The following is the test description of the English test on the 2009 SAT.
http://www.ceec.edu.tw/95課綱考試說明/02-95學測英文考試說明_定稿_.pdf
Archive for July, 2008
Match the subject and the verb
Thursday, July 31st, 2008In today’s class, some students don’t understand a sentence in the Cloze on the review test. Here is how I analyze it. Here is the test items:
… For example, potato chips were invented because the chef George Crum got angry when a guest __27__ complained Crum’s French fries were too thick refused to have them. Crum then remade the fries very thin adn crispy so that teh guest would have trouble eating them with a fork.
___27. (A) which (B) who (C) X (D) being
The answer is ________.
20th century’s top 100 novels
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008This website offers a list of the 20th century’s top 100 novels, which was compiled by the Radcliffe Publishing Course. For those avid readers, this list can be a good guide.
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100rivallist.html
At the same website, two other lists can be found–one is about the best 100 novels and the other the best 100 nonfiction, which were compiled by America’s Modern Library.
To Etta
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Dear Etta,
You were surprised that my KTV experience came so late. Well, in fact, I’m an idiot in many areas. But with Steve Jobs’s words “Stay hungry. Stay foolish,” I don’t feel too bad about it. At least, I still have so much to learn. 
A Special Experience
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
This noon I went to Class 316’s reunion at Holiday KTV. This is the first time I have been to a KTV! I opened my eyes, ears, and heart to this experience. Many of the songs they sang were new to me. I don’t know how they learned those songs in their hectic third year. I felt happy for them. By singing, they released their pressure from the preparation work for the SAT and the UEE
Randy Pausch’s 2008 commencement speech
Monday, July 28th, 2008This is Randy Pausch’s 2008 commencement speech at Carnegie-Mellon University, a version with Chinese subtitles.
Randy Pausch\’s Commencement Address at Carnegie-Mellon University
Brick walls in life
Monday, July 28th, 2008“Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things.” (more…)
Mister Pip
Monday, July 28th, 2008My student Yu-shu (謝雨書) recommended me a book Mister Pip. Here is what she said on my old blog.
Ms Lee:
I started to read a book called”Mister pip” recently. My aunt recommended me to read it;she told me that she saw almost every passenger reading this book on the bus when she was in England.I’ll share with you after I finish my reading. (more…)
Randy Pausch died on July 25
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Randy Pausch, the author of The Last Lecture died on Friday, July 25, at the age of 47. I posted an entry of his last lecture and its transcripts on my old blog on April 19, 2008. The lecture was given on September 18, 2007, ten months before his death. Though he has passed away, what he left is immortal.
http://www.tiec.tp.edu.tw/lifetype/post/1130/24725