Call it a day. 今天到此為止
A: I'm sick and tired.
B: Me too. Let's call it a day.
Don't count on it.別想了；別依賴那個
A: Will we get a pay raise soon?
B: Don't count on it.
Don't get me wrong.別誤會！
I'm not going. Don't get me wrong. It must be fun, but I just can't find a babysitter.
Face the music. 指「承擔後果」，通常是指「接受批評或懲罰」；面對現實
Study hard or you'll have to face the music.
Fair enough. 這很合理！
Son: Can I play if I finish my homework earlier?
Father: Alright, fair enough.
Get real. 現實一點！清醒清醒吧！
A: If I hit the jackpot, I'll...
R. Got real
For real? (Really?)
I'm with you.（You can say that again.）你說得很對！一點也沒錯！
A: This proposal looks terrible.
B: I'm with you. It needs more work.
I haven't slept better. 我睡得很好
A: Did you sleep tight?
B: I haven't slept better.
I can't thank you enough.
Not a chance. 絕對不可能；沒機會
You? Beat me? At ping pong? Not a chance!
Tell me about it./You're telling me. (being sarcastic) （用來表示有相同的感受，有同樣的體驗）可不是嘛，的確這樣
A: The new new TOEIC is more difficult than the
old one.
B: Tell me about it.
You're the man. (YTM) 你幹得漂亮、誇你是個很厲害的人
Good job. You're the man.
（=「You the man」、「You are da man」、「You da man」）
You don't say. (being surprised) 真的假的(驚訝)！/ 可不是(顯而易見)嗎？
A: She's quitting her job.
B: You don't say!
newsstand報攤
You ask for it. 這是你自找的、你活該。
What a shame！= What a pity!
多可惜！真遺憾！
Don't give me that! 少來這套喔！
不要給我那個，那個，指的就是敷衍或虛假的說法或作法，不過這句話通常用在較輕鬆的對話裡，四兩撥千金式的叫對方把誠意拿出來、或是說實話的意思。
A: Forget about Gary. Let's do it together, just three of us. I don't care about him coming or not anyway.
不要管Gary啦！就我們三個自己去吧！反正我本來就也不在乎他來不來。
B: Don't give me that! You've been talking about him for weeks! We all know how much you like him!
少跟我來這套！你已經心心念念他好幾個禮拜了，我們都知道你多喜歡他好嗎！
4. We regret to inform you that the Gloria's is not --- for any lost or damaged items.
A. response
B. responsible
C. responsive
D. respond
be responsible for對…負責
responsive to對..有反應
respond to
friendly（adj.）
adj.+ly =adv.
Adv.
1.The Z-Delivery, a - B- growing shipping company, has announced their expansion into the European market.
A.rapid（adj.）快速的
B.rapidly 副詞+形容詞/-ing/p.p.
C.more rapid
D.（the）most rapid
2. Customer surveys顧客問卷調查 -D—indicate（v.） a negative response to the marketing strategy.
A.clear
B.clarify -fy動詞；澄清；釐清
C.clearing -ing分詞
D.clearly 主詞+副詞+動詞
3. Dragon Printing ships（v.） all of its products -A-- from its warehouse in Seoul, Korea.
A.directly
B.directed
C.directs
D.direction -tion名詞
及物動詞+受詞+副詞
4. To assemble the tables, begin（v.） by -B-- removing the table parts from the packaging materials. 命令句、祈使句，主詞是「你」
A.careful
B.carefully
C.careless -less形容詞
D.care 動詞；名詞
副詞+動名詞
by（介係詞）+removing（名詞）
5. Tainan's city council（S） must -C- find a way to reduce the cost of building the convention center會議中心.
A.quicker -er比較級
B.quickest -est最高級
C.quickly
D.quickness -ness名詞
助動詞+副詞+原形動詞
6. Clothing production（S） has -C- been an important part of Ho's industrial development.
A.history（名詞）
B.historian（名詞）歷史學家
C.historically
D.historical（-cal 形容詞）
have/has+副詞+p.p.
