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      In Taichung, a girl got on a bus to Taipei. The girl asked the driver to tell her when they __1__ Hsinchu. Then she took a nap.
      __2__ the driver arrived at Taoyuan, he realized that he forgot about the girl. He felt __3__ and headed back to Hsinchu. When they finally arrived at Hsinchu, the driver told the girl that they were there.
      The girl __4__ and thanked the driver. Then she started eating her lunch. The driver said, "Aren't you going to __5__ ?"
      The girl said, "No. My mom told me to eat my lunch when I arrived at Hsinchu."

* took a nap 小睡

1. (A) got to (B) reached to (C) got (D) got in            

2. (A) So (B) When (C) if  (D) That           

3. (A) worst (B) bad  (C) wonderful (D) wonderfully          

4. (A) got on  (B) put on (C) woke up  (D) lay down           

5. (A) put off  (B) get on (C) take off  (D) get off          

答案：

1. (A)，到達某地有幾種說法：get to/reach/arrive at (in) + 地方

2. (B)，When 是引導時間的副詞子句，這裡指 「在...時候」。

3. (B)，feel 是連綴動詞，後接形容詞。
             車子過了Hsinchu未停，司機感覺很「糟」。
             (A) worst 是 bad 的最高級，意思為「最糟的」。
             * bad (原級) → worse (比較級) → worst (最高級)

4. (C)，司機告訴女孩Hsinchu到了，她「醒了」並謝謝他。
             (A) 上車 (B)穿上 (C) 醒了 (D) 躺下

5. (D)，司機以為叫醒女孩，是認為她要「下車」。

句型一：being/start + V-ing/to V    (開始...)

例句：After we got home, it started raining.
        = After we got home, it started to rain.
           (我們到家後，就開始下雨了。)

練習1：The students began __________ for the test.
              (A) prepare (B) to preparing (C) prepared (D) preparing

練習2：Felix bought a DVD and started __________ it right away.
             (Felix 買了一片DVD，馬上就開始撥放。)

練習3：The department store began __________ __________ spring clothes.
             (這家百貨公司開始賣春裝。)

答案：1. (D)     2. playing     3. to sell

句型二：S + feel/become/get/grow + 形容詞 (感覺/變得...) 
           如果用進行式表示「逐漸」

例句：The weather is getting hotter. (天氣漸漸熱了。)

練習1：Your dinner is getting __________.
            (A) cold (B) coldly (C) cool (D) cooly

練習2：I feel __________ having to ask him for money.
            (A) embarrassing (B) embarrassingly (C) embarrassed (D) embarrassedly

練習3：The days become __________ and __________ in spring.
             (在春天，白天變得越來越長。)

練習4：It gets __________ __________ in winter.
             (冬天天色很早就變暗。)

答案：1. (A)     2. (C)     3. longer, longer     4.dark early

1. (C) cool 涼爽不適合用來表達dinner，比較適合用來表達「天氣」。

4. early 是副詞，用來修飾 gets dark (變暗)。