選擇題 1. Gorillas have often been portrayed as a fearful animal, but in truth these shy apes rarely fight over sex, food, or territory.
選擇題 2. With her nine-to-five job, Sally sometimes has to run personal errands during the lunch break, such as going to the bank or mailing letters.
選擇題 3. After an argument with the parents of his students, the teacher finally admitted his mistake and humbled himself to ask for their forgiveness.
選擇題 4. Instead of criticizing other people, we should focus on their strengths and give them compliments .
選擇題 5. Taking advantage of a special function of the search engine, users can browse the Internet without leaving behind any history of the web pages they visit.
選擇題 6. Due to extremely low rainfall and a dangerous reduction of reservoir water, the area is experiencing the worst drought in 30 years.
選擇題 7. On Teachers’ Day we pay tribute to Confucius for his contribution to the philosophy of education.
選擇題 8. When the fire fighter walked out of the burning house with the crying baby in his arms, he was hailed as a hero by the crowd.
選擇題 9. Due to the worldwide recession, the World Bank’s forecast for next year’s global economic growth is grim .
選擇題 10. Jeffery has always been a quarrelsome person, so it’s not surprising he got into an argument with his colleagues.
綜合測驗 12. Just like “keeping up appearances,” it refers to the comparison to one’s neighbors as a standard for social status or the accumulation of material goods.
綜合測驗 13. Generally speaking, the more luxuries people have, the higher their value or social status—or so they believe.
綜合測驗 14. To fail to “keep up with the Joneses” is thus perceived as revealing socio-economic inferiority or, as the Chinese would put it, a great loss of face.
綜合測驗 15. The phrase was popularized when a comic strip of the same name was created by cartoonist Arthur R. “Pop” Momand.
綜合測驗 16. The strip was first published in 1916 in the New York World, and ran in American newspapers for 28 years before it was eventually adapted into books, films, and musical comedies.
綜合測驗 17. The “Joneses” of the title were rich neighbors of the strip’s main characters and, interestingly, they were merely spoken of but never actually seen in person in the comic strip.
題組解析 19. One of the most common causes for these little white spots is a condition called leukonychia.
題組解析 21. And while many people think the white spots are caused by a calcium or zinc deficiency, that’s generally not the case.
題組解析 22: In reality, these spots most often develop as a result of mild to moderate trauma to your nail.
題組解析23. If you can’t think of anything that would have injured your nail, consider the fact that nails grow very slowly, so the injury may have occurred weeks before the spots ever appeared.
題組解析24. The spots could also be a sign of a mild infection or allergy, or a side effect of certain medications.
題組解析 25. Whatever the source of the injury, these spots typically do not require any treatment and should go away as your nail grows out.
題組解析 28. If all of your nails are showing white spots, the leukonychia could be related to another more serious condition such as anemia, cardiac disease, diabetes, or kidney disease.
