Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don’t make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day.

I’m happy as a clam(蛤).

Think of a clam. It doesn’t have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn’t it? If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.

I wouldn’t touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole.

Maybe there is a person who you don’t want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!

You don’t have a leg to stand on.

?? This saying doesn’t mean that the person you’re talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn’t have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they’re wrong.

??? Break a leg!

??? This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！The saying comes from a superstition(迷信) that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us____________________.

A.learning English grammar is hard

B.learning English vocabulary is hard

C.we should use English sayings every day

D.it can be harder to understand English sayings

2.Which of the following is TRUE about a clam?

A.It can be used to show happiness.????? B.It needs to do many things.

C.It needs to eat a lot.???????????????? D.It can only live on the beach.

3.The saying “I wouldn’t touch him with a ten-foot pole” means___________.

A.I hate him.????????????????????? B.I want him to be my friend.

C.I like him.?????????????????????? D.I want to argue with him.

4.We can learn from the passage that______________________.

A.the saying “You don’t have a leg to stand on” means someone loses his legs

B.the saying “Break a leg” means someone hurts his or her leg

C.if we say “Break a leg” to someone, we give him or her a good wish

D.if we say “I am ill” aloud, we will become healthy

Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don’t make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day.
I’m happy as a clam(蛤).
Think of a clam. It doesn’t have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn’t it? If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.
I wouldn’t touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole.
Maybe there is a person who you don’t want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!
You don’t have a leg to stand on.
This saying doesn’t mean that the person you’re talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn’t have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they’re wrong.
Break a leg!
This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！The saying comes from a superstition(迷信) that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly tells us____________________.

A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven or hell(天堂或地狱). He saw a very beautiful palace half way and the owner of it __1___  him to live in the palace.

    The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and  ___2__  without any work.”

    The owner said, “If so, there is nowhere else_3____ than here for you. There is a lot of delicious food in __4___ palace and you can eat whatever you want. You can have a good rest and __5___ needs to be done by you. ” Then the man stayed in the palace.

    At the beginning, the man felt __6___. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely. So he went to the owner and asked, “It is boring to live _7______  just eating and sleeping every day. Could you help me find a __8___ ?”

    The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here.”

Several months later, the man couldn’t __9___the present life and went to the owner again, “I am really fed up with（厌倦） this kind of life. __10__ you don’t offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled, “Do you think it is heaven here? It is hell!’’

1.A. invited     B. encouraged     C. allowed     D .ordered

2.A.sleep       B. drink           C. play       D. travel

3.A. bigger     B. better          C. worse       D. cleaner

4..A. your       B. our            C. my         D. his

5.A.something   B anything        C. nothing      D .everything

6..A. angry       B. happy         C. bored       D. anxious

7.A. as          B. by            C. at          D. without

8.A. friend       B. child          C. job         D. pet

9.A. stand     B. refuse           C. follow       D. imagine

10.A. If        B. Unless           C. So          D. Because

　　 A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven or hell(天堂或地狱). He saw a very beautiful palace half way and the owner of it __51___ him to live in the palace.

　 The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and ___52__ without any work.”

　 The owner said, “If so, there is nowhere else_53____ than here for you. There is a lot of delicious food in __54___ palace and you can eat whatever you want. You can have a good rest and _55____ needs to be done by you. ” Then the man stayed in the palace.

　 At the beginning, the man felt __56___. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely. So he went to the owner and asked, “It is boring to live _57______ just eating and sleeping every day. Could you help me find a __58___ ?”

　 The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here.”

Several months later, the man couldn’t __59___the present life and went to the owner again, “I am really fed up with（厌倦） this kind of life. __60__ you don’t offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled, “Do you think it is heaven here? It is hell!’’

( ) 51.A. invited　　 B. encouraged　　 C. allowed 　 D .ordered

( ) 52.A.sleep　　 B. drink　　 　　　C. play　　 D. travel

( ) 53.A. bigger　 B. better　　 　　 C. worse　 　 D. cleaner

( ) 54.A. your　　 B. our　　　 　　 C. my　　　 D. his

( ) 55.A.something　 B anything　　　 C. nothing　 　D .everything

( ) 56.A. angry　　 　B. happy　 　　　C. bored　 　　D. anxious

( ) 57.A. as　　　 　B. by　　　 　　 C. at　　　 　D. without

( ) 58.A. friend　　 　B. child　　 　　 C. job　　　 　D. pet

( ) 59.A. stand　　 B. refuse　　 　　　C. follow　 　 D. imagine

( ) 60.A. If　　　 B. Unless　 　　　 C. So　　　 　 D. Because