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Mr. Johnson sat in the international terminal for two days, unable to board his flight due to forgetting a few essential travel documents. These two dreaded days in the airport could have been avoided if Mr. Johnson had only prepared in advance. By _(1)_ the advice below, your next adventure will be delightful rather than depressing.

 

  If you plan to fly in the future, there are some precautions you should _(2)_. First and foremost, be sure to call the airline a few days before departure to confirm your _(3)_. This gives you priority on an overbooked flight. _(4)_ Mr. Johnson, make sure you have all your necessary documents, tickets, and identification before you set out for the airport. On the day of departure, plan to arrive at the airport at least two hours before takeoff on international flights. As an added measure, check in at the ticket counter_(5)_ your flight is posted.

 

  Passport theft is common. Keep your identification and travel documents in a convenient, yet secure location. _(6)_ of people standing too close to you and report anyone who asks you to transport a package or bag aboard a flight.

 

  To make long layovers or delays less painful, bring reading material or something else that can keep you _(7)_. As with many things in life, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

──by Trudy Barnes

 

(A) Beware

(B) heeding

(C) take

(D) occupied

(E) Unlike

(F) reservation

(G) as soon as

 

強森先生在國際航站待了兩天,他無法登機是因為忘了帶一些必要的旅行文件。如果強森先生事先做好準備的話,在機場這煩悶的兩天是可以避免的。好好留意以下的建議,你的下趟旅程將會十分愉快,而非愁雲慘霧。
  如果你未來有計畫搭機,就必須事先做好一些準備。首先最重要的是,一定要在出發前幾天打電話給航空公司確認你的預訂機位,這樣你在超額預訂的班機就能優先登記。別跟強森先生一樣,你要出發到機場前,務必帶齊全部的必要文件、機票、還有身分證明。出發當天,在國際航班起飛前至少兩個小時就要預先抵達機場。另外還有個訣竅,當你的飛機班次一公佈出來,就立刻到票務櫃檯辦理登機手續。
  護照遭竊屢見不鮮。把你的身分證明和旅行文件放在一個方便安全的地方。小心站得離你很近的人,而當有任何人請你夾帶包裹或手提袋上飛機時,要舉發他。
  為了使漫長的班機中途等待或延誤比較不痛苦,帶些讀物或別的東西來打發時間。就像生活中許多事一樣,如果你不預先計劃,那就等著失敗吧!

標準答案: 1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (F) 4. (E) 5. (G) 6. (A) 7. (D)

 

單字

 

1. trusty a. 可靠的, 值得信賴的

2.
terminal
n. (
機場) 航站大廈; (鐵路, 公車等) 總站

3.
board vt. 登上飛機/火車/公車/船等

4.
dreadeda. 可怕的 (過去分詞作形容詞用)

5.
depressing a. 令人沮喪的

6.
precaution n. 預防 (措施)

7.
departure n. 啟程, 出發

8.
overbooked
a.
超額預訂的 (過去分詞作形容詞用)

9.
identification n. 身分證明 (文件)

10.
takeoff n. 起飛, 升空

11.
post vt. 公佈/

12.
aboard prep. 在飛機/火車/公車/船上

13.
layover n. (旅程中的) 中途停留
=
stopover

 

精解字詞片語

 

1. in advance  /預先
=
beforehand
:Call the restaurant in advance to see if there is a table available.
(先打電話去餐廳看看有沒有位子。)

2.
first and foremost  最重要地, 首要地
:Before you start accusing anyone, I'd like to say that first and foremost, I didn't have anything to do with the missing wallet.
(在你要責備任何人前,我要先聲明:首先,我根本沒動過那丟掉的皮夾。)

3.
confirm vt. 確認; 證實
:Bill confirmed his hotel reservation two days before he went on his trip.
(比爾在出門旅行前兩天先確認訂房。)

4.
priority n. 優先 ()
top priority
  第一優先, 最重要的事
:My family is my top priority in my life. Everything else is a distant second.
(家庭是我生命中的第一優先,其他的都遠遠次之。)

5.
set out for...   出發去……, 前往……
:We set out for the farm in the morning, hoping to make it there by lunchtime.
(我們一早就出發去農莊,希望能在午餐前抵達。)

6.
check in  
(
在機場) 辦理登機手續; (在旅館) 登記住宿
check out
  (在旅館) 辦理退房手續
:Do you have any idea what time we have to check out?
(你知道我們什麼時候得退房嗎?)

