最符合句意的單字以完成下列句子。

__________ 1. Helen c______fied the situation for me so that I could know what was happening.

__________ 2. Paul b______hed when the girl he liked smiled at him.

__________ 3. Mrs. White always likes to b______t about how smart and talented her son is.

__________ 4. The doctors had different opinions r______g how to treat Ivy’s stomach cancer.

__________ 5. It is better not to write a business letter in an i______l style (文體).

[Ans.] 1. clarified     2. blushed　   3. boast  　 4. regarding    5. informal

II. Derivatives

根據提示字，填入適當的詞類變化以完成下列句子。

__________ 1. Molly ______ (greeting) me with a smile when she saw me.

__________ 2. I’m ______ (confusing) by your explanation. Could you give me a clear example of what you mean?

__________ 3. The girl was ______ (stun) when she heard that her pet dog had been hit by a truck.

__________ 4. Against all ______ (expect), the weak-looking horse won the race.

__________ 5. To my ______ (astonish), the stranger knew my name.

[Ans.] 1. greeted  2. confused　3. stunned  4. expectations　 5. astonishment

III. Multiple Choice

根據句意選出語法最適當的答案。

(   ) 1. Chloe’s interests are similar ______ mine. We both enjoy water sports, for example.

(A) to                (B) by              (C) with             (D) as

(   ) 2. Could you please stop ______ so much noise? You’ll wake up the kids.

(A) make           (B) and making                          (C) to make (D) making

(   ) 3. Do you know ______ this smartphone to check e­mail?

(A) how you using                    (B) how to use
(C) you how use                                                  (D) how using

(   ) 4. There’s a big difference ______ Japanese culture and American culture.

(A) at                (B) between     (C) from             (D) for

(   ) 5. Kelly is ______ stay home alone. She can take care of herself.

(A) old enough                          (B) enough old
(C) old enough to                      (D) enough old to

[Ans.] 1. A  2. D  3. B  4. B  5. C

IV. Sentence-Writing

i. 填入附加問句以完成下列句子。

1. Edward loves his parents very much, __________________________?

2. Tiffany is never late for school, __________________________?

3. All of the students should take part in the school activity tomorrow, __________________________?

ii. 將下列句子以過去分詞片語改寫。

4. The story that was told by Kate was very touching.
→ ______________________________________________________

5. The player who was chosen to represent our country is very young

→ ______________________________________________________

[Ans.] 1. doesn’t he 2. is she 3. shouldn’t they 4. The story told by Kate was very touching. 5. The player chosen to represent our country is very young.

V. Guided Translation

根據中文填入最適當的單字以完成下列英文句子。每格限填一字。

1. Joe有時候會跟朋友出國旅行。
Joe __________ abroad with his friends __________ t__________.

2. 這個英文句子一點都說不通。我完全無法理解。
This English sentence doesn’t __________ any __________. I can’t understand it at all.

3. Adrian為什麼突然這麼生氣？
Why did Adrian get so angry __________ __________ __________ __________?

4. 我想我們應該選擇Daisy的計畫。
I think we should __________ __________ Daisy’s plan.

5. 那些國家幾乎要開戰了。
Those countries are __________ __________ __________ __________ war.

[Ans.] 1. travels...at times 2. make...sense 3. out of the blue 4. go with 5. on the verge of