The new couple quarreled to such a point ______ they had to say goodbye to each other.

A．where 　　　　B．which　　　　　 C．what　　　　 　D．as

He _____ his leg when he _____ in a football match against another school.

　 A. broke; played 　 B. was breaking; was playing

　 C. broke; was playing 　 D. was playing; broke

Would any one of you please tell me ______ to the railway station?

　 A. how far is it　 B. how far it is　 C. how far is　 　　　　 D. how far

I was asked in an email about learning idioms in a foreign language.Maybe I am different from most people，but I do not bother with them.To me they are kind of dessert of language learning.They come at the end of a meal.Once you have filled up with the solid fare—the key words and phrases that are used in a variety of situations，then you can add a few idioms to spice up things.And by that time you will be able to pick them up naturally anyway.

I find that many learners have an obsession(困扰) with slang and idioms，as if repeating some very colloquial expressions is going to upgrade how they sound in a language.In fact it is the opposite.Idioms are difficult to use correctly.They can easily sound very strange coming from someone who obviously does not have a good sense of the language.

Yes，occasionally you hear idioms or slang and do not understand.But，in my experience，there are always situations where you do not understand.It is best to focus on the most important words，what they mean and how they are used.Certainly，it is best for a non?native speaker to stick to standard speech.

Some teachers even try to teach the “real language”．Then you hear non?native speakers saying things like “I gonna” ，“You wanna” etc.I just cringe(厌烦)．

You will learn all the idioms you need just by exposing yourself to the language.In general，you can save any phrase that you find interesting，and if that includes idioms，go to it.But I would not make any special effort to go after idioms.I，in fact，avoid them.If I come across something in Russian that strikes me as a particularly slangy or idiomatic use of words，I just leave it aside; do not even bother trying to learn it.If it keeps on appearing，then I will learn it.But I would certainly be reluctant(勉强的) to try to use it.

1．In the writer's opinion，when one learns a new language，one should learn its idioms ________.

A．at the beginning　　 B．on one's own

C．in the end　　　 　　 D．without help

2．The underlined word “colloquial” in Para.2 means “________”．

A．oral 　　　　　 B．informal

C．formal　 　　　　 D．written

3．It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．idioms are the most important part in a language

B．the writer is not very willing to use idioms

C．non?native speakers should learn more idioms

D．there are no ways to master idioms

4．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．It's better to avoid idioms in a language

B．Idioms are very charming in a language

C．How to learn idioms in a language

D．Why it's difficult to use idioms in a language

5．How did the writer develop the passage?

A．By inferring.

B．By comparing.

C．By listing examples.

D．By giving explanations.

___________ the past, our life is much better.

　 A. Comparing with B. Be compared with　 C. To compare with D. Compared with

There’s no light on—they　　　　 be at home.?

A.can’t　　　　　　　　 B.mustn’t?　　　　

C.needn’t　　　　　 D.shouldn’t

—Have you read a book called Waiting for Anya?

—Who _____ it?

A. writes B. has written　 C. wrote　　 D. had written

As____matter of fact, _____beauty of___ nature there made an excellent impression on me.

　 A．a; the; 不填　 B．a; the; the　 C．the; the; 不填 D．a; 不填; the

Nature is the __________（中心）theme of his poetry.

　 —Has your father returned from Africa yet??

—Yes， but he　 here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia.?

A.was　　　　 B.has been　　　　　 C.will be　　　　　 D.would be