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[共同科目] 英文
第 27 題
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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.
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.
Choose the best answer for blank 27.
- A begin
- B began
- C begun
- D beginning
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格前後的文字，這句話提到了「Ancient Greece」（古希臘）這個特定背景。請問這個動作是發生在什麼樣的「時間點」？在英文描述這種性質的事件時，動詞通常需要做什麼樣的時態變化呢？