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Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s see if I can name a few proverbs “off the cuff” since I haven’t prepared for it.

English expressions with “pants”

People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have “ants in their pants.” They might also “fly by the seat of their pants” -- they use their natural sense to do something instead of their learned knowledge. Sometimes, people may “get caught with their pants down” -- they are found doing something they should not be doing. And, in every family, one person takes control. Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say “she wears the pants in the family.”

When people want to say something about money

Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can “burn a hole in your pocket.” Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants. If you have less money than usual, you may have to “tighten your belt” -- you may have to live on less money and spend your money carefully. But once you have succeeded in budgeting your money, you will have that skill “under your belt.”

I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really “take my hat off to them.” Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it “at the drop of a hat” -- immediately, without waiting. And sadly, you cannot “pull money out of a hat” -- you cannot get money by inventing or imagining it.

English expressions with “shoes”

Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are “too big for their boots” think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people. I really do. You can bet your boots on that!

Yet, truly important people are hard to replace. Rarely can you “fill their shoes” -- or replace them with someone equally effective.

English expressions with “shirt”

My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him well think he is too firm and severe. They think he is a real “stuffed shirt.” But I know that my father “wears his heart on his sleeve” -- he shows his feelings openly. And, he knows how to “keep his shirt on” -- he stays calm and never gets angry or too excited.

1.. What is this passage mainly about?

A. How to say English correctly and properly.

B. Why English expressions include words about clothes.

C. Which words can be used to describe my father.

D. What people mean when they use some proverbs.

2.. Which of the following proverbs are not related to money?

A. tighten one’s belt B. burn a hole in one’s pocket

C. get caught with their pants down D. take one’s hat off to them

3.. Tim often considers himself the most important person in the world, which is far from the truth. We may say __________.

A. he is “too big for their boots”. B. he “bet his boots on that”.

C. he “fill their shoes”. D. he “wears his heart on his sleeve”.

4. If you want to praise somebody for his calmness when facing danger, you may say__________.

A. “You really fill your shoes.”

B. “Awesome! You wear your heart on your sleeve!”

C. “Amazing! How can you keep your shirt on at that time!”

D. “Cool! You are truly a stuffed shirt”.

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A student went to college after 41__ all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography. 42_ after the first day, he did not go to 43_ any more. The teacher noticed that this student was 44_ absent and thought that he had changed to 45 class. He was very 46_ when he saw the boy's name on the list(名单) of students 47_ wanted to take the geography examination 48_ the end of the year.
The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 49 he had taught, and he was eager to see 50 this student answered the questions. He expected that his answers would be very 51_; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them. 52_ this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 53_, but was still not able to find 54 one mistake, so he sent 55 the student to question him about his work after the exam..
When the student had 56 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others. Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper. 57_ is that?”
“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir, ”answered the student. “After the examination, I realized 58 I ought to have written. I would not have made that mistake 59 I had been confused(弄糊涂) by your 60_ lecture.”

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At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious(叛逆的)，with little regard for anything my parents had to say, 1 if it had to do with me. 2 so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t 3 my picture of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I 4 any open offering of love. In fact, I got 5 at the mention of the word love.

One night, after a particularly 6 day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. 7 I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n) 8 . I pulled it out and on the envelope it 9 “To read when you’re 10 ”.

Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I 11 it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and 12 you do or say will ever change that. I am here 13 you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s 14 . Just know that 15 where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”

That was the 16 of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were 17 mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent(不安分的)teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be 18 in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, 19 . Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my 20 there is that calm assurance that love — consistent, enduring, unconditional love — changes lives.

1. A．similarly B．particularly C．eventually D．only

2. A．With B．Besides C．Like D．Among

3. A．relate to B．allow for C．pick up D．agree with

4. A．rejected B．missed C．received D．appreciated

5. A．curious B．nervous C．excited D．angry

6. A．difficult B．joyful C．peaceful D．ordinary

7. A．So B．Since C．As D．Before

8. A．message B．magazine C．book D．envelope

9. A．wrote B．said C．warned D．spelled

10. A．lonely B．awake C．alone D．tired

11. A．folded B．opened C．examined D．answered

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

13. A．beyond B．except C．for D．against

14. A．okay B．possible C．bad D．disappointing

15. A．as long as B．no matter C．in case D．only if

16. A．best B．unique C．last D．first

17. A．never B．seldom C．frequently D．sometimes

18. A．waited B．trusted C．loved D．praised

19. A．needed B．expected C．understood D．achieved

20. A．desk B．pillow C．bed D．feet

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改1 0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I was angry about the act of dishonesty in the exams． I'm not saying that I'm a goodstudent or I've never cheated. I once wrote the answer in my hand for a history testbut , unlucky, was caught by my teacher．Because she was one of my most favorites,there were no words to describe how sorry．I felt at once．I thought cheat would helpme keep my straight A's．Little did I know that I was hurting not only herself but also myteacher．From this lesson I know teacher want students to succeed by learning on theirown and do the best they can, not by cheating．

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阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中动词的适当形式。
I know how easy it is to start smoking and how difficult it is to stop. During adolescence, I became 79 to cigarettes. When l was young, I didn't know that it could do 80 to my heart and lungs. Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the 81 of non-smokers. However, what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible and that she wouldn't go out with me again 82 I stopped. 1 also noticed that I became breathless quickly. Then I knew 83 was time to quit smoking. I'm sending you some advice to help you 84 your resolve. Every time you feel like 85 (smoke), remind yourself that you are a non-smoker. I know it is not easy to get rid of the 86 , but millions have managed 87 (quit) and so can you. Keep trying, and you will 88 eventually.

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