單字測驗

1. launched

2. fair

3. provides

4. among

5. crept

6. passion

7. offered

8. human

9. furious

10. quotes

11. hollow

12. contest

13. battle

14. victory

15. declared

16. wisdom

17. peaceful

18.mythology,myths

19. attack

20. immortal

 

片語與句型造句

1. Jerry bought an expensive watch for himself. After all, today is his birthday.

2. Meredith spends a lot of time sleeping. After all, she is only a baby.

3. Danny has an important exam/test today, but he is neither nervous nor afraid.

4. Vicky was so angry that she neither talked nor ate.

5. The violent conflict has already planted the seeds of war between the two countries.

6. The mother’s kindness has planted the seeds of joy/happiness in her family.

7. I went to the party with Jamie, whom I’ve known for more than ten years.

8. Beth is talking to Jim, whose uncle is a famous scientist.

9. Edgar always sets two alarm clocks to avoid being late for school.

10. To avoid spending too much money, Bonnie does not have any credit cards.

11. The red-haired lady, sitting by the window of the coffee shop, is my mother’s friend.

12. The European theater, destroyed sixty years ago, was rebuilt in 1990.

13. For Marvin, time goes by slowly while/when he is studying but quickly while/when he is having fun.

14. Jason is getting taller and taller as the years go by.

15. Bob promised to take over his father’s business.

16. This bank has been taken over by the government.

17. When my sister is in trouble, she always turns to me for help.

18. Paula feels sad and helpless because she doesn’t know who she can turn to.

19. Darren has saved some money in the hope of buying a new bicycle.

20. Sabrina has entered several singing contests in the hope of becoming a famous singer.

21. The company provides its employees with free lunch.

22. Shawn’s parents provide him with food, clothes, and love.

23. Thanks to high­-speed rail, now it takes less than two hours to travel from Kaohsiung to Taipei.

24. Thanks to her friends’ encouragement, Stella is courageous to face the uncertain future now.

 

綜合測驗

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

 

課文問答

1. Helen’s beauty was seen as the cause of the Trojan War.

2. Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen.

3. It was Helen’s husband, the king of Sparta.

4. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite had a fight over a golden apple for the fairest.

5. Because Paris had already fallen in love with Helen at first sight.

6. It was ten years.

7. “What began with an apple must end with a horse.”

8. They left a big wooden horse.

9. A group of Spartan soldiers had hidden themselves in the hollow wooden horse.

10. Because the group of Spartan soldiers had hidden themselves in the hollow wooden horse, crept out, and opened the city gate when night fell.

 

閱讀測驗

1. B   2. C   3. A   4. D   5. C

 

翻譯

1. In; the; hope; of

2. turned; to

3. took; over

4. Several; years; went; by

5. To avoid typing mistakes, Jean always checks her papers twice before handing them in.

6. Thanks to the good habit, she never gets poor grades on her papers.

7. I’m totally confused by the traffic light, which shows both green light and red light at the same time.

8. The game is neither exciting nor interesting to me.

9. The airline provides each passenger with a free blanket.

10. The treasure, hidden on a remote island, was found by a sailor accidentally.

11. After all, it was Helen’s beauty that made prince Paris abduct her.

12. a contest among three goddesses had already planted the seeds of destruction.