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Pursuing Trivia 小知識 大驚奇
How many bones are there in the human body? How often does the average person laugh in the course of a day? If you know the answers _(1)_ both of these questions, you're either a doctor with a good sense of humor, _(2)_ one of the millions of people with a passion for the insignificant. The little tidbits of information are _(3)_ called trivia.
Random facts and figures in your brain may only be useful if you're competing on a game show, but this knowledge is still fun to have. Why? To _(4)_ it simply, because they're there. Here are a few examples of trivia that may make you the life of the party.
Did you know that an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain? _(5)_ of feathered friends, the average chicken lays 260 _(6)_ a year. Now, that's a lot of tea eggs. If you happen to be left-handed, there is a bit of bad news: you might die nine years earlier than a right-handed person. But don't despair. When you do die, your ashes will weigh _(7)_ average of nine pounds.
If you're _(8)_ fast food and have eaten your share of Big Macs, did you know that there are typically 178 sesame seeds on the bun? That hamburger that you bite into happens to be worth more than you might imagine. It's _(9)_ that pound for pound, hamburgers cost more money than new cars.
OK, you won't win an award for these bits of information, but worthless trivia is good for breaking the _(10)_. Speaking of ice, did you know…
——by Jerri Graham
(A) put(B) eggs(C) Speaking(D) or(E) into
(F) commonly(G) to(H) ice (I) estimated(J) an
1. 第一題空格應選 (G) to
理由:
a. 下列名詞恆與介詞 to 並用：
the answer to the question 問題的答案
the solution to the problem
問題的解決之道
以上片語中的 to 均表『針對』之意。
例: I forgot the answer to the question.
（我把這問題的答案忘了。）
b. 空格前有名詞 answers，根據上述，故選 (G)
2. 第二題空格應選 (D) or
理由:
a. 空格前有副詞 either，得知本空格測試下列固定對等連接詞的用法：
either...or... 不是……就是……
例: Either Tim or I will be elected as class leader.
（不是提姆就是我會當選班長。）
b. 原句以 "either...or..." 連接對等的名詞 a doctor 及 one of the millions of people，合乎語意、用法，故 (D) 為正選。
3. 第三題空格應選 (F) commonly
理由:
a. 副詞可用來修飾動詞所變成的現在分詞或過去分詞。此處空格後有過去分詞 called（被稱為），得知應置入副詞加以修飾。
例: This company is well organized.
（這家公司很有組織。）
b. 選項中僅 (F) 為副詞，故為正選。
4. 第四題空格應選 (A) put
理由:
a. 空格前有虛詞 to，得知空格內應置入原形動詞，形成不定詞片語。選項中僅 put 為原形動詞，故為正選。
b. To put it simply, S + V 簡言之，……
=Simply put, S + V
To put it differently, S + V 換言之，……
=In other words, S + V
=That is (to say), S + V
例: He went to his uncle's house. That is, he can't come to your party tonight.
（他去叔叔家，換句話說，他無法參加你今晚的派對了。）
5. 第五題空格應選 (C) Speaking
理由:
a. 由於空格位於句首，得知該空格應置入大寫開頭的字，選項中僅 Speaking 為大寫，故為正選。
b. Speaking of N/V-ing, S + V
= When it comes to N/V-ing, S + V
說到……，……
例: Speaking of music, John is a very talented musician.
（說到音樂，約翰是位很有才華的音樂家。）
6. 第六題空格應選 (B) eggs
理由:
a.空格前有及物動詞 lay，得知之後可接 egg（蛋）當受詞，形成下列固定用法：
lay eggs/an egg 下蛋
例: The hen lays an egg a day.
（那隻母雞一天下一顆蛋。）
注意:
lay 表『產卵、下蛋』時，三態為 lay、laid、laid。
b. 根據上述，可知 (B) 為正選。
7. 第七題空格應選 (J) an
理由:
a. 空格後是名詞 average（平均數），可知空格內應置入冠詞，同時本空格測試下列固定用法：
an average of... 平均……
例: The people in the study lost an average of three pounds each.
（這項研究裡的每個人平均瘦三磅。）
b. 根據上述，(J) 為正選。
8. 第八題空格應選 (E) into
理由:
a. 本題測試下列固定用法：
be into sth 熱衷於某事物
=have a passion for sth
例: John has a passion for music as well as art.
（約翰熱愛音樂和藝術。）
b. 根據上述，(E) 為正選。
9. 第九題空格應選 (I) estimated
理由:
a. It is estimated + that 子句 據估計……
例: It is estimated that 68 people died in that terrorist attack.
（據估約有68人死於這場恐怖攻擊。）
b. 根據上述，可知應選 (I)。
10. 第十題空格應選 (H) ice
理由:
a. 空格前有定冠詞 the，可知空格內應置入名詞，且空格前有動名詞 breaking，得知本空格測試下列固定片語：
break the ice 打破僵局
例: Smiling is a good way to break the ice.
