A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”

    Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,” he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”

    Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent, and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “ when I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again: What’s your name, soldier?”

    The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously (紧张地).

51. The officer was strict _________.

   A. because the soldiers were new.    

B. with any of his soldiers, new or old.

   C. because he was named Stone.     

D. only when he was before soldiers.

52. According to what the officer said, _______________.

   A. obeying his orders would sometimes bring no trouble.

   B. trouble would come if anybody made tricks.

   C. he always got on well with his soldiers.

   D. he often had trouble with his soldiers.

53. The last soldier remained silent because _______________.

   A. he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them.

   B. he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed his order.

   C. the question was difficult for him to answer.

   D. he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name.

54. According to the officer, how to answer the question, “How old are you?”

   A. (sadly) Twenty, sir.           B. (clearly) Twenty.

   C. (loudly)Twenty, sir           D. (quickly)Ten years younger than you, sir

“Here, waiter! Look at your soup. What’s this? Is it vegetable soup? No. It’s fly(苍蝇) soup! Look at the bluebottle! Terrible! Pour it onto the face of the cook. Who wants such a wonderful soup?” shouted a middle-aged lady. In less than a second, the customers gathered around her table. A young waiter was already holding the soup plate, searching for the fly with a spoon. The lady was angry. The manager came out to see what the trouble was. “Bring her another bowl of soup” was his order. The lady wanted to show the fly to the manager. As she reached for the spoon, she pointed at something blue in it. “Look, that’s the fly!” she shouted.

The crowd pressed closer and stared at the spoon in the young waiter’s hand. Just before they could see it clearly, the man put the spoon full of soup into his mouth. Biting slightly, after a while, he smiled and nodded, “It’s really a piece of burnt green onion. I firmly believe that is worthy of our fame.” On hearing this, people laughed and walked away. The woman was at a loss and didn’t know if she could drink the soup or leave it there.

The whole incident lasted only a few minutes. Not long after that the waiter who had saved the restaurant form disgrace (不光彩) soon got a rise.

1. The “bluebottle” the lady mentioned means          .

A. a kind of soup          B. a kind of fly             C. the soup plate           D. the spoon

2. Seeing what had happened, the manager          .

A. knew that the fault would make this restaurant lose face

B. scolded the waiter to smooth down (消除) the lady’s anger

C. said sorry to the woman for the soup

D. sent away the cook who had caused so much trouble

3. Form the passage we can infer that the young waiter ate the fly, just because       .

A. it’s really his fault to make the lady angry

B. he didn’t want others to drive the cook out of the restaurant

C. he wanted to show what he ate was nothing but a piece of green onion

D. he was afraid he would be sent away by the manager

4. The young waiter saved the restaurant’s fame by           .

A. eating the fly in soup                  B. telling the truth to everyone

C. saying sorry to the lady                D. pointing out what the lady said was wrong

 

 

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began totalk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner  seemed to be astonished gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don’t say!”“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic. ”So I said to him, “well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?” By the way, have you ever been there? “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking .I said, “Didn’t you say you don’t say?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You don’t say actually means really? It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expression.

1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because     .

       A.English idioms were too difficult to master

       B.I cared little about the teacher’s instruction

       C.my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance

       D.I had no interest in English learing

2.When I first heard “You don’t say!” I thought     .

       A.the Englishman was not interested in my English

       B.the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall

       C.I had talked too much

       D.I had to stop talking at once

3.Which of the following is true?

       A.The Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall.

       B.The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

       C.The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

       D.The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting

4.After the Englishman explained the idiom,     .

       A.the Englishman made me a fool

       B.the Englishman made a fool of himself

       C.I felt very silly

       D.I felt proud of my understanding

 

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