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 to talk. 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（壮丽的）.” 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 make a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expression.

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 learning

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

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

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

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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       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 to talk.

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 a proper 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 very proud of it." Soon I was interrupted again by his order " You don’t  say!" I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?" "Well. I didn't request you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised. 1 said, "Didn't you say you don't say?" Hearing this, the Englishman laughed into 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 know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

65. 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 learning

66. When I first heard "You don't say!" I thought ______.

       A. the Englishman was not interested in my English studies

B. the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall

C. I had talked too much

D. I had to stop talking at once

67. 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 Wail after 1 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.

68. 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     

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