Lesson 2 When Romeo Met Juliet
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1. Peter did not agree with Jane and got into an a
t at the pub last night.
2. In some Third World Countries, not everyone is given the o
y to go to college.
3. Her parents r
sed to believe that their son failed in this important exam.
4. Could you please speak a
d? I cannot hear you.
5. Mrs. Philip gave Jack a t
r look when he failed to answer the question.
6. The twins always wear different clothes in order not to make c
n.
7. Ted l
ned his head back a bit, trying to find a comfortable position.
8. After reading the letter, tears ran down Jessica’s c
ks.
9. The Bible teaches us to love our e
y, though we may hate him/her.
10. Paul doesn’t like Hollywood movies because they often have d
c endings.
Grammar and Usage
Choose the best answer to each question.
1. I did not know the answer
I checked the reference.
(A) within
(B) until
(C) in
(D) on
2. If my father
here, he would know what to do.
(A) were
(B) was
(C) is
(D) be
3. James ran out of the house,
that he did not steal the money.
(A) to cry
(B) cry
(C) crying
(D) cried
4. It is your name
will be talked about for many years to come when you get this
great job done.
(A) which
(B) but
(C) what
(D) that
5. Magellan is known
the first person to travel around the world.
(A) as
(B) for
(C) to
(D) with
6.
the world was flat was widely believed five hundred years ago.
(A) Which
(B) What
(C) That
(D) Where
7. Though
, my father was not angry about my poor grades in English.
(A) be surprised
(B) surprised
(C) surprising
(D) to be surprised
8. I put on my sunglasses
my eyes will feel better.
(A) that
(B) therefore (C) however (D) so that
9. Wendy was surprised to know that the bank
was burned tonight.
(A) that she went
(B) of which she passed
(C) what she went
(D) she went to
10. We
with him if he came before ten o’clock tonight.
(A) would go
(B) will go
(C) can go
(D) go
Cloze Test
Choose the best answers.
When it comes to Chinese love stories, nine out of ten will think
(1)
Liangsanpo and
Zhuyingtai.
(2)
of years ago, women were not
(3)
to go to school.
(4) ,
Zhuyingtai decided to be in man’s disguise. On her way to school, she met her classmate,
Liangsanpo. They became best friends and studied together for three years. It was
(5)
Zhuyingtai was asked to go home did Liangsanpo know that his classmate
(6)
a lady. When
Liangsanpo finally knew that his best classmate was a lady, he decided to marry her. However,
Zhuyingtai was forced to marry
(7)
guy. Liangsanpo was
(8)
depressed that he
died soon after
(9)
Zhuyingtai. While Zhuyingtai was moving to her husband’s place, she
saw Liangsanpo’s tomb. She was so sad crying in front of her lover. Suddenly, the tomb split and
Zhuyingtai jumped into it. People said they saw two butterflies
they believed the butterflies were Liangsanpo and Zhuyingtai.
1. (A) to
(B) with
(C) of
(10)
out of the tomb, and
(D) X
2. (A) A thousand
3. (A) allow
4. (A) Therefore
5. (A) not until
6. (A) is
7. (A) the other
8. (A) very
(B) Thousand
(B) allowed
(B) However
(B) until
(B) to be
(B) other
(B) much
(C) Hundred
(C) allowing
(C) Because
(C) not
(C) was
(C) another
(C) too
(D) Hundreds
(D) to allow
(D) When
(D) when
(D) has been
(D) the others
(D) so
9. (A) leave
10. (A) flied
(B) leaving
(B) to fly
(C) left
(C) fly
(D) to leave
(D) flies
Writing Practice
A. Sentence Completion
1. Ruth opened the umbrella so
2. If you told me the truth,
.
3. The child sat on the roadside,
(A) her clothes will get wet
.
.
(B) your mother will not get so angry
(C) ate the peanuts
(D) I would consider forgiving you
(E) not knowing what to do
(F) that she would not get soaking wet in the rain
B. Translation
1. 長久以來，大家都記得這兩個家族就不斷在爭吵。
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2. 他環顧房間四周，忽然他眼神落在一位女子的身上。這位女子如此美麗，以致於他幾乎看
得失了神。
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3. 就算玫瑰換了名字，聞起來一樣芳香。
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