詞匯短語園地

1. defend v. 防守，防御；保衛，辯解

Troops have been sent to defend the borders.

部隊已被派出守衛邊疆。

How can you defend such behavior？

你怎能為這種行為辯解呢？

搭配：

defend sb/sth against sb/sth 抵御……；為……申辯

閱讀理解

A T-shirt has become one of the most popular items sold by online trader Amazon in the past few weeks. Sales of the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt shot up 2，300% after an increase of ironic（諷刺性的）comments went up.

The first review gave the shirt five stars， saying “It fits my fat body， has wolves on it， attracts girls” but “cannot see wolves with arms crossed”. That caused hundreds of others to post foolish reviews， turning the page into an Internet attraction.

“When I put this T-shirt on for the first time， my wife left me！ Thank you， Three Wolf Moon T-shirt！” wrote one man， while another said， “The Three Wolf Moon T-shirt gave me a ten-plus resistance to energy attacks， eight-plus strength. And I have successfully solved 7 crimes in my city.”

Amazons senior manager of community content， Russell Dicker， said the T-shirt was currently the top selling item in their clothing store. “The Three Wolf Moon T-shirt recently moved up 2，300% in sales rank，” he said. “We are grateful that our reviewers are so passionate.”

However， the firm which actually made the T-shirt appeared less than pleased at some of the comments. “The Mountain is a wholesale（批發的）company and does not sell shirts on Amazon. These comments werent acceptable in some way until the shirt made the Mountain Three Wolf Moon T-shirt company into the top 10 in the Amazon clothing part，” they said in a posting on the Amazon site. “We appreciate buyers humor， but we dont agree on some of the remarks.”

However， the firms art director Michael McGloin said the firm was actually rather pleased with the publicity. “Well take ironic fashion someday and were printing another 400，000 more T-shirts， and its just a wonderful thing，” he said.

1. What brought about the increase of the sale of the T-shirt？

A. The low price. B. The quality of it.

C. The special style. D. The humorous reviews.

2. What is probably the second man mentioned in Paragraph 3？

A. A policeman. B. A salesman.

C. An athlete. D. An official.

3. Talking about The Mountain， the firm that made the T-shirt ___ .

A. was to compete with it

B. decided to force it to sell more

C. was not satisfied with it at first

D. thought it should make greater progress

4. What can we infer from the words of Michael McGloin？

A. He is proud. B. He is honest.

C. He is hopeful. D. He is hard working.

閱讀七選五

Choosing to Study Overseas

Every year， thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester， a summer， or a year. Studying overseas can be an exciting experience for many people.

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Living in another country can help you to learn a language， and about another culture. You will see the world in a new way， and learn more about yourself. 2 Many companies today want employees who speak a second language， or have experienced living or working in another country.

Making the right choice

Once you decide to study overseas， you have to make some choices. To choose the right country or school， ask yourself： Where do I want to go and why？ How much do I want to pay？ 3 Do I want to live with a host family， with roommates， or alone？

Getting ready to go

Get your passport and visa early！ 4 Learn about the money. Bring some of it and a credit card with you.

Once you are there

After the first few weeks overseas， many students will feel a little homesick. They may miss their family， friends， and familiar ways of doing things. 5 When you feel sad or homesick， try to talk to others， or write about your feelings in a notebook.

A. Why do it？

B. How long do I want to study overseas？

C. You should improve your mother tongue before you go.

D. A large number of students cant afford to study overseas.

E. Overseas study may also look good on your future resume.

F. Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place， school， and culture.

G. Before you go， learn some of the language， and read about some common customs in your host country.

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All officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks.

所有警察都接受過防御訓練以對付持刀襲擊。

defence n. 保衛，防御；辯方，被告方

At least， for that， his defence team should be grateful.

至少對于這一點，他的辯護團應該感到感激。

2. attend v. 上（學）；出席，參加；照料

She is so sick that she cant attend a class.

她病得太嚴重而不能上課。

It is necessary for you to attend the meeting.

你有必要參加這次會議。

She was constantly attended by her sister.

她經常由她姐姐照料著。

attend to sb/sth 處理；照料；注意（聽）

I have some urgent business to attend to.