The Knight was a knave (奸詐的人).
The knave needed a new knife.
The knife was near the knight's knee.
The knight needed the knife for the night.
The knight knew the knife's name.
The knight named the knife the knight.

Was the knight a knave?
Did the knave need a new knife?
What did the knave need?
Was the knife near the knight's knee?
Where was the knife?
Did the knight need the knife for the night?
Why did the knight need the knife?
What did the knight need the knife for?
Did the knight know the knife's name?
Who knew the knife's name?
What did the knight know about the knife?
Did the knight name the knife the knight?
What did the knight name the knife?
Who named the knife the knight?

Homonym 同字異義

charge
1. (使)改變;更改;使變化[(+from...to...)][(+into)]
On second thoughts he changed his mind.
進一步考慮後,他改變了主意。
2.零錢;找零[U]
"Here's your change," said the saleswoman.
"這是你的找零,"女店員說道。
demonstrate
1. 論證,證明[+(that)]
The lawyer demonstrated that the witness was lying.
律師證明證人在說謊。
2. (用實驗,實例等)說明,教[+wh-]
The doctor demonstrated the harmful effects of tobacco.
醫生用實例說明煙草的有害的影響。
3. 示範操作(產品),展示
The salesperson demonstrated a new washing machine.
推銷員示範操作新的洗衣機。
4. 顯示,表露
This fully demonstrates their willingness to cooperate.
這充分表明他們願意合作。
vi.
1. 示威,舉行遊行示威[(+against)]
The workers demonstrated for higher wages.
工人示威要求加薪。
current
1. 現時的,當前的;現行的
Our current methods of production are too expensive.
我們現今用的生產方法太花錢了。
2. 通用的,流行的
This note is no longer current.
這種紙幣已不流通。
This view was current in the country.
當時這種看法在這個國家很流行。
n.
1. 流動,水流,氣流[C]
The current in this place is very rapid.
這兒的水流很急。
2. 電流[C][U]
3. 趨勢,傾向,潮流[C]
The military government failed to control the current of public opinion.
軍人政府未能控制輿論的動向。
clash
1. 砰地相碰撞;發出鏗鏘聲
The car clashed against the wall.
那輛汽車砰地撞上牆壁。
2. 衝突;不協調[C][(+of/between)]
The demonstration ended in a violent clash with the police.
遊行示威以與警察的激烈衝突而告終。

Why was Tutankhamum's life so mysterious?

After I watched the film, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, I get some ideas why Tutankhamum's life so mysterious.

I think it is mysterious because nobody really knows why he died at the age of nineteen. There was no record in Egyptian history about the reason of his death. But there were a lot of treasures in his tomb. It made the whole story more mysterious after the tomb was found but there was something strange happened afterward ...

Night of Museum

Night of Museum

Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is a divorced father who is not able to keep a stable job, the bulk of them being failed business ventures. He is desperate to win the support of his son Nick (Jake Cherry), whom he fears is beginning to look up to his more successful future stepfather, Don (Paul Rudd), a bond trader on Wall Street.

Larry applies for a job at the American Museum of Natural History, where he is assigned as a night guard. The three elder (soon to be retired) night guards, Cecil (Dick Van Dyke), Gus (Mickey Rooney), and Reginald (Bill Cobbs), give him a quick tour, advise him to leave some of the lights on, and warn him not to let anything "in...or out", which Larry meets with humorous skepticism.

Once night comes, Larry discovers that the museum exhibits come to life, including a living Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, a mischievous capuchin monkey named Dexter (Crystal the Monkey), miniatures led by cowboy Jedediah (Owen Wilson) and Roman General Octavius (Steve Coogan), and a wax model of Theodore Roosevelt (Robin Williams).

Roosevelt explains to Larry that an Egyptian artifact — the Tablet of Akmenrah — was brought to the museum in 1952, and on that night, everything in the museum came to life, and each night since. However, if the exhibits are outside of the museum during sunrise, they turn to dust.

