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聚會是英國人最熱衷的社交活動之一，它分為不同的類型，比如烤肉派對、生日宴會、聖誕聚餐、單身派對、訂婚宴會等。你會正確使用聚會時常能聽到、用到的英語俚語和慣用詞彙嗎？做測驗試試看吧~

1. I'm going to _________ a party to celebrate my 21st birthday.

(A) do

(B) make

(C) catch

(D) throw

2. Which is a slang term for having a party?

(A) She's having a bash at her place tonight.

(B) She's having a smash at her place tonight.

(C) She's having a flash at her place tonight.

(D) She's having a rash at her place tonight.

3. In which sentence does the hostess offer to provide small snacks?

(A) Please come to my party. I'll sort out the nibbles but can you all bring a bottle.

(B) Please come to my party. I'll sort out the party poppers but can you all bring a bottle.

(C) Please come to my party. I'll sort out the costumes but can you all bring a bottle.

(D) Please come to my party. I'll sort out the Christmas crackers but can you all bring a bottle.

4. He was _________ and talked to everyone and encouraged them to have a good time.

(A) the stag

(B) the life and soul of the party

(C) party pooper

(D) hostess

5. What is the name of a party that an unmarried woman has to celebrate her upcoming wedding?

(A) hen night

(B) stag night

(C) baby shower

(D) reception

6. We all had a _________ of a time at the party. Everyone really had a lot of fun.

(A) bear

(B) lion

(C) whale

(D) tiger

答案

1.(D) 2.(A) 3.(A) 4.(B) 5.(A) 6.(C) 

我們在打電話時會用到一些專門的單詞和搭配，比如，詞組hold on 的意思是讓對方等一下，先別掛電話；而詞組hang up 是“掛電話、掛斷”的意思。與人通話時，還要分清並掌握正式和非正式說法的區別。來試試下面幾道英語測試題吧！

1. I already owned a mobile phone so when I arrived in the UK I got a _________ so I didn't have to pay for a handset.

(A) smartphone

(B) mobile phone bundle

(C) SIM-only contract

(D) tablet

2. Which of the following is an INFORMAL way to request call again later?

(A) Give us a bell later and we'll have a chat.

(B) Could you call me back this evening?

(C) Please ring me back during office hours and we can continue our discussion.

(D) Please hang up and redial the number required.

3. Which sentence requires the caller to wait to be attended to?

(A) Give us a buzz later.

(B) Could you hold the line please?

(C) I have a call on another line.

(D) Can you call me back later?

4. I can't speak now. I'll _________ in five minutes.

(A) call you forward

(B) call you over

(C) call you round

(D) call you back

5. Which sentence requires the caller to wait to be connected?

(A) Hold on. I'll pull you through.

(B) Hold on. I'll carry you through.

(C) Hold on. I'll put you through.

(D) Hold on. I'll follow you through.

6. Sorry the reception's bad on my mobile. Can you call my _________?

(A) landline

(B) wired phone

(C) non-mobile line

(D) fax machine

答案

1.(C) 2.(A) 3.(B) 4.(D) 5.(C) 6.(A)