文法大補帖

Ariel ＿＿＿ every night for a week before her Chinese test and got a very good grade.

• studied

• studies

• has studied

• was going to study

Answer explanation

從整句時態可知，考試已經結束了，為了考試每晚念書的整個事件為過去事件，用過去簡單式，故選 (A)。

The police haven’t found the little girl who ＿＿＿ at a supermarket. They’ll keep doing all they can to find her.

• took away

• taken away

• has taken away

• was taken away

Answer explanation

由第一句「找小女孩」可推知她是「被帶走的」，用過去被動式「was＋過去分詞」，故選 (D)。

David looked out of the balcony window and saw a woman get in his car ＿＿＿ away.

• drive

• drove

• and drive

• and drove

Answer explanation

David 看到女人「進了他的車並開走」，get in 跟 drive 都是 David 看到的動作，用 and 連接兩個動詞，且形式一致，故選 (C)。

Have you found a summer job yet? Mr. Firth ＿＿＿ someone to take care of his kids during the vacation. Maybe you can talk to him.

• has looked for

• is looking for

• looks for

• was looking for

Answer explanation

由後句建議對方可以去跟 Firth 先生聊聊，表示 Firth 先生是「正在找」可以照顧孩子的人選，故選 (B)。

Yesterday when I got home from work, my brother ＿＿＿ for dinner, so he invited me to join him.

• goes out

• went out

• has gone out

• was going out

Answer explanation

抵達家的時候，弟弟「正要去吃晚餐」，因此用過去進行式，故選 (D)。

Aunt Gina has lived in this town for more than sixty years, so she ＿＿＿ it very well.

• will know

• knew

• knows

• was going to know

Answer explanation

前句用現在完成式說明 Gina 住在鎮上超過 60 年，可推知她對鎮上很了解，為一現在事實，故選 (C)。

Paul misses his parents a lot. He ＿＿＿ them since he came to work in Taiwan a year ago.

• didn’t see

• doesn’t see

• hasn’t seen

• won’t see

Answer explanation

此處的 since 做連接詞，表「自從……」，句型為「現在完成式＋since＋過去簡單式」，故選 (C)。

Listen! The baby ＿＿＿ in the bedroom. Why don’t you go in and take a look?

• cried

• cries

• is crying

• will cry

Answer explanation

關鍵字為 Listen!，要人傾聽，表示事情「現在正在進行」，故選 (C)。

My sister is coming to my home today. She ＿＿＿ with me for a week.

• stays

• stayed

• has stayed

• will stay

Answer explanation

「今日將會前來」，因此「將會」與我同住一週，故選 (D)。

Mozart ＿＿＿ his first music when he was only six years old.

• is writing

• has written

• will write

• wrote

Answer explanation

when 子句的時態為過去式｢當他只有六歲時」，可推知前面描述亦為當時的事件，也應用過去式，故選 (D)。