7. The Taipei Times（S） is -B- seeking an outstanding candidate for a full- time receptionist接待員position.
A.urgent（形容詞；緊急的）
B.urgently（-ly副詞）
C.urgency（-cy名詞）
D.most urgent
be+副詞+V.ing
8. Please be advised that all business-related expenses should be submitted（遞交；呈交sumbmit）-B- to the billing department出納、帳務部門.
A.direct（形容詞；動詞）
B.directly
C.direction
D.directory（名詞；電話簿、樓層介紹）
be p.p.+副詞
9. -D-, I have to inform you that the book you are interested in is currently out of stock.
A.Regret
B.Regrettable （形容詞）
C.Regretful（形容詞）
D.Regrettably 修飾後面整個句子
副詞,S+V(+O)...句首空白打逗點，一律選副詞
10. Please look over（＝examine） your account book as –B- as possible to avoid unnecessary expenditures開銷；支出.
A.close
B.closely仔細小心地
c.to close
D.more close
as adj./adv. as... 盡可能的
close（adj.）friend
Participle(分詞)
·現在分詞 V.ing(表主動)
.過去分詞p.p.(表被動)
·當形容詞
1.The TSMC is one of the ---companies in the semiconductor industry.
A.led
B.leads other companies.
C.leading
D.will lead
The TSMC leads other companies.
The TSMC is a leading company.
9. -B- the manager nor his assistant will be able to attend the conference.
A. Either
B. Neither
C. Both
D. Not only
相關連接詞
- Both A and B
- Not only A but (also) B=B as well as A
- Either A or B
- Neither A nor B
- Not A but B
10. Security（safety） officers警衛 not only view（v.） each visitor's pass -D- they record the number of every vehicle.
A. therefore因此；通常放句首,+子句
B. and
C. however然而；表反差we study very hard, however, we failing.
D. but also
Prep.介係詞
|
Place |
|
time |
|
In the world/ country/ city/ room |
in |
In 2018/ April/ the morning/ 2 days |
|
At the bus stop/ airport/intersection |
at |
At 10 o’clock/ noon/ the beginning of the month |
|
On the wall/ table/ 1st floor |
on |
On April 1st/ Friday/ New Year’s Eve |
1. As the CEO had to leave for Europe unexpectedly to deal with a management problem at the Moscow branch, the company dinner was postponed to two weeks -C- today.
(A) until
(B) before
(C)from
(D) for
2. The rental deposit押金 must be transferred to the landlord's bank account at least 15 days –A,C- the moving-in date.
(A) by
(B) until
(C) prior to
(D) due to
Since/ From/ Until/ By/ Before/prior to + Moment（9:00,March,Monday morning）
3. The warranty form must be mailed to the company -B- one month of the receipt of your product in order for the parts零件 and service guarantee to be valid.
(A)from
(B)within
(C)until
(D)since
- For (2 hours)
- During (the break/the holidays)
- Over/through/throughout + a period of time
- (a decade/his career)
- Within/in (this month)
4. The new highway, which will run -A- the mountains, is expected to cause irreversible（-ir有not的意思） damage to wildlife and the ecosystem.
(A)through穿過；越過；整個期間
(B)during
(C)out
(D)against靠著；相反方向
Direction
- From
- To
- Across
- Through
- Along
- Towards
- Into
- Out of
5. Interest rates are falling -A- a governmental push to raise mortgage rates for middle class中產階級 homeowners.
(A) in spite of = despite不管
(B)except除此之外（不包括的），in addition to有包括的除此之外
(C) even though
(D)among
Pronoun
主格–所有格–受格–所有格代名詞–反身代名詞
I/ we – my/ our –me/us – mine/ours– myself/ourselves
you–your–you–yours–yourself/yourselves
he–his–him–his–himself
she–her–her–hers–herself
it–its–it–X–itself
they–their–them–theirs–themselves
1.After Amy's promotion, --- will be in charge of the planning department.
