Vocabulary & Grammar
His jokes border ____ silly, making everybody laughs.
What preposition should be used in the blank?
(A) with
(B) on
(C) to
(D) none of above
B. --> border on
Which of the borders described in article sounds like the most interesting to visit? The answer should be at least 10 words and should be confirmed by Tr. Nora.
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What is the average latitude that Panmunjom locates in?
38.5 degree North.
About two years ago, we took entrance test to get in Mingdao High School. On the first day of school, we took test to separate students who are good in English into the YB Class. After several times of Live presentation, we are better at this gradually. During the game of Jeopardy, we always have a kind of question. You might have guessed it. And thus, you should definitely be well prepared. What is the title and the writer of this article? Each for 500.
Bordering on the Bizarre:
A Brief Look at Interesting Borders Around the World
-->by Ami Barnes
During the math test, it's important to pay attention to different units. This is also an important step in chemistry or physics tests. We've introduced ten units of length. You can get 1000 points each.
Find answer on powerpoint slide page 49.
There is a word which starts with "b" and ends with "e", and has the meaning of "odd, weird, strange". This is the vocabulary we've learned in this article. This is definitely not a riddle. Here is the question. How the spell the word correctly?
b-i-z-a-r-r-e
What must you do when you leave the Haskell Free Library, according to the article?
You should go back to the country you entered from.
What country is Vatican City in?
(1000 for answering in English ; 500 if in Chinese)
How big is that country now? (Unit: Hectare)
(The closest for 1000 points)
The Holy See(教廷)
It's about 44 hectares.
Name the second and the fourth smallest countries.
Each in 1000 in English, 500 in Chinese.
The second smallest country is Monaco, which is located in France. The fourth is Tuvalu, which is located on south Pacific Ocean. (摩納哥；吐瓦魯)
In the article, the writer wrote about the haskell Free Library. In fact, the whole name is "Haskell Free Library and Opera House". This is a beautiful building which sits between Canada and the U.S.A. What is the style of the building of Haskell Free Library and Opera House?
The Victoria style. (You can find it on page 40 in article. The words on the right of the picture of the building.)
Name the three meanings of "as" when using as a conjunction.
1.正如、如同；2.當...的時候；3.因為
Look at the powerpoint page 42 and observe carefully for 15 seconds. This is the Penon de Velez de la Gomera. Point that out in page 43. It should be a good way to train everyone's observation.
Answer on page 44.
We've learned that the ancient Greek had used the city-state function. What was the most ancient
city-state that is now known?
No doubt. It's the Shumer(蘇美) city-state.
The border between the North and the South Korea, also known as Panmunjom, is in a village. Therefore, you can see the two countries' soldiers standing along the border. However, recently, North Korea has bombarded the train rail between the two countries. What might not be the reason of it?
(A)The south Korea did something aggressive, irritating the north Korea to do something back.
(B)Due to the war between Ukraine and Russia, it's better to cut the connection between the Communist country and the Democratic country.
(C)They want to cut the connection between the North and the South Korea, so that there won't be too many connections between the two countries, thereby decreasing the chance to trigger a war.
C.
I used a picture as a background image in the powerpoint between different section. Also, I typed the big title on the picture with black words and yellow bold. If you can still remember the picture, what border is it?
It's the border between the U.S.A. and Mexico.
Make sentence using the words or phrases below.:
"no need" "eat up" "demilitarize"
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-..-.-.-.-.-.-.
How did the writer conclude the whole article?
(A)Invite the readers to go for a look in these bizarre borders.
(B)Ask questions for readers to think about what kind of other bizarre borders they've seen or known.
(C)Use a description to describe what the four bizarre borders share in common.
(D)Tell us the different between the four bizarre borders and choose the best one in the writer's mind.
C.
San Marino is the fifth smallest nations in the world, which is located in Italy. What sea is closest to it?
(Hint: It isn't Mediterranean sea.)
(4000 in English, 2000 in Chinese)
Adriatic Sea (亞得里亞海).
There is only a river in the world that separates four countries. These four countries are relatively Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. What is the river that separates the four countries.
It's called the Zambezi river located in Africa.
You can see the image on page 46 and 47 in powerpoint.
(1)The Vietnam War ended in 1963.
(2)The DMZ includes land that belongs to North Korea.
(3)Spain has controlled Penon dd Velez de la Gomera since 1930.
(4)Over a ten million people visit the DMZ every year.
(5)Penon de Velez de la Gomera used to be an island.
(6)The DMZ is eight five kilometers long.
Which statement(s) above is/are true?
(2) (5)
During the Chinese courses, we'ved learned the different functions of different punctuation marks. For example, we use a 'period' to end a sentence. However, it seems that there isn't many questions that examine our knowledge about those marks in English exam. Therefore here is the question:
The two tiny countries of Vatican City and San Marino are entirely surrounded by Italy. These city states — the first and fifth smallest nations, respectively — have no passport controls, so you might not even notice the borders if you visit them.
In the paragraph above, what is the name of this mark in English? "—"
Get half of point if in Chinese.
(Double) Em Dash
(雙重破折號)
In Chinese, we called that 括號, but in English, we deem them as 雙重破折號. However, they are the same thing.
Name all of the countries, areas, districts, cities, or villages the article "mentioned." There are 11 in total, name one for 500 points.
-Penon de Velez de la Gomera
-North Korea
-South Korea
-Panmunjom
-DMZ (Korea Demilitarized Zone)
-Vatican City
-San Marino
-Italy
-Canada
-The United States
-Haskell Free Library
Nowadays, there is passport control in the airport, a.k.a. customs. However, this kind of system has started since the Tang Dynasty and was once popular during the Yuan Dynasty. What is the institution called?
(English for 5000 ; Chinese for 3000)
市舶司
Maritime traded bureau
Maritime trade supervisorates
In the article, we can learn that the Haskeel Free Library straddles the U.S.A. and Canada. However, it didn't really tell us what district is it in between the two countries. Please name the state of U.S.A. and the province of Canada that this library straddles on.
It sits on the Vermont state of America, and Quebec province in Canada.
Riddles by Chatgpt:
I have no walls, but I can divide.
You can cross me, but I won’t hide.
What am I?
It should be easy though.
A border.