7.
transport vt. 運輸/
:The ambulance transported the patient to the hospital during rush hour.
(救護車在交通尖峰時刻運送病人到醫院。)

8.
fail to V  未/不能 ()……
:We failed to catch the flight at the proper time.
(我們未能即時趕上飛機。)

 

解答:

1.第一題空格應選 (B) heeding
理由:
a.
空格前為介詞By, 後有名詞片語the advice below, 故得知空格應置入及物動名詞。

b.
選項中, (B)為動名詞, 且切合文意, 故選之。

c.
heed vt. & n. 注意
take heed of...   留/注意……
=
take notice/note of...
:Please take heed of what I just said. I won't repeat myself again.
(請注意我剛才說的話,我可不會再重複一次。)


2.
第二題空格應選 (C) take
理由:
a.
空格前為助動詞should, 得知空格內應置入一原形動詞。

b.
空格位於省略關係詞that的形容詞子句中, 修飾其前的先行詞precautions (預防措施), 因此空格內應置入take, 形成下列固定用法:
take precautions (against...)  
預防/防備 (……)
:The climbers took precautions against the approaching storm by carrying extra supplies.
(那群登山者多帶補給品,以防範逼近的暴風雨。)

c.
根據上述, (C)為正選。


3.
第三題空格應選 (F) reservation
理由:
a.
空格前為所有格your, 得知空格內應置入名詞。

b.
選項中僅(F) reservation (預約) 為名詞, 且其前有動詞confirm (確認), 表在出發前先確認你的預訂機位, 符合文意, 故選之。

c.
reservationn. 預約/
make a reservation for...   預約/訂……
=
reserve...
:Mandy made a reservation for ten at the KTV for tomorrow night.
(曼蒂在那家KTV預約了明晚十個人的包廂。)

4.
第四題空格應選 (E) Unlike
理由:
a.
空格後為名詞Mr. Johnson, 得知空格應置入介詞, 形成介詞片語作副詞用, 修飾其後主要子句。

b.
選項中僅(E)為介詞, 且置入後符合語意, 故選之。

c.
unlike prep. 不像……, 和……不同
:Unlike Richard, Mark tends to work better under pressure.
(與理查不同的是,馬克在壓力下往往工作表現會更好。)

5.
第五題空格應選 (G) as soon as
理由:
a.
空格位於兩個完整子句中間, 得知空格應置入一副詞連接詞, 以引導副詞子句, 修飾主要子句。

b.
選項中僅(G) as soon as為連接詞, 置入後符合文意, 故選之。

c.
as soon as + S + V  一……(就……)
:As soon as the child spotted the dog, she screamed in fear.
(小孩一看到那隻狗,就怕得大叫。)

6.
第六題空格應選 (A) Beware
理由:
a.
此空格後為缺少動詞的不完整句構, 且其後有對等連接詞and, 連接原形動詞report所引導的命令句, 故得知空格內應置入原形動詞。

b.
空格後為介詞of, 故應置入(A)選項的不及物動詞Beware, 形成下列固定用法:
beware of...   當心/注意……
注意:
beware of
通常用於命令句中, 或含有助動詞must, should的敘述句中。
:Beware of the birds in that park. They tend to fly very low.
(當心公園裡的鳥群,牠們常常都飛得很低。)

c.
根據上述, (A)應為正選。

7.
第七題空格應選 (D) occupied
理由:
a.
空格前有不完全及物動詞keep, 可知空格應置入形容詞 (含可作形容詞用的現在分詞或過去分詞) 作受詞補語。

b.
選項中僅(D) occupied為過去分詞, 可作形容詞用, (D)應為正選。

c.
occupy vt. 使從事, 使忙碌 (常用被動)
be occupied + with N/in Ving 
忙於 (從事)……
:The student is occupied in translating the English report into Chinese.
(那名學生正忙著將英文報告翻譯成中文。)

 

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