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Unit 7 A Human War for a Battle Among Goddesses I. Vocabulary and Derivatives Fill in each blank with the correct word. Tower 1 Tokyo T r, which is 333 meters high, has wonderful views, especially at night. soldiers 2 At least two hundred s rs were hurt and fifty were killed in the battle yesterday. attack 3 The Spartan army began a surprise a k on Troy and ended the long war. furious 4 Irene was f s that her brother had read her letter without asking. passion 5 Shawn is in love with Janet, and he wrote a letter to her to express his love and p n. launched 6 The army l hed a strike while their enemy was resting. hollow 7 I made my own jack-o’-lantern by putting a candle inside a h w pumpkin. offers 8 The website o rs an online booking service. Visitors can book their hotel rooms one month before they arrive. victory 9 The team worked very hard and finally won a v y. creep 10 Bruce tried to c p out of the classroom, but the teacher noticed what he was trying to do at once. quote 11 Darcy copies a meaningful q e from a book every day and then memorizes it, when he has free time. peace 12 After many years of war, the two countries decided to make p e with each other. myth 13 Some people actually believe the (mythology) that physical punishment is necessary to teach children. wise 14 My uncle is a (wisdom) man. If I ever have any problems, I’ll turn to him. mortals 15 Unlike (immortal), gods and goddesses in Greek mythology are said to live for good and never die. II. Idioms and Phrases Fill in each blank with one of the idioms or phrases listed below. Make changes if necessary. go by in the hope of take over thanks to after all 1 Hong Kong was taken over by Great Britain in 1842, but it was returned to China in 1997. 2 Thanks to Jim’s timely help, I was able to finish my homework very quickly. 3 Don’t be so serious. After all , it is just a funny joke. 4 Debbie dressed up in the hope of drawing everyone’s attention at the party. 5 As time goes by , the city continues to grow larger and larger. III. Cloze Test Choose the correct answer to fill in each blank. A. Perhaps in many people’s minds, Helen’s beauty was the main cause of the Trojan War. 1 , this beauty drove the Trojan prince Paris 2 Helen. Helen’s husband, the Spartan king, thus 3 Troy. However, 4 the king’s anger nor Paris’s strong love alone destroyed the great city of Troy. The seeds of Troy’s destruction had already been planted because of a beauty contest 5 three goddesses. ( A )1 (A)After all (B)However (C)Therefore (D)On the other hand ( C )2 (A)and abduct (B)abducting (C)to abduct (D)abducted ( B )3 (A)prevented war with (B)declared war on (C)broke out war against (D)lost the war with ( B )4 (A)either (B)neither (C)both (D)whether ( A )5 (A)among (B)between (C)with (D)in B. Aphrodite, having promised to help Paris win Helen’s heart, 6 the contest. However, Athena, still 7 angry about Paris’s choice, provided the key 8 the Trojan war for the Spartans. As a result, the Spartans realized 9 to do. They left a wooden horse in front of Troy. Later, the Trojans moved it into their city. When night fell, the Spartans inside the horse opened the city gate and, thus, 10 the Trojan War. ( C )6 (A)win (B)wins (C)won (D)winning ( D )7 (A)who feels (B)felt (C)and felt (D)feeling ( B )8 (A)to win (B)to winning (C)of win (D)of winning ( B )9 (A)when (B)what (C)where (D)which ( A )10 (A)brought an end to (B)came to an end of (C)had no end of (D)called for an end of IV. Making Sentences A. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences by using the given pattern. S + V + N, who/which/whom/whose . . . 1 Jonathan has to share his room with his only brother. His brother is nine years old. → Jonathan has to share his room with his only brother, who is nine years old. 2 Last night, the people next door made a lot of noise. The noise kept me from falling asleep. → Last night, the people next door made a lot of noise, which kept me from falling asleep. 3 When it comes to great heroes, most people will think of Superman. Superman’s real name is Clark Kent. → When it comes to great heroes, most people will think of Superman, whose real name is Clark Kent. 4 Emma missed her father a lot. She had not seen him for over a week. → Emma missed her father a lot, whom she had not seen for more than a week. B. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences by using the given pattern. S, V2-ing/V2-en . . . , V1. . . 1 The store was crowded with people. It was having a big sale. → The store, crowded with people, was having a big sale. /The store, being having a big sale, was crowded with people. 2 My grandfather exercises every day. He enjoys good health. → My grandfather, exercising every day, enjoys good health. / My grandfather, enjoying good health, exercises every day. 3 The school team practices hard every day. It will certainly win the game. → The school team, practicing hard every day, will certainly win the game. V. Translation Translate the following Chinese sentences into English. 1 這三位女神為了贏得比賽,都保證要給 Paris 凡人所夢寐以求的東西。 The three goddesses promised Paris all that a man could ever want so as to win the contest. 2 Hera 承諾要給 Paris 掌控歐亞兩洲的權力,而 Athena 則承諾會賦予他出色的 作戰技巧與智慧。 Hera promised Paris that he could have power over Europe and Asia, while Athena promised to provide him with excellent battle skills and wisdom. 3 Aphrodite 被視為是掌管愛情與美貌的希臘女神。 The Greek goddess Aphrodite is seen as the one who rules love and beauty. 4 Athena 說:「因一顆蘋果而起的,必以一匹馬結束。」 “What began with an apple must end with a horse,” said Athena. 5 Chris 和 Fred 都對我所做出的決定感到不滿。 Neither Chris nor Fred was satisfied with the decision I made. VI. Reading Comprehension Read the following article and choose the correct answer to each question or statement. Helen, the queen of Sparta, is said to have been the most beautiful woman of all time. Her beauty even led to the Trojan War, the greatest war in Greek mythology. According to some stories, Helen was the daughter of the Greek god Zeus. When it was time for her to get married, men from all over the land came with expensive gifts to try to win her love. Menelaus, the king of Sparta, was the man whom she finally got married to. Years later, a Trojan prince named Paris helped Aphrodite win a beauty contest. To pay him back for his help, Aphrodite promised Paris that she would make Helen fall in love with him. Paris then traveled to Sparta, and he then took Helen back to Troy. When Menelaus learned what had happened, he called on all of his friends to help him get his wife back by going to war with Troy. The war lasted for almost ten years before the Spartans were able to take control of Troy and burned down the city. Menelaus had planned to kill Helen when she was finally returned to him. When he saw her, however, he melted because of her beauty. He was unable to kill her. Instead, he took her back to Sparta to be his wife again. ( D )1 Which of the following statements is true? (A)Helen was the daughter of Aphrodite and Zeus. (B)Aphrodite promised Paris that she would take Helen to Troy. (C)Menelaus had planned to kill Helen when they got married. (D)In the end, Helen returned to Sparta to be Menelaus’s wife again. ( A )2 The word “melted” in the last paragraph means . (A)to become less angry (B)to get mad (C)to become water (D)to disappear ( C )3 Menelaus and his friends fought against Troy in order to . (A)melt under Helen’s beauty (B)take control of Troy (C)bring Helen back to Sparta (D)help Aphrodite