Let's read the conversations and guess the meaning of the following expressions.

It's up to you.

A: What would you like for dinner tonight?

B: I'm not sure. What do you want?

A: It's up to you. Whatever you want, we wi11 have.

In your dreams!

A: Guess what? This weekend, I caught a fish this big.

B: No way.

A: Yeah, it was huge!

B: In your dreams! It's impossible that you caught a fish that bjg.

Play it by ear.

A: Hey, what do you want to do this weekend?

B: I don't know. Maybe we can go to see a movie or have dinner. Why don't we play it by ear?

A: Sure. Let's decide as we go a1ong.

Keep my fingers crossed.

A; Hey, How are you?

B: Hey, I am doing great. I did well in a job interview yesterday. I really hope to get the job.

A: Oh, have you heard back from them?

B: No, not yet. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hopefully they’ll ca11 me today.

Miss the point

A: Okay So now do you understand?

B: I’m not sure. Can you explain it again? I think I missed the point.

A:. All right. I’ll explain it one more time.

1.When someone says“It's up to you!”,he(she) .

A.wants you to make the decision

B.invites you to have dinner together

C.is not sure what to have for dinner.

2.What does “in your dreams” mean according to the conversations?

A. I’m in your dreams.

B. I love you.

C. I don’t believe you.

3. “ Keep my finger crossed” has the similar meaning to “ “

A.It’s interesting

B.I’m hopeful

C.You’re excellent

4.When we play it by ear”, we will .

A. play with our ears

B.be busy at the weekend

C. decide what to do as we go along

5.If you don’t understand something and want other people to explain it again, you may say .

A. I missed the point

B. It’s up to you

C.In your dreams

We were standing at the top of a church tower.My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome.I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa," Father said.I gathered all my courage and looked down.I saw the square in the center of the village.And I saw several streets leading to the square.“See, my dear,”Father said gently.“There is more than one way to the square.Life is like that.If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."

Now I understood why I was there.Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school.But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help.Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson.By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home.Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner.The plan worked perfectly.She tried one spoonful and sputtered.“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me.I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago.I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way.Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________.

A.have sports with Elsa

B.explain what he means clearly

C.enjoy the views

D.have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day.

A.do something delicious for lunch

B.know he was complaining about his lunch

C.speak to the school about lunch

D.change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A.when one road is blocked , try another

B.how bad the lunch of her school is

C.how wise her father is

D.how terrible her mother is

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