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文／英文系講師李金安

【題目】

1.Two companies _____ just started a round-the-clock air taxi service between Rome and Milan.

(A) will

(B) have

(C) would have

(D) had been

2.By the time I had finished my coffee and returned to the streets, the rain _____ temporarily.

(A) abated

(B) would abate

(C) had abated

(D) was abating

3.After careful consideration of these bids to the construction project, the building contract _____ to Higgs & Hill 2 years ago.

(A) was awarded

(B) is awarding

(C) would award

(D) had awarded

4.Please _____ that the offices will be closed on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.

(A) advise

(B) to advise

(C) be advised

(D) don't advise

5. This dinner _____ to thank our clients and other stakeholders for their trust in the company.

(A) intends

(B) is intended

(C) have intended

(D) to be intended

【答案與解析】

1.ANS: (B)

NOTE: round-the-clock全天候；「現在完成式」搭配just表示不久前剛剛發生的事情。

2. ANS: (C)

NOTE: abate (verb) 減弱；「過去完成式」用於討論過去已經發生的事情；by the time是「過去完成式」的時間線索，表示「等到~的時候」。

3. ANS: (A)

NOTE: bid (noun) 投標；2 years ago是過去的時間；合約是「被」給予Higgs & Hill這家公司的，要用被動語態。

4. ANS: (C)

NOTE: 片語in observance of  慶祝；祈使句的被動表達法，「請被建議」=「請注意」。

5. ANS: (B)

NOTE: 事物 + be intended to  ~是被計畫為~；人 + intend to  想要、打算。