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“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”
“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小题1】The writer was puzzled because .
| A．the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him. |
| B．the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!” |
| C．the foreigner was not polite. |
| D．the writer was very clever |
| A．The English idioms | B．The writer’s talking about the Great Wall |
| C．The writer’s explanation | D．The writer’s question |
| A．China | B．America | C．England | D．Canada |
| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
| A．Thank you | B．OK | C．Really | D． Sorry |
--- Why do you often take exercise? --- _____ me keep fit.
A．Help B．Helping C．To help D．helped
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---- Why do you like history?
---- Because it’s ________ and interesting.
A. boring B. difficult C. easy
A man hated his wife’s cat and decided to throw it away.
One day, he drove it over one mile from his home and left it in a park. But when he got home, he saw that his wife was playing with the cat.
The next day he drove the cat about three miles away. He put the cat out of the car and went home. Driving back his driveway（私人车道）, the cat was there already.
The man keep taking the cat further and further away and the cat would always get home before him. At last he decided to drive more than ten miles away. He turned right, then left, past a bridge, then right again and another right until he thought he was far enough from home and left the cat there.
Hours later the man was still driving home. He was lost! He called home and asked his wife, “Jen, is the cat there?”
“Yes,” his wife answered, “why do you ask?”
The man answered, “Put it on the phone. I’m lost and need directions.”
1.The first time the man drove out, he _____.
A. sold the cat
B. took the cat home
C. left the cat in the park
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The man liked his wife’s cat and often played with it.
B. Every time the man threw the cat away, it came home earlier than the man.
C. The last time the man threw the cat away, it lost its way and didn’t come back.
3. Why did the man call home?
A. Because he was lost.
B. Because he missed his wife very much.
C. Because he wanted to know if the cat was at home.
4.How far away did the man take the cat the last time?
A. Over 1 mile. B. About 3 miles. C. More than 10 miles.
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根据对话内容，从方框中的六个选项中选出五个合适的句子补全对话。
Linda: Hello, 76_____________ .
Peter: I’m reading a book about the people’s lives in the future.
Linda: Oh, it’s interesting. What will the people’s lives be in the future? 77________
Peter: Yes, I think so, but I hope not.
Linda:78________
Peter: Because there won’t be enough food, fuel and room for too many people on the earth!
Linda: That’s true. 79_______
Peter: It’s too hard. But maybe people will have on space stations (空间站) on the moon and grow vegetables (种植蔬菜)there.
Linda: 80______. By the way, do you think everyone will speak the same language in the future?
Peter: I hope so. Then people in different countries will understand each other better.
| A. Do you think there will be more people? B. But maybe people will live on the moon in the future. C. It’s a good idea D. Why do you hope not? E. Where are you going to do ? F. what are you doing? |