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| 1 : Most people in Mexico speak ___________. | |
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| The possible answers were:
Spain
Spanish
Spaniard
spanner
You said: Spain Spanish Spaniard spanner |  | |
| | 很遗憾。A spanner 是扳钳的意思。 回答正确。西班牙语就是 Spanish. 不对， Spaniard 是西班牙人的意思，是个名词。 Spain (西班牙) is the country - what's the language? 你没有回答这个问题。 | |
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| 2 : Did you know that according to the ancient Maya people's ___________, the world will end on June 5th 2012? | |
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| The possible answers were:
diary
calendar
notebook
personal organiser
You said: diary calendar notebook personal organiser |  | |
| | 很好。A calendar 是日历, 用来记载时间和节气。 不对。A diary 是日记的意思。 不对。 A notebook 是笔记本。 不对。 A personal organiser 是个人信息管理工具(电脑版本或本子)，包括几个主要用处：计划象任务，事件，联系名单，提示等等。 你没有回答这个问题。 | |
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| 3 : To make the cocktail 'Margarita' you have to use lots of freshly ___________ lime juice. | |
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| The possible answers were:
crushed
ground
squeezed
squashed
You said: crushed ground squeezed squashed |  | |
| | 不对。Grind 是磨（米面或咖啡豆）的意思，也就是把固体的食物碾成粉状物。 选择正确。You can squeeze（挤压） lemons（柠檬）, limes（酸橙） or other fruits to make juice. 不对。 Squashed 通常用来形容空间上的拥挤，比如 电梯上，人挤人，喘不上气来得状况。 不对。 Crush 是砸碎，捣碎的意思，在同饮料连用是经常指把冰块压碎，如 to crush ice to put it into the cocktail. 你没有回答这个问题。 | |
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| 4 : In November a special celebration takes place called 'The day of the ________'. On these two days, children and adults who have died are remembered by the living. | |
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| The possible answers were:
died
dead
death
dying
You said: died dead death dying |  | |
| | 不对，因为died 是动词。想想看，哪个词可以表示‘死去的人’？ 回答正确。不过要特别注意定冠词的用法，这里The dead 构成一种集合名词的概念，意司是‘死去的人’。 不对。这涉及你对英语词性了解程度。想想看，‘已经死去的人’应该如何表达？ 不对。Death 是死亡的意思。而在这句话里需要表达的是‘死去的人’。 你没有回答这个问题。 | |
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| 5 : Mexicans usually have two family names; the father's family name and the mother's ________ name - the name she had before she got married. | |
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single
unmarried
maiden
spinster
You said: single unmarried maiden spinster |  | |
| | 英国人和中国人的传统习惯不同。英国女子出嫁后一般都随夫姓，此前女子则随父姓，这在英语中，应该是哪个词呢？ 英国人和中国人的传统习惯不同。英国女子出嫁后一般都随夫姓，此前女子则随父姓，这在英语中，应该是哪个词呢？ 不对。A spinster 是老处女的意思。是个贬义词。 很好。英国人和中国人的传统习惯不同。英国女子出嫁后一般都随夫姓，此前女子则随父姓，这在英语中，就是 maiden name. 你没有回答这个问题。 | |
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| 6 : Hot Mexican food often uses lots of chilli peppers. Which word below does NOT describe the taste of this type of Mexican food? | |
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| The possible answers were:
spicy
fiery
chilly
hot
You said: spicy fiery chilly hot |  | |
| | 对了。'Hot and spicy' 是固定搭配词组。 不对。想想看，哪个词可以做 hot 的反义词? 选答正确，因为，chilly 是形容词，表示气温的寒冷.但是提醒大家注意，这个词很容易同 chilli （辣椒）相混，所以要特别警惕。 没选对。不过，可以顺便介绍一下，这个字 也可以修饰火爆脾气。 A fiery temper! 你没有回答这个问题。 | |
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