Roosevelt helps Larry by restoring order (insisting it is the only time he will help), and while unnerved, Larry decides to remain as a guard. On Cecil's advice, Larry begins to study the history of the events and people in the exhibits to prepare himself better for their animation.

He meets Rebecca Hutman (Carla Gugino), who is writing a dissertation on the life and times of Sacagawea (Mizuo Peck). Larry learns much of the history of the various exhibits from Rebbeca. The next night, Larry uses what he has learned to better control the exhibits, but again fails when four Neanderthals set fire to a display, and one is turned to dust when he leaves the museum. Larry barely manages to keep his job after the Museum's director, Dr. McPhee (Ricky Gervais), discovers the mess. Larry tries to tell Rebecca about what happens to the exhibits at night, even offering to let her meet Sacagawea to help with Rebbeca's dissertation, but she does not believe him.

Larry brings Nick to the Museum, but fails to impress him when nothing comes to life. They find Cecil, Gus, and Reginald stealing the Tablet of Ahkmenrah. Cecil then reveals that, like the museum exhibits, the guards receive enhanced vitality and energy from the Tablet. Unwilling to forsake it, the three intend to steal the tablet, along with various other Museum artifacts to fund their retirement, and frame Larry for the theft. Nick activates the tablet's power and brings the exhibits to life once more, but then Cecil locks the two in the Egyptian room and flees with the tablet. Larry releases the mummy of Pharaoh Ahkmenrah (Rami Malek) from his sarcophagus: surprisingly Akmenrah speaks English, having spent many years as an exhibit in the

Egyptology Department at Cambridge University. Akmenrah then tells his jackal-headed "guards" to let them out. The three find the other exhibits fighting, and Larry manages to convince them to work together to reclaim the tablet or else lose their ability to be animated.

Though the exhibits manage to capture Gus and Reginald without difficulty, Cecil escapes with the Tablet by stagecoach, whereupon Larry, Nick, Akmenrah, Jed, Octavius, and Attila the Hun pursue him through Central Park, eventually capturing him thanks to Larry's quick thinking of halting the horses with a secret word, "Dakota". The exhibits rush to return to the museum before sunrise, and Rebecca sees them crossing the road in front of her and realizes that Larry was telling the truth. Entering the museum, Larry introduces her to Sacagawea.

The next day, Dr. McPhee fires Larry despite his effort to clean up the museum; but readmits Larry when the reports issued by the news media (Cave paintings in a subway station, Dinosaur footprints in Central Park and cavemen waving torches) end up increasing the Museum's popularity. Some time later, Larry appears in Nick's classroom during Career Day. Later that night, Larry returns with Nick and all the exhibits celebrate. Cecil, Gus, and Reginald, meanwhile, are allowed to retain the vitality the tablet gives them at the cost of their retirement, as they are rehired at the museum as janitors. Larry does a final check of the museum and flips his flashlight into his holster, turning it off using his "Snapper" device (mentioned earlier in the film.)

Revision Exercises

Part A. Fill in the blanks with verbs of present or present continuous tense.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)______________her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work)______________as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)_____________French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)__________________

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)___________________

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)_________________

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)______________because everybody (talk)______________so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently)_______________a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)______________to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally )_____________printed by a company in New York. Their prices ______________(be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be)_______________made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

Part B. Singular and plural nouns

Convert each singular noun to plural, and each plural noun to singular.

Articles

分類(classify) a, an, x
識別(identify) the

Complete the sentences. Put a/ an / the in the blanks.

1. I was speaking to _________ friend on _______ tephone.
2. ___________ headmaster is moving to _________ new school.
3. My sister is taking ___________ children to ________ party.
4. He ate three sandwiches and ______ large cake. _______ cake was filled with cream.
5. I heard _______ great programme on ________ radio this morning.
6. The first man on _______ moon was ______ American.
7. There's some hot water in ______ kettle. Can you make ________ cup of tea?