（微笑是打破僵局的好方法。）
b. 根據上述，(H) 為正選。
How many bones are there in the human body? How often does the average person laugh in the course of a day? If you know the answers _(1)_ both of these questions, you're either a doctor with a good sense of humor, _(2)_ one of the millions of people with a passion for the insignificant. The little tidbits of information are _(3)_ called trivia.
Random facts and figures in your brain may only be useful if you're competing on a game show, but this knowledge is still fun to have. Why? To _(4)_ it simply, because they're there. Here are a few examples of trivia that may make you the life of the party.
Did you know that an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain? _(5)_ of feathered friends, the average chicken lays 260 _(6)_ a year. Now, that's a lot of tea eggs. If you happen to be left-handed, there is a bit of bad news: you might die nine years earlier than a right-handed person. But don't despair. When you do die, your ashes will weigh _(7)_ average of nine pounds.
If you're _(8)_ fast food and have eaten your share of Big Macs, did you know that there are typically 178 sesame seeds on the bun? That hamburger that you bite into happens to be worth more than you might imagine. It's _(9)_ that pound for pound, hamburgers cost more money than new cars.
OK, you won't win an award for these bits of information, but worthless trivia is good for breaking the _(10)_. Speaking of ice, did you know…
——by Jerri Graham
(A) put(B) eggs(C) Speaking(D) or(E) into
(F) commonly(G) to(H) ice (I) estimated(J) an
1. 第一題空格應選 (G) to
理由:
a. 下列名詞恆與介詞 to 並用：
the answer to the question 問題的答案
the solution to the problem
問題的解決之道
以上片語中的 to 均表『針對』之意。
例: I forgot the answer to the question.
（我把這問題的答案忘了。）
b. 空格前有名詞 answers，根據上述，故選 (G)
2. 第二題空格應選 (D) or
理由:
a. 空格前有副詞 either，得知本空格測試下列固定對等連接詞的用法：
either...or... 不是……就是……
例: Either Tim or I will be elected as class leader.
（不是提姆就是我會當選班長。）
b. 原句以 "either...or..." 連接對等的名詞 a doctor 及 one of the millions of people，合乎語意、用法，故 (D) 為正選。
3. 第三題空格應選 (F) commonly
理由:
a. 副詞可用來修飾動詞所變成的現在分詞或過去分詞。此處空格後有過去分詞 called（被稱為），得知應置入副詞加以修飾。
例: This company is well organized.
（這家公司很有組織。）
b. 選項中僅 (F) 為副詞，故為正選。
4. 第四題空格應選 (A) put
理由:
a. 空格前有虛詞 to，得知空格內應置入原形動詞，形成不定詞片語。選項中僅 put 為原形動詞，故為正選。
b. To put it simply, S + V 簡言之，……
=Simply put, S + V
To put it differently, S + V 換言之，……
=In other words, S + V
=That is (to say), S + V
例: He went to his uncle's house. That is, he can't come to your party tonight.
（他去叔叔家，換句話說，他無法參加你今晚的派對了。）
5. 第五題空格應選 (C) Speaking
理由:
a. 由於空格位於句首，得知該空格應置入大寫開頭的字，選項中僅 Speaking 為大寫，故為正選。
b. Speaking of N/V-ing, S + V
= When it comes to N/V-ing, S + V
說到……，……
例: Speaking of music, John is a very talented musician.
（說到音樂，約翰是位很有才華的音樂家。）
6. 第六題空格應選 (B) eggs
理由:
a.空格前有及物動詞 lay，得知之後可接 egg（蛋）當受詞，形成下列固定用法：
lay eggs/an egg 下蛋
例: The hen lays an egg a day.
（那隻母雞一天下一顆蛋。）
注意:
lay 表『產卵、下蛋』時，三態為 lay、laid、laid。
b. 根據上述，可知 (B) 為正選。
7. 第七題空格應選 (J) an
理由:
a. 空格後是名詞 average（平均數），可知空格內應置入冠詞，同時本空格測試下列固定用法：
an average of... 平均……
例: The people in the study lost an average of three pounds each.
（這項研究裡的每個人平均瘦三磅。）
b. 根據上述，(J) 為正選。
8. 第八題空格應選 (E) into
理由:
a. 本題測試下列固定用法：
be into sth 熱衷於某事物
=have a passion for sth
例: John has a passion for music as well as art.
（約翰熱愛音樂和藝術。）
b. 根據上述，(E) 為正選。
9. 第九題空格應選 (I) estimated
理由:
a. It is estimated + that 子句 據估計……
例: It is estimated that 68 people died in that terrorist attack.
（據估約有68人死於這場恐怖攻擊。）
b. 根據上述，可知應選 (I)。
10. 第十題空格應選 (H) ice
理由:
a. 空格前有定冠詞 the，可知空格內應置入名詞，且空格前有動名詞 breaking，得知本空格測試下列固定片語：
break the ice 打破僵局
例: Smiling is a good way to break the ice.
（微笑是打破僵局的好方法。）
b. 根據上述，(H) 為正選。
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1. insignificant a. 無關緊要的，微不足道的 |
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