昨天在多益閱讀課裡提到牡蠣男孩與憂鬱之死, 這是全書的聯結：http://homepage.eircom.net/~sebulbac/burton/home.html
真的很簡單也很好看喔, 請同學不要錯過
2008年11月17日 星期一
獅子座流星雨
一年一度的獅子座流星雨又來了, 老師幫活背字彙的同學把獅子座流星雨的介紹貼上, 順便複習一下第七週上過的字彙.
source: answers.com
The annual Leonid meteor shower will be lighting up the sky today, as is the case each year in November. With a nearly full moon, only the brightest Leonids are expected to visible across the US. Most meteor showers are made up of the icy, dusty debris shed by comets as they orbit the Sun. A meteor shower takes place when Earth travels through the stream of debris. The meteors appear to fall from a specific place in the sky, as a result of where Earth and the stream meet ― the meteor shower receives its name from the radiant: the constellation the meteors appear to fall from. The Leonid meteor shower's radiant is located in the constellation Leo.
source: answers.com
The annual Leonid meteor shower will be lighting up the sky today, as is the case each year in November. With a nearly full moon, only the brightest Leonids are expected to visible across the US. Most meteor showers are made up of the icy, dusty debris shed by comets as they orbit the Sun. A meteor shower takes place when Earth travels through the stream of debris. The meteors appear to fall from a specific place in the sky, as a result of where Earth and the stream meet ― the meteor shower receives its name from the radiant: the constellation the meteors appear to fall from. The Leonid meteor shower's radiant is located in the constellation Leo.
2008年10月27日 星期一
活字第二週補充練習
A. Sentence Completion
1. The _________ atmosphere the host provided allowed guests to feel totally at home.
A. delectable
B. tranquil
C. yummy
D. adamant
2. It is a great _________ that all pupils in the city cannot have the same chances.
A. pity
B. pithy
C. foe
D. woe
3. His face is covered with _________.
A. grumbles
B. foes
C. gorillas
D. pimples
4. He _________ her around the head, causing her unconscious.
A. suffered
B. wiped
C. cheated
D. battered
5. The soldiers were _________ as having flu.
A. shot
B. prescribed
C. diagnosed
D. attempted
6. The traditional requirement for Korean women is submissive and _________ to men.
A. deference
B. deferential
C. inferred
D. preferential
7. By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can _________the cluster’s mass.
A. interfere
B. confer
C. infer
D. refer
8. The girl’s parents were burned as they tried to _________ the flames.
A. smother
B. smile
C. smack
D. smoke
9. I _________, as it to say, “Why not?”
A. shrugged
B. glazed
C. shredded
D. shrieked
10. Much of the instability _________ from the economic effects of the war.
A. blossoms
B. is rooted
C. shoots
D. stems
B. Answer Key
| 1-5: BADDC 6-10: BCAAD |
活背字彙第六週談到Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
老師這幾天在逛網路時，發現一個教人禮儀的有趣網站，這個Mr. Manners談到開車禮儀就引用到了Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde，他是這樣說的：
Our cars are often one of those instigators of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde behavior. Sometimes perfectly lovely people become absolute monsters when they get behind the wheel of a car. So here are a few tips to help keep Mr. (or Ms.) Hyde in the passenger seat as much as possible.
instigator (n.) 造成者
上課知道典故後，看這段話就很有趣味了吧。
這段話和錄音檔可以到以下這個網址下載：
http://manners.quickanddirtytips.com/driving-manners.aspx
網站裡面還有其他許多有趣的禮儀介紹，歡迎各位同學參觀。
Our cars are often one of those instigators of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde behavior. Sometimes perfectly lovely people become absolute monsters when they get behind the wheel of a car. So here are a few tips to help keep Mr. (or Ms.) Hyde in the passenger seat as much as possible.
instigator (n.) 造成者
上課知道典故後，看這段話就很有趣味了吧。
這段話和錄音檔可以到以下這個網址下載：
http://manners.quickanddirtytips.com/driving-manners.aspx
網站裡面還有其他許多有趣的禮儀介紹，歡迎各位同學參觀。
2008年10月20日 星期一
活字第一週補充練習
A. Sentence Completion
1. She looked as calm and _________ as she always did.
A. silky
B. serene
C. futon
D. tedious
2. He tried to speak, but she kept _________ him. In the end, he still
had no chance to speak.
A. interspersing
B. interrupting
C. refining
D. revealing
3. The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land _________.
A. infertile
B. docile
C. senile
D. juvenile
4. There are hundreds of people standing in a line to purchase the
tickets. It would be too _________ to wait in the queue.
A. international
B. tiresome
C. winsome
D. fulsome
5. He often talks in circles, frequently _________ himself and often
ends up saying nothing.
A. preceding
B. prefacing
C. decreasing
D. contradicting
6. The trial could set an important _________ for dealing with large
numbers of similar cases.
A. prescription
B. prerequisite
C. precedent
D. preview
7. His solution to the puzzle is fast and _________, which surprises
all the students.
