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

用方框中单词的正确形式填空。

At this moment, in different place of the world, people are doing different things.

In London, it’s five o’clock in the afternoon and people are leaving 1.____________and are going home. They’re waiting for buses or trains. Some people are driving home. Some are 2.______________ off buses or trains. Some are having afternoon tea at home or having a drink.

In Moscow, it’s eight o’clock in the evening, so people aren’t having afternoon tea. They are having 3.______________ at home or in restaurants. Some are going to the theatre or watching a 4._______________. Some are watching television or playing games at home.

In Beijing, it’s one o’clock at night, so people aren’t having dinner. 5._____________people are sleeping. Some people are still 6.______________ and some are going home from work.

In Los Angeles, it’s nine o’clock in the morning. People 7.______________sleeping. They’re working. Children are starting 8.______________ lessons.

In New York, it’s twelve o’clock. People aren’t working. They’re having 9.______________. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking 10.______________ or cola. Some people are seeing friends, calling home or shopping.

首字母 （5分）

    Are you a shy person? Shyness means feeling nervous when you’re around other people. Some children are b____1____ shy. Some become shy later because of their life experience. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy.

Most people have red faces and talk in b___2___ sentences when they are shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to o___3___ and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting s___4_____ people, so they s___5____ go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.

If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big p____6____. Some experts say shy people are good at working because they think more and t___7____ less.

But remember not to let good opportunities (机会) p___8___ you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some p___9___ in front of others, just do it. There’s n___10__ to be afraid of.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”。（每小题1分，共5分）
Today more and more people are using refrigerators. Some are big, others are small. Big ones have two or three doors. Such refrigerators can not only keep the food cold and fresh, but also make ice and freeze the food. However, small ones usually have one door and can only keep things cold and fresh.
There are also refrigerators that are friendly to the environment. In the 1970s, the world was in energy crisis(危机). Refrigerators use too much energy. So people began to think of ways to improve it . At last a kind of new refrigerator was made. They use very little energy, but they’re too expensive. They cost twice or three times more than the ones that we use at home. However, people believe they will be cheaper and cheaper. As a result, they will be more and more popular.
In the future, there will be refrigerators that can do more than we can imagine. They are called smart refrigerators(智能冰箱) . They have tiny computers inside, with their screens on the door. They can show us what food is inside. They can also tell us what food to buy.They can even let us know what food to eat when we input the necessary health information. The more surprising thing is that they can do shopping for us when they are connected(连接) to the supermarket.
【小题1】Small refrigerators can not only keep the food cold but also freeze the food.　
【小题2】Refrigerators that use very little energy are more expensive.
【小题3】Friendly refrigerators will be popular some day.
【小题4】Refrigerators that keep the food fresh are smart refrigerators.
【小题5】We can have a “talk ” with smart refrigerators.