He is a real turtle.

　 Someone who always moves very slowly.

　 She is such a sheep.

　 A follower; someone who can’t think for him or herself.

　 He’s being an ostrich.

　 Someone who hides his/her head in the sand and refuses to face problems or reality.

　 He’s a lamb.

　 A gentle, patient, understanding person. Nice and considerate.

　 What a crab he is!

　 A grouchy person; someone who is often angry and in a bad mood.

1. In which of the following situations are the people acting like sheep?

A.    A teenager tells a small child to stop bothering an animal.

B.    A young man is driving fast because all his friends do.

C.    Someone runs for monitor of the senior class in the school.

D.    People are walking and singing together along the road.

2. If a person is like a turtle, which of these is most likely to be a problem to him or her?

　 A. Keeping the house clean.　　 B. Learning a new language.

　 C. Getting to school on time.　　 D. Saving money for future use.

3. Buddy hates to wake up on Monday morning. He doesn’t speak to his wife or children, and he often shouts at the other drivers on his way to work. Everybody stays out of his way at least until noon time. After that he’s all right. Buddy’s boss says, “ Buddy is a good guy, but on Monday morning, he’s an absolute _________.”

A. crab　　　　　 B. lamb　　　　　 C. turtle　　　　　 D. ostrich

4. Jerry has not been well for weeks. He knows he has a problem but he is afraid to see a doctor .If he is sick, he doesn’t want to know about it. His wife says, “ Jerry, don’t be a(n) __________. Go to the doctor. She can help you get of your illness.

A. crab　　　　　 B. lamb　　　　　 C. sheep　　　　　　 D. ostrich

Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.

　　A. loosing  B. missing C. losing  D. looking for

_____ writer, she is excellent, _____ teacher she is not very good.

　 A. As; but as 　 B. As; and as　 C. As a ; but as a 　 D. As a; and as a

She is _____ out on Sundays.

　 A. almost 　 B. mostly  C. most 　 D. the most