A. ingenious
B. ingenuous
C. indigenous
D. congenital
1. She looked as calm and _________ as she always did.
A. silky
B. serene
C. futon
D. tedious
2. He tried to speak, but she kept _________ him. In the end, he still
had no chance to speak.
A. interspersing
B. interrupting
C. refining
D. revealing
3. The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land _________.
A. infertile
B. docile
C. senile
D. juvenile
4. There are hundreds of people standing in a line to purchase the
tickets. It would be too _________ to wait in the queue.
A. international
B. tiresome
C. winsome
D. fulsome
5. He often talks in circles, frequently _________ himself and often
ends up saying nothing.
A. preceding
B. prefacing
C. decreasing
D. contradicting
6. The trial could set an important _________ for dealing with large
numbers of similar cases.
A. prescription
B. prerequisite
C. precedent
D. preview
7. His solution to the puzzle is fast and _________, which surprises
all the students.
A. ingenious
B. ingenuous
C. indigenous
D. congenital
8. With _________ care and love, John won love from his dream girl.
A. previous
B. fragile
C. infinite
D. controversial
9. I cannot remember how the trains turned round to return to Taipei.
Could you please _________ me?
A. persecute
B. enlighten
C. attribute
D. explode
10. There is not a _________ of doubt in the audience.
A. heel
B. fertility
C. sandwich
D. particle
B. Answer Key
1-5: BBABD
6-10: CACBD
2008年5月21日 星期三
2008年4月7日 星期一
Tim Burton's the Melancholy Death of Oyster boy
活背字彙第三週提到的牡蠣男孩與憂鬱之死
這是全書的聯結：
http://homepage.eircom.net/~sebulbac/burton/home.html
真的很簡單也很好看喔
請活背字彙的同學不要錯過
這是全書的聯結：
http://homepage.eircom.net/~sebulbac/burton/home.html
真的很簡單也很好看喔
請活背字彙的同學不要錯過
2008年4月4日 星期五
toeic 第八週完整單字表
Lesson Eight
A. Vocabulary: Travel
1. travel
| travel | traveler |
|
| travel | ||
|
| passenger |
|
| tour | tourist | touring |
| tour | touristy | |
| tourism |
| |
|
| agent |
|
|
| agency |
|
| book | booking |
|
| form | form |
|
|
| itinerary |
|
| explore | exploration | exploratory |
| explorer | ||
| expedite | expedition |
|
|
| excursion |
|
| disappoint | disappointment | disappointed |
| disappointing | ||
| trip | trip |
|
| allow | allowance | allowable |
| expend | expense |
|
| expenditure |
2. airplanes
|
| passport |
|
|
| visa |
|
| validate | validity | valid |
| validation | ||
| invalidate | invalidity | invalid |
| invalidation | ||
| invalid | ||
|
| airport |
|
|
|
| terminal |
|
| concourse |
|
|
|
| substantial |
| insubstantial | ||
|
| system | systematic |
| board | board |
|
| announce | announcement |
|
| announcer |
| depart | departure | departed |
|
| counter |
|
|
| baggage |
|
|
| luggage |
|
| prohibit | prohibition |
|
| forbid |
| forbidden |
| claim | claim |
|
| claimant |
|
| equivalent | equivalent |
| equivalence | ||
| detect | detector | detectable |
| detective | ||
| detection | ||
| screen | screen |
|
|
| custom | customary |
|
| airline |
|
| airliner |
|
| flight | in-flight |
| embark |
|
|
| blanket | blanket |
|
|
| turbulence | turbulent |
| lag | lag |
|
| arrive | arrival |
|
| connect | connection |
|
|
| transit |
|
| shuttle | shuttle |
|
| extend | extension | extended |
| extendable |
3. trains
|
| destination |
|
|
| directory |
|
| schedule | schedule |
|
|
|
| comprehensive |
| distinguish |
| distinguishable |
| distinguishing | ||
| distinguished |
| confuse | confusion | confused |
| confusing | ||
|
|
| bound |
| -bound | ||
|
| punctuality | punctual |
| delay | delay | delayed |
| postpone |
|
|
|
| fare |
|
| offset | offset |
|
|
| duration | durable |
|
|
| overnight |
|
|
| deluxe |
4. car rentals
|
| vehicle |
|
|
| automobile |
|
| fuel | fuel |
|
| contact | contact |
|
| license | license |
|
|
| option | optional |
| thrill | thrill | thrilled |
| thriller |
| intend | intent | intentional |
| intention | ||
|
| toll |
|
5. hotels
| accommodate | accommodation | accommodating |
|
| motel |
|
|
| hostel |
|
|
| resort |
|
| chain | chain |
|
| preclude | preclusion |
|
|
| availability | available |
| reserve | reservation | reserved |
| reserve |
|
| amenity |
|
| quote | quote |
|
| quotation | ||
|
| rate |
|
| confirm | confirmation |
|
| check in | check-in |
|
| check out | check-out |
|
|
| room service |
|
| notify | notification | modifiable |
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