Book 7 Unit 5 Travelling abroad 學案
“because we were new and really needed the work, we were 7 to try harder. we gave national car rental our offer and 8 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. we also 9 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, 10 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.
“we got the job and immediately went into 11 . working at night needed lights, so i rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. our 12 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 13 enough. all the available water wagons (灑水車) were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. 14 , i got a special 15 to rent fire engine hoses (消防水龍帶) and connect them to nearby hydrants (消防栓); then i 16 held one of those hoses to 17 down the rock.
“those ten days were filled with challenges that 18 one creative idea after another. nine days later, the night before the airport opened, national car rental was the 19 company that had cars on the parking lot.
“the key to our success was having the 20 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
1. a. kindness b. patience c. imagination d. experience
2. a. construction b. repair c. control d. development
3. a. after b. as c. for d. so
4. a. while b. since c. where d. when
5. a. some b. any c. no d. every
6. a. stating b. reporting c. telling d. warning
7. a. able b. nervous c. afraid d. willing