1. interrupted

2. religious

3. sighed

4. surgery

5. concern

6. substitute

7. exit

8. topic

9. victims

10. divided

11. timid

12. pause

13. reveal

14. complete

15. dim

16. significance

17. global

18. curiosity

19. pronunciation

20. patience

片語與句型造句

1. Chris often listens to music when/while studying.

2. The police officer noticed a strange smell when/while entering the laboratory.

3. Pandora usually takes the bus to school, but she rides a bike from time to time.

4. The neighborhood of our new house is very quiet; only a few cars pass by from time to time.

5. Debbie described how the city looked as if she had been there.

6. Karen was so excited as if she had won the biggest prize in the world.

7. Harry laid the book aside and started to drink coffee.

8. Working as a team, we should lay our own opinions aside and listen to what the others say.

9. Pierce tries to get used to the new class.

10. Jill cannot get used to the life without computers and cell phones.

11. Lawrence is on his way to work. In the meantime, most people are still sleeping deeply at home.

12. Phoebe is watching TV in the living room. In the meantime, her husband is preparing dinner in the kitchen.

13. Alice cannot talk to her father now because he is on the phone.

14. I had something to tell Mark but he was on the phone, so I left a message for him.

15. The party will be held either on Saturday or on Sunday.

16. Oliver is the restaurant’s regular customer. All the waiters know that he always orders either coffee or black tea for drink.

17. Charlie is proud of his son who is a successful lawyer.

18. Edward is proud of his aunt’s achievement(s) in science.

19. Susan traveled all the way to Africa to help the children there.

20. Nora thanks her parents for supporting her all the way.

21. Eva can’t play the game because of her leg injury.

22. Audrey cannot go hiking in the mountain(s) because of the heavy/pouring rain.

23. Douglas is looking/searching for the young man that saved his life.

24. The painting that costs Martha a lot of money is not genuine/real.

綜合測驗

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

課文問答

1. It happens on the day of Lantern Festival.

2. He is in Chad for substitute military service.

3. He has to take care of the people in Chad since there are so many patients and so few doctors.

4. It means “completeness,” “perfection,” and “togetherness.”

5. Because the Taiwanese pronunciation of “hanging up a light”—tiam ding—can also mean “bringing a son to the family.”

閱讀測驗

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

翻譯

1. proud; of

2. from; time; to; time

3. on; the; phone

4. In; the; meantime

5. Because of the failure, Lucas was very sad and depressed.

6. He looked as if today were the end of the world.

7. Maria comes all the way from Italy to visit the night markets in Taiwan.

8. Emily will either go to the concert with her friends or go on a picnic with her family.

9. William just heard the news that a building a few blocks away was on fire.

10. I heard a loud laughter while taking a shower in the bathroom.

11. Paul laid the lantern aside and made a call to tell his mom his decision.

12. She said she started to get used to it.