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100

Both two questions below should be answered right to have the rights to buy the territory!
According to the article:
1. How long was the Sun block in AD 536?
2. How did the eruption influenced the summer temperatures?

1. For 18 months.
2. It caused summer temperatures to fall by 1.5 degrees Celcius.

100
How did the author end the article according to the article? (Well, this question seems weird though...)

(A)The author gave solutions to the disaster that year for the people living in that era.
(B)The author provided another supporting detail to enhance the topic.
(C)The author repeated the text's main idea.
(D)The author quoted from a celebrity's speech.

According to the article, it should be C.

100

We've done a presentation explaining the difference between "historic" and "historical". Can you still tell the differences now? If you can, what differs the two words.

Historic means 有歷史重要性的、具歷史意義的
Historical means 過去的 歷史的

100

Look at slide 44, define seconds as years and ingore the code running time except the "wait...seconds" block. In the minimum how many years (Integer) would the fraction block "numbers" be deducted to or below 0 and let the system speak "Nation perished"?

About 8 years.
3000000x >or=23000000
x=7 and two-thirds.
Thus, x=8.

100

Please share a great experience in YB.
Answers should be confirmed by Tr. Nora.

Free answers : )

200

Some historians aruge that AD 536 was the worst time to be alive in history, and they may be ____ something.
What preposition should be filled in the blank?
(A) in     (B) onto     (C) within     (D) around

According to info box,
it should be (B.) onto.
"be onto something" means 某人已經發現或即將發現一個有趣、重要的事物.

200
According to the article, words or phrases would be used before a supporting detail.

Name three of them.

First
Second
Third
Last
For one thing....for another...
Furthermore
In addition
For example ........

200
Make a sentence using the following words or phrases.

1. Historian
2. Empire
3. Crop
4. Economic
And should use the fraction number(分數).

According to the historian's speech, one-third of Mao's empire population died due to the economic crisis and crop failure.

200

Which of the following reasons does the article give to support the idea that AD 536 was the worst time to be alive in history?
(A) A cruel ruler, Caesar, came to power.
(B) There was a bloody war, also known as Crusade.
(C) Floods destroyed Rome.
(D) There was not enough food.

It should be D, according to the Reading Skill Practice.

200

Both two questions below should be answered right to have the rights to buy the territory!
If there are grammar mistakes in the following two sentences, point them out ; if no, just answer no.

1. Two-third of new businesses fall within their second year.
2. The lamp gives off a bright light.

1. 有錯誤 應改為 Two-thirds
2. 無錯誤 Give forth = Give off = Give out
             (發出、散發)

300

Look at slide 45, which is a print screen of slide 28.
You can see the picture to describe the sentence.
Do you think whether the picture is made by AI or found on the Internet?
Why?

Free answers.

In fact, it was made by AI.

300

Both two questions below should be answered right to have the rights to buy the territory!
1. How many percent of household in the US consume ice cream?
2. Who made bacon-and-egg ice cream mentioned in the article on Page 27?

1. 90%.
2. Heston Blumenthal.

300

In fact, we did a presentation mentioning the words historian before. Guess which one is it?
(A) Jiao-Xi
(B) Tetris
(C) Pickleball
(D) The bizzare border
(E) Armadillos
(F) The Changhua Sector Garage
(G) UNO
(H) Four foods with strange names
(I) ChatGPT

The answer is H.
Four foods with strange names.

300

Differ the word "economic" from the word "economical".

Economic:經濟上的
e.g. The developing country has seen a stable economic growth over the past two decades.
Economical:節約的;有經濟效益的
e.g. It's more economical to buy in bulk.

300

Both three questions below should be answered right to have the rights to buy the territory!
What is another synonym of the below three words?
1. one-fourth
2. eruption
3. crop

1. quarter
2. explosion/burst/blast...
3. harvest/produce/yield...

400

The article mentioned a volcanic eruption.
Guess which country is the volcano in?
(Hint: "The eruption also caused summer temperatures to fall by 1.5 degrees")
(A)Iceland
(B)Kenya
(C)Chile
(D)New Zealand

It is A, Iceland.

400

If Nora travel backs to AD 536 and wants to see the "crop failure" and the "mass starvation", where shouldn't she go? (She'll be fine since she wears a mask and brings enough food and drinks while engaging in the time traveling.)
(A) Balkan Peninsula
(B) Greek Peninsula
(C) Arab Peninsula
(D) Indo-China Peninsula
(E) Sinai Peninsula

It should be D, Indo-China Peninsula(中南半島).

400

Which history event was the closest to the "Worst Year" mentioned in the article?
(A)Muḥammad, who started Islam, was born in Mecca.
(B)Pre-Song Dynasty was overthrown by Qi of Southern dynasties.
(C)The first permanent settler discovered Iceland, which Nora just went to.
(D)Qing Dynasty was founded.

The answer is A.
(A)Muḥammad was born in 570 AD. (34 years)
(B)It happened in 479 AD. (57 years)
(C)It was Ingólfur Arnarson who first discovered Iceland in the year of 874 AD. (338 years)
(D)It happened in 441 BC. (977 years)

400

According to the poll as the picture in slide 22, in which Taiwan region has the most Chinese Nationalist Party supporters in the president election last year?
(A) Northern part.
(B) Western part.
(C) Eastern part.
(D) Southern part.
(E) Democratic Progressive Party earned all the supporters heart.

The answer was C, eastern part.

400

Being a student in YB, what do you think about Taiwan's English education? is it appropriate? Or is it just like Chinese, being described as a "Shameless Syllabus"? You can criticize it or give suggestions to it.
Answers should be confirmed by Tr. Nora.

Free asnwers.

500

Hey guys. This may be our last presentation in YB. Many of us have stayed in YB since the first semester of seventh grade. Of course, some of us joined in this group in the following semesters, while some left due to a variety of reasons. However, no one can deny that YB creates a great memory for us. Therefore, please offer an idea to end the journey of YB elegantly and impressively, so that we can remember this great time in the future. In addition, your opionion may be used on the last days of YB in a few weeks.

Free answers.

500

Look at slide 44, explain the coding in English as much as you can. Answers should be confirmed by the presenters.

When the green flag is clicked, there are three variations. Set "number" to 23000000 and "Disasters Number" and "Disasters name" to 0. Meanwhile, define Population Block. It is to set "Disasters Number" to a random number from range 1 to 3. When it is 1,2,3, set "Disasters name" respectively to "Jiji Big Earthquake", "AD 536's historical event.", and "Great Tsunami in 3/11." When the green flag is clicked, run below codes forever:

First, wait a random time from 1 to 10.
Second, run the Population block.
Third, detect the "Disasters name" variation blocks to change the "numbers".
Always, detect if the "numbers" is below or equal to 0, then set voice to Alto, langauge to English, and speak "Nation perished. If the last code groups are run, stop all the codes.

500

There are volcanos still influencing human civilizations nowadays. Which one is "NOT" an active volcano now?
(A) Aira in Japan.
(B) Tofua in Tonga.
(C) Ibu in Indonesia.
(D) Tatun Volcano Group in Taiwan.

It is D, Tatun Volcano Group in Taiwan.
It's now a dormant volcano.

500

I suppose that this may be our last presentation in YB. So, a traditional question:

What is the "English" title and who is the author?

1. AD 536: The Worst Year in History
2. Harry Jenkins.

500

In the previous semesters, we read the big Reader to cope with the trial test. In Reader, we read about a boy with his dog escaping from a volcano's eruption.
What is the dog's name if you still remember?

Bimbo. (Tito is the little boy's name.)