纵横交错的行行列列、巧妙分布的黑白方格…英国人很喜欢这种刊载在报纸上的益智游戏，它就是“填字游戏crossword¹”！你喜欢玩填字游戏吗？你知道哪些和“猜谜”有关的英语表达？做六道小测验题，掌握相关的英语小常识。

 

1. Crosswords² are commonly called ______.

 

a) quizzes

 

b) puzzles

 

c) riddles³

 

d) mysteries

 

2. To get the right answers in a crossword you have to read the ______.

 

a) tips

 

b) helps

 

c) suggestions

 

d) clues

 

3. Crosswords are arranged in a pattern of words going ______ and ______.

 

a) across; down

 

b) sideways; horizontally

 

c) vertically⁴; upwards⁵

 

d) downwards⁶; lengthways

 

4. Some of the questions contain words that are made by rearranging letters to make different words. What are these called?

 

a) mnemonics⁷

 

b) acrostics

 

c) anagrams

 

d) word searches

 

5. The person who writes a crossword is known as the ______.

 

a) creator

 

b) setter

 

c) composer

 

d) author

 

6. If you complete a crossword, we say that you have ______ it.

 

a) solved

 

b) broken

 

c) explained

 

d) unscrambled

 

答案

1) b, 2) d, 3) a, 4) c, 5) b, 6) a.

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