第一、 二講
(A)填入空格
1, Something is carsy when it (doesn t make any sense).
2, English grammar is confusing that learning it can (drive one crazy).
3, Engiish spelling and pronunciation often (don t match).
4、 Many new expressions (are coined).
5、 We (put in) an ad for a roommate.
6、 Nowadays you need a(n) (academic degree) to get agood job.
7、 Latin words are mostly examples of (formal usage ).
8、 Colloquialisms arw difficult for the (non-native speaker) to understand.
9、 English vocabulary can give learners a (big headache).
10、You must go to a lawyer for (legal help).
(B)填入正確答案
11、English contains over (a million) words.
12、The phrase “a few”may mean (many).
13、Eggplant doesn t taste (like)egg.
14、To understand something is to catch (on).
15.English pronunciation can be very (confusing).
16、The (origin ) of “hamburger”is the German city Hamburg.
17、There are now many (high-tech)buildings in the city.
18、English is a (mishmash) of many languages .
19、Native speakers use a iot of (slang) expressions.
20、The difficulty of learming English is often due (to) the levels of usage.
(C)將以下各單字以其母音發音分成三類組
21、(a) cove / (j) wove.
(c) dove/ (b) blood / (d) flood / (f) love.
標明以下各單字來自華語還是阿拉伯語。
22.華語:(c) ketvhug / (d) kowtow / (h) tea / (i) tofu / (j) wok .
阿拉伯語:(a) banana / (b) coffee / (e) orange / (f) rice / (g) sugar
第三、第四講
將A欄和B欄片語中正確解釋配對
(A)
(1) get the blues to feel sad
(2) green with envy to be jealous
(3) in the pink to enjoy good health
(4) gray with fatigue to be very tired
(5) once in a blue moon to happen very rarely
(6) paint the town red to celebrate
(7) have biue blood to be an aristocrat
(8) yellow with cowardice to be fearful
(9) a blue – chip corporation to be a profitable company
(10) tickled pink to feel happy
(B) 將正確答案填入空格
(11) Chinese people think red is a ( fedtive) color .
(12) Too much red tape causes ( frusration).
(13) The color black has (negative) associations in many western countries.
(14) A person who loves his country is a ( patriot).
(15) The word “(elation)”means the same as “happiness”.
(16) A rainbow shows the colors in the ( spectrum).
(17) Office workers often suffer Monday morning( blues).
(18) If you work hard you can build a(n) ( illustrious) career.
(19) Colors play an important part in ( colloquial) English .
(20) ( Depression) is more common in winter.
(C)將各片語翻成中文
(21) a pink slip (解雇通知)
(22) to go green (做環保)
(23) blow one•s top (大發雷霆)
(24) a red – letter day (好日子)
(25) pass with flying colors (順利過關)
(26) show one•s true colors (顯出本色)
(27) red ink (歸損)
(28) Rhythm and Blues (節奏藍調)
(29) biue bookS (考試答案卷)
(30) down in the dumps (跌入谷底)
第五.第六講
將A各題
(1) A coloorrless person may be dull and boring .
(2) Four-letter words should be avoided be avoided in speech and writing.
(3) Colored language shows bias.
(4) Asian-Americans are people of color.
(5) A tricky question is one that is hard to answer.
(6) A gracious person has good manners.
(7) The police are trying to trace the cause of the fire.
(8) Are you familiar with the latest computer jargon?
(9) The new store has a large collection of DVDs on sale.
(10) A mishmash of noises is a jumble of sounds.
(B) 改為正確並符合課本
(11) This dialogue is about the correct usage of the adjectives “colored “
“colorless”and “colored”
(12) The phrase “ colored people “ used to refer to African- Americans
(or : complexion).
(13) The word “coloring”means the color of a person’s skin
(or: complexion).
(14) A news report should never be colored (or :never show bias).
(15) The last sentence in the dialogue means Chris is beginning to understand
( how tricky English usage can be.)
(16) The name “John” was originally a Hebrew name.
(17) People have had names since ancient times.
(18) Chinese names are often do-it-yourself affairs.
(19) Kung Fu is seen as a manly sport.
(20) Be sure to check out the singer’s new album : it ‘ll be worth your while.
(C) 寫下各姓氏的意思
(21)Carter ( carrier ) (22) Long( tell one )
(23)Porter ( door keeper) ( 24)Smith ( iron worker)
(25)Smith ( quick one ) ( 26) Thatcher (roofer)
(27) Webster ( scholar ) (28)White ( pale one)
標明名字為陽性(M) 陰性(F)
(29) Adam (M)
(30) Barbara (F)
(31) Charies (M)
(32) Christopher (F)
(33) Esther (F)
(34) Eve (F)
(35) Felicity (F)
(36) John (M)
(37) Philip (M)
(38) Victor (M)