15. It Seemed like Hours
As a band instructor at an elementary school, I require my students to turn in practice sheets signed by their parents so I can be sure they are putting in enough time. I had to laugh, however, when one parent wrote on her child's sheet, "Practiced 17 minutes, but it seemed like hours.
Notes:
(1) band n.樂隊
(2) instructor n.指揮
(3) turn in上交；歸還
(4) signed by their parents:由他們的父母簽名的。這是一個分詞短語作定語修飾sheets.
(5) so I can be sure they are putting in enough time:這樣我才能確定他們投入了足夠的時間。這是so that 引導的目的狀語從句，其中that省略。
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）：
① The author is a member of the musical band at the elementary school.
② The instructor requires the students to hand in practice sheets once a month.
③ The purpose of the instructor's requirement is to make sure that the students are putting in enough time.
④ One child practiced for several hours, but the parent mistook for only 17 minutes.
⑤ From the passage we can infer that the parent is not keen on music.
15.猶如幾個時辰
作為一個小學的樂隊指揮，為了確保學生投入足夠的時間練習，我要求他們上交由他們父母簽字的練習單。可是有一次，一位家長的簽字把我逗樂了。練習單上寫著：“練習了17分鐘，但猶如幾個時辰。”
練習參考答案：
①F②F③T④F⑤T
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