【正文】 crowd 填滿 。 塞滿 Ex: It’s dangerous for so many people to be crammed into a bus. 2) prepare (sb.) for an examination by teaching or learning a lot 突擊準備（考試） Ex: The teachers are cramming the students hard for the summer exams. Vocabulary and Grammar Collocation: cram sth. into sth. else 為考試而 死記硬背 cram for an exam 把某物塞進另一物中 cram sth. with sth. else 用某物裝滿另一物 know better than (line 54) be wise or welltrained enough not to Ex: You should know better than to dance with that man. at (line 61) prep. engaged in, busy over Ex: He was still at work in his office when the fire broke out. Vocabulary and Grammar made/put a dent (in) (line 63) 1) reduce the amount or level of sth. 減少一點 Ex: The roof repairs made quite a dent in our saving. 2) make a first step towards success (often negative) 取得初步進步 Ex:彼得學了一個晚上，但還沒做完家庭作業(yè)。s suggestion. 3. The boys were overjoyed because they thought it would be very easy to earn the ＄ 600. 4. The two boys set up assembly lines to cram magazine inserts into plastic bags by hiring some people. 5. The father told his sons to make employees exert their utmost by offering bonus to the workers who fill the most bags. 6. The two boys carried some boxes and were trying to earn some money by the easy way. 1 2/3 10/11/12 20 24 3336 1. The message printed on a plastic bag prompted the father to ____. A) look into some magazines B) seek more leisurely and lucrative work C) teach his collegeage sons something about earning money D) make money by delivering such bags 2. When the mother said over the phone “Super!” and “Just super!” her tone was ____. A) pleasant B) sharp C) kindly D) gentle Whilereading Task (Para 19) pull up (line 16) vt. (cause to) e to a stop Ex: The taxi had to pull up because the traffic lights had turned red.. Vocabulary and Grammar Collocation: pull in （ 火車）進站 , （船）靠岸 pull out (火車）離站 pull over （車）停（路邊） 3. In order to make the hired children do their best the college students at one time ____. A) gave them a sound beating B) offered them petitive bonuses C) promised to pay them in advance D) threatened them 4. The children staged a strike because ____. A) their bosses failed to meet their demand to see the color of cash B) their bosses had time and again threatened them with bodily harm C) they thought there was no sense helping the bosses collect a lot of money in return for just a few dollars D) the bosses refused to pay them Whilereading Task (Para 1030) cram (line 42) 1) force or press i