U1 vocabulary (10s)
The terrible accident ___ Jack's life, for he was not able to walk anymore.
(A) reminded (B) ruined (C) recalled (D) reused
(B) ruined
To Diana's ____, she noticed she was wearing her dress inside out at the prom.
(A) embarrass (B) embarrassed
(C) embarrassing (D) embarrassment
(D) embarrassment
If you go camping this weekend, please _____ that you pack a raincoat because the weather forecast doesn't look good.
(A) be ready (B) go well
(C) make sure (D) be around
(C) make sure
Hang in there
(A) 把衣服掛好 (B) (接電話時) 請勿掛斷
(C) 撐住、撐下去 (D) 把衣物整理好
(C) 撐住、撐下去
A: I’m broke and don’t have a job. My life is over!
B: Hang in there. I’ll help you find a job.
PS. 請勿掛斷：hang on
speak of the devil
(A) 下詛咒 (B) 說曹操，曹操到
(C) 有不好的預感 (D) 在別人背後說壞話
(B) 說曹操，曹操到
The person we were just talking about showed up!
As soon as Andy ___ he was going to lose the game again, he felt very frustrated.
Choose a better answer.
(A) understood (B) realized
(B)
The villagers felt ____ to have survived the big earthquake.
(A) fortunate (B) fortunately
(C) fortune (D) misfortune
(A) fortunate
Harry Potter is known ____ a famous sorcerer who survived Voldemort's attack.
as
pull yourself together
(A) 把衣服拉好 (B) 請找人協助
(C) 動作快點 (D) 控制好情緒
(D) 控制好情緒、冷靜下來
e.g. Just pull yourself together. There's no point crying about it.
You can say that again.
(A) 再說一次試試看(怒)
(B) 你可以再說多一點廢話(怒瞪)
(C) 你太小聲了(珮立最常說的話)
(D) 我完全同意你說的話
(D) 我完全同意你說的話
I was very u_____t when I heard that my mother had been in an accident, but luckily she was unharmed.
upset
Ryan hasn't arrived at the restaurant yet. He _____ on his way now.
(A) was (B) will be (C) must be (D) must have
(C) must be
Mary couldn't help but _______ _____ a cry when she discovered a cockroach on her head.
let out
keep fingers crossed
(A) 期盼好運 (B) 手指受傷要固定住
(C) 下詛咒 (D) 有新戀情了
(A) 期盼好運
e.g. I will keep my fingers crossed for you.
中文：我會為你祈禱。
under the weather
(A) 感冒了 (B) 心情不好
(C) 如天氣預報所言 (D) 被欺騙了
(A) 感冒了
e.g. I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I'm getting a cold.
The speaker p______ed to see if the audience had any questions for him.
Offices with plain gray walls and no windows tend to be _____ environments for people to work in.
(A) depress (B) depresses
(C) depressing (D) depressed
(C) depressing
Mom asked me to put _____ ________ ____ the pizza in the refrigerator.
the rest of
break a leg
(A) 早日康復 (B) 我需要幫助
(C) 我盡全力相助 (D) 祝好運
(D) 祝好運
e.g. Allen, I’ve heard that you will have an interview. Break a leg!
此用法來源有許多說法，其中一種是當演員表演成功，往往需要在台上屈膝迎接台下觀眾給的小費。
Let the cat out of the bag.
(A) 隨意棄養動物 (B) 洩漏秘密
(C) 官員貪污 (D) 說些溫暖的話
(B) 洩漏秘密
e.g. I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Ken went and let the cat out of the bag.
The baby boy smiled happily when he saw his own ________ in the mirror.
reflection
Jane was surprised.
Jane scored 95 on the difficult exam.
Jane was surprised that she scored 95 on the difficult exam.
Lisa's college life _____ ______ ____ ____ good ______. She already made several new friends on the first day.
was off to a good start
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Good things come after bad things.
Take a rain check!
婉拒邀請，下次再說！Postpone a plan.
rain check 可以概稱為「貨到優先購物憑單」，例如你去賣場購買某樣特價商品，但是店員告訴你貨品銷售一空，已無存貨，店家為了不讓你失望，便給你一張憑單，等補貨之後你可以優先承購。如今 take a rain check on something已演變成口語「改天再說」的意思，例如：Can I take a rain check on that?（我們改天再說那件事，行嗎？）