Parts of Speech: Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb of EASY

Examples
I like English because English is an easy subject to learn. (adjective)
I like English because of it's easiness to learn.(noun)
I can ease the study burden for my brother.(verb)
I make him feel at ease when he studies English.(noun)
I can easily help him (to) study English .(adverb)

Write sentences using the adverb or adjective of the following paired words.

1. slow, slowly;

2. gentle, gently.

3. comfortable, comfortably

4. better, better

Fill in the blank with the prepositions: at, of, on, in, for, since, with, without, about, to, up

1. My brother is coming ________ Monday.
2. It's not too cold __________ autumn to run outside.
3. He started the school _________ 2002.
4. He has lived in Hong Kong __________ three years.
5. She has been sitting in the living room __________ 2 o'clock.
6. I am not afraid ______ the exam.
7. He is very fond ________ watching movies.
8. Tom's father is proud ________ Tom.
9. I am not angry ________ my naughty brother.
10. We should be happy __________ the bad news.
11. The test item is similar ________ the one we have in the exercise.
12. I am not aware __________ his presence.
13. We are very interested _________ playing the game.
14. I am sorry _______ my wrong attitude.
15. John is capable ________ leading the team.
16. He is jealous ___________ the success of his brother.
17. I am not sure _________ the dates of the exam.
18. Don't be careless __________ the details of the lesson.
19. The table was made _______ wood.
20. I am tired __________ studying for a whole day.
21. He is not familiar _______ the format of the test.
22. Princess Diana married ___________ Prince Charles.
23. Don't worried _________ the test.
24. We can't live ___________ water.
25. Don't give ______ so easily.
26. I have prepared well _________ the test.
27. I grow _________ in a good family.
28. I look forward __________ winning the competition.
29. I won't trust ______ the study tips of my friend.
30. Don't worry _________ the coming test.

Arugmentative Essay

Schools should not close because of the H1N1 Virus

Some people think that schools should close because of the H1N1 Virus.However, I believe that if the government closes the schools, it will cause a lot of problems.

Although I am a student, I do not agree with this measure. Firstly, the schedule of the school curriculum is very tight. If the schools close because of the virus, it will suspend classes. This will seriously influence teaching progress. Also, the school students have to reduce the summer vacation. May and July are the test months, if the schools close, the students could not see and ask their teacher something that they don't understand.I think it is unfair to the students.

Secondly,.If the schools close, the F.5 students may have problem joining the HKCEE. They may not be able to take the exam. As a result, the HKCEE results may not be available. So, if only the school the results are counted, it can cause a very unfair situation.I think it not just unfair of the F5 students, it is also unfair of all students in Hong Kong.

In conclusion, I believe that school should not close because of the H1N1 Virus. This will put off the summer holidays and it is unfair to the F5 students who could not join the HKCEE exam.Therefore, I think that suspending classes is not a good way to fight against the H1N1 virus. However if the epidemic situation gets worsening, suspending classes may be the most effective arrangement for a short term.

One-sided Argumentative Essay

A one-sided argumentative essay is a formal type of writing that argues for or against something. It only gives one side of an argument and tries to persuade the readers to accept the writer's point of view.

Children under 12 should not be allowed to stay home alone

Some people think that children should be allowed to stay home alone.However, I believe that if the children are allowed ti stay home alone, it will cause a lot of problems.

Firstly without parents' care, children can cause a lot of problems. Children who are under 12 can't look after themselves well.They may play fire that can cause a great disaster to the people living in the same flat. If some strangers knock on their door, they will open it.This will also cause problem to their family.If they are hungry,they may not know how to cook. And they will suffer from hunger.

Another disadvantage is that children will disturb their neighbours. They may play loudly and make loud noise.For example, they may switch on the TV with a high volume.They may also bring their friends home, and partying noisily.This is something that not only disturb their neighbours, but also cause dangers.

In conclusion, I believe that nobody should be allowed to let children under 12 stay home alone.Without parents' supervision, children can cause a disaster to both neighbours and themselves.So it is important for government to have laws to prevent this happen.