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Many people celebrate their birthdays with a cake and candles. But, have you ever wondered how the

birthday celebration started? According to some historians, putting candles on the cake 27 in
Ancient Greece. The Greeks would make moon-shaped cakes to honor Artemis, the goddess of the moon.

On top of the cake 28 lit candles representing the glow of the moon. The smoke from the candles

was believed to serve the dual purpose of preventing 29 evil spirits, and carrying prayers and
wishes to the heavens. Today, birthday cakes with lit candles on top have become a popular way of

birthday celebration. The number of candles usually represents the age of the person 30 celebrated.

He or she will make wishes including a silent one and then 31 all the candles in one breath. As a

modern tradition, the silent wish would not be told to anyone else, or it would never be realized.

27. (A) begin (B) began (C) begun (D) beginning

28. (A) have (B) is (C) was (D) were
29. (A) at (B) down (C) from (D) off

30. (A) be (B) being (C) had (D) has

31. (A) blow out (B) break into (C) take off (D) turn on

27. (A) begin (B) began (C) begun (D) beginning

解 析：答案 (B)。
關鍵字：putting candles on the cake _____ in Ancient Greece。主詞為動名詞（putting
candles on the cake），又因 in Ancient Greece（在古希臘），因此，時態應用過
去式，begin-began-begun。

28. (A) have (B) is (C) was (D) were
解 析：答案 (D)。
關鍵字：On top of the cake（在蛋糕上面）；lit candles （點燃的蠟燭）。此題考地方副
詞擺句首，若主詞為一般名詞，則需倒裝，還原成原句應為：Lit candles were

on top of the cake representing the glow of the moon.
29. (A) at (B) down (C) from (D) off
解 析：答案 (C)。
關鍵字：preventing _____ evil spirits。防止：prevent…from…。

30. (A) be (B) being (C) had (D) has
解 析：答案 (B)。
關鍵字：of the person _____ celebrated。原句為 the person who is being celebrated，省略
主格關代和 be 動詞後，剩下 being celebrated。另外，若選(A)(C)(D)則會發生

雙動詞的錯誤。
31. (A) blow out (B) break into (C) take off (D) turn on
解 析：答案 (A)。
關鍵字：_____ all the candles in one breath。candles（蠟燭）搭配 blow out（吹熄）。

(B)闖入 (C)起飛/脫掉 (D)開啟（電器）

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