Amber is writing a letter to her father.
安柏正在寫一封信給她爸爸。
Dear Dad,
How was the trip to Japan? Did you and Mom have fun? I wish I had time to travel with you somewhere.
As an intern, I work very long hours. Besides, my boss is very hard on me. I have to get to the office earlier than she does. When she works, I need to make and answer all the phone calls, buy her the hottest coffee from Moonbucks, and take care of everything she orders. I even do her sons’ homework after work!
Last week, she sent me to Mr Black’s office for some papers, but she only told me it was on First Street, and across from an elementary school. It took me some time to find the school. And finally, I saw the office next to a bakery.
Today, my boss hired me as her worker! Before I start working there, I’ll have a vacation. Let’s go to London, shall we?
Love,
Amber
必備單字
1.travel v. n. 旅行 (國中挑戰800字)
2. hire v. 雇用 (國中挑戰800字)
實用字詞
1. intern 實習生
2. be hard on sb. 對某人嚴厲
閱讀技巧：
將長句分成短字詞，以利閱讀
I have to／get to the office／earlier than／she does.
我必須／到辦公室／比…早／她。
斷句練習：
動手做做看：將長句分成短字詞
It took me some time to find the school.
解答：
It took me／some time／to find the school.
它花了我／一些時間／去找到學校。
考題練習：
TOEIC Bridge測驗 X 國中會考題型
1. What DIDN’T Amber do for her boss?
(A) Make coffee.
(B) Answer phone calls.
(C) Do her children’s homework.
2. What is the main point Amber wants to tell her dad?
(A) Her boss asked her to do a lot of things.
(B) She wanted to know about her parents’ trip to Japan.
(C) She got a great job and would have time to travel.
3. Which picture best shows Mr Black’s office?
(Please see the above picture)
解答:
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B)
文章由TOEIC Program Taiwan · Chun Shin提供：
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