Dear Students,
Happy weekend! I’m waiting for your questions.
單字測驗
1. reach 2. published 3. action 4. correspond 5. personality
6. energetic 7. pleasure 8. recording 9. traits 10. gained
11. surrounded 12. sensitive 13. goal 14. eager 15. communicative
16. tendency 17. illustration(s) 18. imagine 19. enthusiasm 20. prediction
片語與句型造句
1. It is said that the Whites are all aliens.／The Whites are all said to be aliens.
2. It is believed that this child has magical powers to talk with animals.／This child is believed to have magical powers to talk with animals.
3. Laziness and lack of determination will lead to failure.
4. Jack’s girlfriend saw him kissing a girl, and that led to a fight between them.
5. The mother told her children not to take anything that doesn’t belong to them when visiting others.
6. Give me those pictures that do not belong to you.
7. Fanny never talked back to her mother before; there must be something wrong with her.
8. I cannot find Robert at home. He might go/be out.
9. Winter in northern Taiwan tends to be cold and humid.
10. My father tends to drive to work because that saves time.
11. The school will take strong action to stop students from smoking.
12. My sister decides to take action to help me improve my English.
13. Peggy is eager to learn French because she dreams of going to France one day.
14. Mr. Wang is eager to have his own house.
15. You can learn more only when you surround yourself with capable men.
16. Mr. Chen surrounds himself with young people in order to understand his own children.
17. Because my brother can’t see, I am more sensitive to the needs of the blind.
18. My teeth are sensitive to cold and heat.
19. I’m surprised that David likes jazz instead of rock and roll.
20. Grace and her classmates spent the whole afternoon shopping instead of doing their homework.
21. If you are not sure of yourself, how can you ask us to believe you?
22. Darren is always sure of himself, and that’s why he can make a good leader.
23. This activity helps to open the students’ eyes to the importance of working together.
24. This experience opened my eyes to the importance of mutual trust.
綜合測驗
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B
課文問答
1. The Chaldeans are said to have been the first to have practiced Western astrology.
2. Princess Margaret’s astrological predictions led to a surprising wave of public interest in astrology.
3. Fire, earth, air, and water.
4. They are often enthusiastic and energetic.
5. They tend to make plans before they take action.
6. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa, and Kobe Bryant.
7. They are often friendly and communicative.
8. Oscar Wilde, Abraham Lincoln, and Oprah Winfrey.
9. They like to follow their hearts.
10. They find pleasure in art and writing.
閱讀測驗
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B
翻譯
1. It; is; said; that.
2. belonged; to
3. sure; of; herself
4. takes; action
5. tends; to
6. leads; to
7. surround; herself; with
8. opened; eyes; to
9. is; eager; to
10. can’t; be
11. Water-sign people are usually sensitive to the needs of others.
12. They follow their hearts instead of their minds.