業精於勤，事立於豫

(Russell and Nicole are talking about what to do for their mother Claire on Mother's Day.)

Russell: I have the perfect gift for Mom.

Nicole: What? Flowers? Candy?

Russell: No. We send Mom on a date. We __1__ her!

Nicole: I don't think Mom is ready for that, yet.

Russell: Sure she is. It's been three years __2__ Dad died.

Nicole: OK. What's the plan?

Russell: We tell her to meet us at a __3__ for dinner.

Nicole: But we won't be there, right?

Russell: Right. She'll meet Homer—a nice, single dad—instead.

(Claire talks with her son Russell after her date.)

Claire: Thank you __4__ the Mother's Day present.

Russell: Well, how was it?

Claire: The food was good, and the service was excellent.

Russell: And how was Homer?

Claire: Oh, he's a nice man.

Russell: That's why I __5__ him. When is your next date with him?

Claire: There isn't one.

Russell: Why not? He's a nice man, and you __6__.

Claire: I know, but I'm in no hurry.

Russell: But aren't you lonely?

Claire: With __7__ like you and Nicole, how could I be?

* single 單身的    * excellent 極好的    * instead 反而

* lonely 寂寞的    * service 服務

1. (A) surprise (B) are surprised at (C) are surprising at (D) surprise at 

2. (A) for (B) since (C) after (D) when 

3. (A) restaurant (B) bakery (C) theater (D) bank 

4. (A) with (B) for (C) by (D) to 

5. (A) visited (B) left (C) knew (D) picked 

6. (A) had funs (B) were fun (C) had fun (D) were funs 

7. (A) cousins (B) uncles (C) kids (D) child

答案：

1. (A)，「surprise人」是「使某人驚訝」，「be surprised at + 人」是「對某人感到驚訝」。按文意，應該是小孩要「給」媽媽一個「驚喜」。 

2. (B)，since最常用的一種句型是：S1 + 完成式 + since + S2 + 簡單過去式。 

3. (A)，吃晚餐最適合的地點是「餐廳」 (restaurant)。

4. (B)，「感謝某人送的某物或做的某事」是「thank + 人 + for + 物/事」。

5. (D)，媽媽說 Homer 是個好人，兒子回說所以他才會「挑」Homer 與她約會。pick 在此是指「挑選」。

6. (C)，fun 是不可數名詞，be fun 是「有趣」，have fun則是「玩得開心」。

7. (C)，Russell 與 Nicole 是 Claire 的「小孩 (kids)」。(D)要改為 children。

句型：人 + have fun + V-ing　　某人…很開心

　　　事 + be fun　　某事很好玩/有趣

　　　It's fun + to V　　…很好玩

例句：They had fun at the pub last night. (昨晚他們在夜店玩得很開心。)

例句：Camping in the forest is fun. (在森林露營很好玩。)

　　＝It is fun to camp in the forest.

練習1：Playing computer games __________ a lot of fun.
　　　 (A) is  (B) are  (C) has  (D) have

練習2：__________ you __________ __________ at the beach?
　　　 (你們在海邊玩得開心嗎？)

練習3：Playing baseball is __________ __________ than watching baseball games.

　　　 (打棒球比看棒球賽有趣。)

練習4：Thw kids are __________ __________ __________ in the river.
　　　 (小孩子們正在河裡游得很開心。)

答案：1. (A)  2. Did, have fun  3. more fun  4. having fun swimming