Cats are the most popular pets among Ameri-cans．So it is not surprising there are many expres-sions about cats．Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you．
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries．If someone looks very proud or satisfied with him-self, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary．
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches．So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person．For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when he reaches for it．
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner．The saying “that looks like something the cat dragged in” describes something in bad condi-tion．
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money．
There are many other expressions about cats in America．How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
(1)
Americans like ________ best as pets．
[ ]
A．
dogs
B．
pigs
C．
cats
D．
mice
(2)
The canary is a kind of ________．
[ ]
A．
dog
B．
cat
C．
bird
D．
fish
(3)
If you have much money, we can call you ________．
[ ]
A．
a fat cat
B．
a happy cat
C．
a thin cat
D．
a sad cat
(4)
If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say ________．
[ ]
A．
he plays cat and mouse with someone
B．
he looks like the cat that ate the canary
C．
he is a lazy cat
D．
he has dragged in something
(5)
The passage introduces us ________ expression(s) about cats．
[ ]
A．
one
B．
two
C．
three
D．
four
根据中文提示完成句子, 每空一词。
这只熊猫有点儿害羞。
The panda is ________ ________ shy．
用适当的介词填空
1．Who are you waiting ________?
2．They are waiting ________ the bus stop．
3．Let's talk ________ the picture．
4．Can you help me ________ the picture．
5．Can you see the two birds ________ the tree?
The girl ________ with her grandparents for the moment because her parents are both very busy this month．
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