業精於勤，事立於豫

      Today I met my friend Gregory at his favorite coffee shop. I wanted to order a hot __1__ there, but they didn't sell any. They only had coffee. "Yuck," I thought.
      Then Gregory ordered a cappuccino and asked me __2__ it. I thought it would __3__ bitter, but I was wrong. It was delicious!
      After that, I ordered a mocha: that's a __4__ with chocolate, hot milk, and coffee. I liked it so much __5__ I spent all afternoon trying different kinds of coffee.
      Hmm. Maybe that's __6__ I'm still awake!

* yuch 討厭    * cappuccino 卡布其諾    * bitter 苦的    * mocha 摩卡    
* awake 醒著的

1. (A) candy (B) tea (C) butter (D) jam           

2. (A) to try (B) trying (C) for trying (D) of trying            

3. (A) sound (B) look (C) taste (D) smell            

4. (A) soup (B) coke (C) juice (D) drink            

5. (A) that (B) as (C) and (D) then           

6. (A) how (B) because (C) why (D) while            

答案：

1. (B)，空格前面是 hot，所以只能選(B) tea (茶)。 

2. (A)，ask + sb. + to V    (要某人...)

3. (C)，空格後為 bitter (苦的)，所以只能選(C) taste 嚐。
             (A) 聽 (B) 看 (C) 嚐 (D) 聞

4. (D)，有加巧克力、熱牛奶與咖啡，所以是飲料，選(D)。
             (A) 湯 (B)可樂 (C)果汁 (D)飲料

5. (A)，so + 形容詞/副詞 + that 子句    (太...以致於...)

6. (C)，that's why + 表示結果的子句。
             前一句說他花了整個下午喝各式各樣的咖啡，所以他到現在還睡不著。
             補充：that 's because + 表示原因的子句。

句型一：so + 形容詞/副詞 + that 子句    (如此...以致於...)

例句：It was so cold outside that I didn't feel like going out. (外面天氣那麼冷，我不太想出去。)

練習1：The sweater is so __________ __________I can't __________ __________ it.
(這件毛衣那麼小，我出不下去。)

練習2：He was so __________ ___________ he __________ asleep in the chair. 
(他累得在椅子上睡著了。)

練習3：She is so __________ ___________ she can't get through the door.
(她胖得連門都擠不進去。)

答案：1. small that, get into    2. tired that, fell    3. fat that

句型二： spend/enjoy/practice/finish/avoid/mind/... + V-ing

例句：If you pratice playing basketball every day, you can play it well. (如果你每天練習籃球，就可以打得很好。)

練習1：I enjoy ________ to music in my free time.
             (A) to hear (B) hearing (C) to listen (D) listening

練習2：You should avoid ______ the same mistakes.
             (A) to make (B) made (C) make (D) making

練習3：Do you __________ ___________ the door?
             (你介意關上門嗎？)

練習4：Andy has just __________ ___________ the bathroom.
             (Andy 剛使用完廁所。)

答案：1. (D)    2. (D)    3. mind opening    4. finished using