Ch. 1 Past and present perfect

British (adj.) 英國的;
actor (n.) 演員;
develop (v.) 發展;
interest (n.)興趣

Benedict Cumberbatch (1) is a British actor. He (2) has developed an interest in acting at secondary school, where he (3) has participated in many school plays.

secondary school (n.) 中學
participate (v.) 參與
play (n.) 話劇

Multiple Choice

Benedict Cumberbatch (1) is a British actor. He (2) has developed an interest in acting at secondary school, where he (3) has participated in many school plays.

• (1) ✔
  (2) ✔

  (3) participated

• (1) ✔

  (2) developed
  (3) participated

• (1) has been

  (2) developed

  (3) participated

begin (v.) 開始
career (n.) 事業
theatre (n.) 劇場
television shows (n.) 電視節目

He (4) begins his career in theatre and small television shows. In 2004, he (5) has landed his first main part in television as a young Stephen Hawking,

main part (n.) 主要部份
young (adj.) 年輕的
Stephen Hawking (pr. n.) 史蒂芬·霍金

performance (n.) 表現/表演
earn (v.) 賺取
British Academy Television Awards (n.) 英國電視學院獎

and his performance (6) earned him a British Academy Television Awards nomination for best actor. He (7) rises to worldwide fame in 2010, when he (8) has played Sherlock in a modern adaptation of the story of Sherlock Holmes.

nomination (n.) 提名
rise (v.) 上升
worldwide (adj.) 遍及全球的
fame (n.) 名望
modern adaptation (n.) 現代改編

Sherlock Holmes (pr. n.) 福爾摩斯

star (v.) 主演 popular (adj.) 有名的
Hollywood (pr. n.) 荷里活 comic book series 漫畫書系列
include (v.) 包括 shoot a film 拍攝電影
adapt (v.) 改編 inventor (n.) 發明家

Since then, he (9) stars in a number of Hollywood films, including The Imitation Game, which (10) earned him his first Academy Awards nomination, and Doctor Strange, adapted from a popular comic book series. At the time of writing, Benefict (11) shoots a historical film where he (12) played American inventor Thomas Edison.

at the same time (phr.) 同一時間 classic (adj.) 經典的 charity (n.) 慈善
active (adj.) 活躍的 Frankenstein 科學怪人
stage (n.) 舞台 Shakespeare 莎士比亞
leading roles (n.) 主角 Hamlet 哈姆雷特

At the same time, he (13) is active on the stage. He (14) played leading roles in many classic plays, including Frankenstein and Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Beside his acting career, Benedict (15) was also well-known for his charity work.

over the years 這些年以來 fundraiser (n.) 資金募集人
various (adj.) 各種各樣的 in my opinion 在我來看
campaign (n.) 活動 truly (adv.) 真的
donation (n.) 捐款 with a big heart (phr.) 善良的

Over the years, he (16) participated in various charity campaigns and (17) made donations to fundraisers. In my opinion, he (18) has been truly an actor with a big heart.