A. hers
B. her
C. herself
D. she
Questions 01-04 refer to the following e-mail.
From: Arthur Cheung <acheung@benson.com>
To:Patricia Keating <pkeating @toptravel.com>
Date: July 6
Subject: Request
Hi Patricia,
I know this is short notice, but would it be possible to change my travel plans? I realize it may be inconvenient for your agency to make ---01---, considering my itinerary has already been finalized.
However, my immediate supervisor, ---02--- rarely makes requests like this, has asked me to postpone my trip because of an emergency. A member of the staff has a personal matter to take care of, ---03--- it impossible for her to come to work for a few days. Since the office has a critical deadline, I won't be able to depart on July 10. So could you change my flight date to July 17? ---04---. Please let me know as soon as possible since this is an urgent matter.
Arthur
Benson
逗點後面要選動詞開頭的，就選ing
1. (A) reservations
(B) adjustments
(C) conversions
(D) precautions
2. (A) whomever
(B) whom
(C) who
(D) which
3.
(A) make
(B) making
(C) made
(D) to make
4.
(A) I will take the flight on the initially scheduled date.
(B) My supervisor will go in place of 代替his staff member.
(C) I think this would allow me to keep most of my plans.保持原來的計畫
(D) The last flight I took was more than comfortable.
作答策略
30seconds看題目(+選項)è預測è照順序è即聽即答(先點後塗)
Second half
Verb: ask, request, recommend, offer, encourage
看到關鍵字(?Asked)è聽出提示語(CUE)è 找出換句話說的答案
Topic?
Speaker?
Place?
Event?
介紹+開頭很重要!
Questions 71 through 73 refer to the following
- notice
- announcement
- voice mail
- radio advertisement
- telephone message and floor guide
Listen and understand Adv. clauses
1. If you have carry-on luggage, please place it in the overhead compartments.
2. We expect production to increase in May unless there is a problem at the factory.
3. Mr. Larry Danes will be our speaker because/as Mr. Carter is unavailable.
4. We are holding the convention at the Doulton Hotel since it is located near the airport.
5. Now that we have free time, we should evaluate office productivity.
6. As I mentioned in the report, we need to adjust our work schedule.
7. Although we exceeded the budget, the client seems pleased with our results.
8. I am sending you an itinerary so that you can check if there are any errors.
Chunking
By phrase
1. Templeton Airlines is pleased / to announce a new daily flight / from New Orleans to Atlanta / beginning March 1.
2. The company wants to create / a new series of television advertisements / to broadcast next quarter.
3. John Thomas's newest album/ Cry Into the Rain / received positive reviews正面評論 from critics / after its release last week.
By clause
4. All office staff should check for changes in the weekly schedule, / which is posted on the bulletin board near the meeting room.
5. I am happy to say / that the new line of cosmetics has been an amazing success.
6. Even though he needs more training, / I believe Eric is going to do very well in his new position.
7. The sports drink was endorsed支持；背面簽名，背書；簽署by a famous athlete, / which has increased awareness of the product.
應考策略：
看題目，回文意找答案
- 先看說明，確認文章類型（Email, Letter,Text message chain,Forms）
- 先看題目(選項不必先看),熟悉題目類型,判斷難易度
- 但是NOT/TRUE類型或推論型的題目需先看選項
- 初學者可先猜了
- 看一題，答一題
- 確認文章內容與選項內的哪個單字或用法可替換 paraphrasing
- 文章的最前面和最後面一定會各出一題
- 從文章短、題目少的先做single passage
- 以文章题組畫答案卡
3 i是難題：imply, infer, indicate
Read Wh- Q. > Find Key Sentence → Paraphrasing
What was Ms. King requested to do?
What kinds of products are sold on the Web site?
When will Mr. Chapman return form his trip?
How can Ms. Portman obtain a refund?
How much did Mr. Ryan pay for the seminar?
Who is Lee Perry?
Who will be meeting the clients at eh airport?
Why did Ms. Bailey cancel her subscription?
Where should visitors park their cars?
