1.thoughtful 2.shabby 3.trunk 4.battered 5.erased
6.content 7.stranded 8.dim 9.flat 10.chain
11.repay 12.aid 13.freezing 14.reward 15.closure
16.approach 17.blur 18.robbery 19.whisper 20.chilly
II.片語與句型造句
1. When John entered the empty house, the reality of losing his father hit home.
2. When Patricia saw many trees blown down/over, the power of the typhoon hit home.
3. Marcie saw her boyfriend hit by a car.
4. Alex’s mother was heard singing in the kitchen.
5. A taxi pulled up in front of Ingrid, but she didn’t want to take one.
6. After the school bus pulled up in front of the school gate, the students got off the bus one at a time/one after another/one by one.
7. Anthony played basketball for two hours or so.
8. Louise waited an hour or so for her husband in the rain.
9. When the singer rolled down the car window and waved, all the fans screamed.
10. Nick rolled down the car window(s) to let some fresh air in, because the air conditioner in the car was broken/wasn’t working.
11. Angus should learn to think twice before doing anything.
12. Agnes reminds/reminded herself to think twice about not going to the prom.
13. Dolly said goodbye to her daughter and (then) drove off.
14. When Jarvis realized that he left his umbrella on the bus, the bus had already driven off.
15. The clerk has been on his/her feet all day without sitting down for a moment.
16. Eric doesn’t want to be a teacher because it requires him to be on his feet for a long time.
17. Joey makes/earns half as much money as his boss (does).
18. The price of the house is nine times higher than it was three years ago.
19. Colin is worried sick about his daughter (who is) traveling alone in the U.S.
20. Being worried sick about the math test, Keira didn’t sleep well last night.
III.綜合測驗
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.D 10.A
IV.課文問答
1. The story took place in winter.
2. Because no one stopped to help for the last hour or so, and she thought he was going to rob her.
3. He told her that if she really wanted to repay him, she could help someone else that was in need.
4. She paid almost fifty times as much as the price of the meal.
5. Tears blurred her vision.
V.閱讀測驗
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.B
VI.翻譯
1. When Ruth read the letter, the cruelty of reality hit home.
2. She seemed to see the world broken into pieces.
3. Elaine pulled up near Shawn’s house.
4. She arrived ten minutes or so (earlier) before the party began.
5. Roxanne rolled down the car window when she saw her old friend.
6. Josephine should think twice before marrying Jacob.
7. The angry lady yelled at the police officer and then drove off.
8. As a waiter, Ronan has to be on his feet at work.
9. To the surprise of the waitress/To the waitress’ surprise, the old lady (had) paid almost fifty times as much as the price of the meal.
10. That night, she gave her husband, who was worried sick about their future, a soft kiss.
VII.寫作練習
D; B; E; C; A
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