Hi guys,

You know what I want to say. Let’s not repeat.

單字測驗

1. laughter               2. assignments         3. whale                   4. reminded             5. pinched

6. attract                  7. outskirts              8. main                    9. character              10. continuous

11. awful                 12. teased                        13. overnight           14. adult                  15. amazement

16. offensive           17. criticism             18. memorize           19. humor

 

片語與句型造句

1. Keith’s parents are both young at heart. They like to listen to pop music and play online games.

2. Lydia’s grandmother is young at heart. She is now 68 but updates her blog often.

3. Every weekend Abraham either plays online games at home or plays basketball with friends.

4. Clara neither watches TV nor reads newspapers.

5. Ruby’s notebook is meant to remind her of what she has learned in class.

6. The card Riley made is/was meant to make his girlfriend happy.

7. Liam has been to several countries such as Japan and America.

8. Amber likes all kinds of flowers such as roses and lilies.

9. Mix black tea with milk, and you can have milk tea.

10. This novel mixes imaginary characters with real ones.

11. This little girl reminds Kevin of his own daughter.

12. This photo/picture reminds Maddox of his hometown.

13. Christmas is Allison’s favorite holiday when she can see everyone in her family.

14. Cameron prefers to study in the morning when he is the most energetic.

15. Finn’s school is between the train station and his house.

16. The Chinese class is between the math class and the English class.

17. Gary’s sister told him that their grandmother had passed away.

18. Before Evelyn passed away, she gave all her money to this hospital.

19. Time flies. The shy girl has turned into a beautiful actress.

20. To everyone’s surprise, this old factory has been turned into a new department store.

21. Every country lays down laws for people to follow/obey.

22. Abby often complains about the family rules her parents lay/laid down.

23. Father turned on the television, then he sat on the sofa and watched the baseball game.

24. Austin turned on the cell phone when the movie was over.

 

綜合測驗

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. D

 

課文問答

1. His poems attract readers of all ages.

2. His poems always bring laughter and joy to readers.

3. It is a sense of humor that is neither clichéd nor offensive.

4. He likes to tease adults.

5. The lines are short and snappy.

6. It reminds us of the days when we were children and lived between the real and the imaginary.

7. He can create a strange character or a situation in an imaginary world, such as a bear living in a refrigerator, or a girl eating a whale.

8. He passed away in 1999.

9. He taught his teachers who had turned into kids.

10. He felt very satisfied.

 

閱讀測驗

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A

 

翻譯

1. young; at; heart

2. such; as

3. meant; to

4. passed; away

5. when

6. between; and

7. Neither Vickie nor Woody is from Japan.

8. Most children are familiar with the story in which the frog turns into a prince.

9. The company laid down rules for workers to follow.

10. Mia turned on the washing machine.

11. Besides, he mixes the common with the strange.

12. His poems remind people of their childhood.