New Words

1. defeat 擊敗 (v./n.)
2. delete 刪除 (v.)
3. depart 離開 (v.)
4. declare 宣布 (v.)

Fill-in-the-Blanks

1. The company had to _______ bankruptcy after facing severe financial losses.
2. If you _______ this file by accident, it might be hard to recover.
3. After the train started to _______, everyone waved goodbye to their families.
4. It was a tough match, but they managed to _______ their opponents in the end.
   

Answers

1. Declare - The company had to declare bankruptcy after facing severe financial losses.
   (公司在遭受嚴重財務損失後不得不宣布破產。)
2. Delete - If you delete this file by accident, it might be hard to recover.
   (如果你不小心刪除了這個文件，可能很難恢復。)
3. Depart - After the train started to depart, everyone waved goodbye to their families.
   (火車開始離站後，大家向家人揮手告別。)
4. Defeat - It was a tough match, but they managed to defeat their opponents in the end.
   (這是一場艱難的比賽，但他們最終成功擊敗了對手。)

Review (1,2)

1. grateful 感激的 (adj.)
2. harmful 有害的 (adj.)
3. identical 完全相同的 (adj.)
4. digestion 消化 (n.)
5. maturity 成熟 (n.)
6. efficiency 效率 (n.)
7. persuasion 說服 (n.)
8. improve 改進 (v.)

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Cloze test:

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list below:

Words: grateful, harmful, identical, digestion, maturity, efficiency, persuasion, improve

Anna was very ________ for the support of her family. She knew that some foods could be ________ to her health, so she tried to eat better. She and her sister had ________ tastes in food, but Anna realized that some foods were not good for her ________. As she grew older, she learned that ________ meant taking care of herself. She started paying more attention to the ________ of her workouts, making sure she didn’t waste time. Sometimes, she used ________ to get her friends to join her in healthier activities. She wanted to ________ her habits and feel better every day.

Anna was very grateful for the support of her family. She knew that some foods could be harmful to her health, so she tried to eat better. She and her sister had identical tastes in food, but Anna realized that some foods were not good for her digestion. As she grew older, she learned that maturity meant taking care of herself. She started paying more attention to the efficiency of her workouts, making sure she didn’t waste time. Sometimes, she used persuasion to get her friends to join her in healthier activities. She wanted to improve her habits and feel better every day.

Anna 非常感激家人給予的支持。她知道有些食物對她的健康可能是有害的，所以她盡量吃得更健康。她和姐姐在食物上有相同的口味，但 Anna 意識到有些食物對她的消化不好。隨著年齡的增長，她學會了成熟意味著照顧自己。她開始更加關注自己運動的效率，確保不浪費時間。有時，她會說服朋友使他們一起參加更健康的活動。她想要改善自己的習慣，每天都感覺更好。