Exercise 課後練習題
1. The violence _______________ on the second night of the war, when bombs were fired from both sides.
戰爭的第二天晚上,暴力事件在雙方發射炸彈時到達巔峰。
2. China was badly hit by the economic _______________ in the early 1930s.
1930年初,中國受到經濟蕭條的嚴重打擊。
3. The entire market _______________ overnight, making the value of stocks drop to almost zero.
整個市場一夜之間崩盤,股價幾乎跌到零。
4. Demand for that kind of hat ______________ after the pop star wore it in one of his videos.
這位流行歌手在他的影片中戴了這頂帽子後,帽子的需求飆升。
5. The backpackers were having so much fun, but they knew that _______________ they had to go back home.
那些背包客們玩得很開心,但他們知道他們最後不得不回家。
6. That boxer is so strong that he seems _______________ impossible to beat.
那位拳擊手是如此地強壯,看似幾乎不可能被打敗。
7. That boxer is so strong that he seems _______________ impossible to beat.
如果不是Jonathan最好的朋友的幫忙,他永遠無法渡過艱難的時刻。 8. Mr. Anderson has gone _______________ because he keeps borrowing money from people to fund his gambling habit.
Anderson先生不斷地為他的賭博嗜好向別人借錢,以致於欠債。
9. Winning that award _______________ easy accomplishment.
獲得那個獎不是一件容易的成就。
10. There were many factors contributing to the couple’s divorce, but _______________ was the fact that they always argued over small things.
有很多因素導致那對夫妻的離婚,但其中最主要是他們一直在為小事情爭吵。
解答:
1. peaked
2. depression
3. collapsed
4. skyrocketed
5. eventually
6. practically
7. If it had not been for
8. into debt
9. is no
10. chief among them
Comprehension Questions 閱讀理解
1. Who was adversely affected by the global financial crisis?
a. Investors.
b. Governments.
c. Banks.
d. All of the above.
2. Which of the following did NOT happen when the housing bubble popped?
a. Many Americans lost their homes.
b. Some large banks became very rich.
c. Investors lost large sums of money practically overnight.
d. The value of homes suddenly dropped.
解答:
1. 誰受到全球金融危機的不利影響?
a. 投資者。
b. 各國政府
c. 銀行。
d. 以上皆是。
2. 當房屋泡沫破了時,以下何者不會發生?
a. 許多美國人失去了住所。
b. 一些大銀行變得非常有錢。
c. 投資者幾乎一夜之間就虧損了大筆資金。
d. 房屋的價值突然下降。 |