Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don’t make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day.
I’m happy as a clam(蛤).
Think of a clam. It doesn’t have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn’t it? If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.
I wouldn’t touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole.
Maybe there is a person who you don’t want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!
You don’t have a leg to stand on.
This saying doesn’t mean that the person you’re talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn’t have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they’re wrong.
Break a leg!
This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！The saying comes from a superstition(迷信) that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true.The first paragraph mainly tells us____________________.
| A．learning English grammar is hard |
| B．learning English vocabulary is hard |
| C．we should use English sayings every day |
| D．it can be harder to understand English sayings |
Which of the following is TRUE about a clam?
| A．It can be used to show happiness. | B．It needs to do many things. |
| C．It needs to eat a lot. | D．It can only live on the beach. |
The saying “I wouldn’t touch him with a ten-foot pole” means___________.
| A．I hate him. | B．I want him to be my friend. |
| C．I like him. | D．I want to argue with him. |
We can learn from the passage that______________________.
| A．the saying “You don’t have a leg to stand on” means someone loses his legs |
| B．the saying “Break a leg” means someone hurts his or her leg |
| C．if we say “Break a leg” to someone, we give him or her a good wish |
| D．if we say “I am ill” aloud, we will become healthy |
China’s Zhou Yang won the Olympic Games women’s 1,500-metre short-track gold in 2009. 
“I told myself a few days ago ‘Zhou Yang，you Can do this’”the18-year-old Olympic newcomer said. “I believed in myself. ”
“This gold medal will change things. It will give me more confidence. It will give my mum a better lifestyle. ”
China’s Shen Xue，aged 31，and Zhao Hongbo，aged 36， celebrated St. Valentine’s Day and the Chinese New Year by winning a gold medal in the pairs figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics . —“We have not competed(比赛) much in the last two years and we came back to compete at the Olympic Games as it is our dream to win an Olympic gold medal.”
China’s Wang Meng won again her Olympic women’s
500-metre short track skating title on Wednesday.
“I have a lot of confidence. I feel that it’s my duty to win that. It’s still the Chinese New Year holiday，”she said，“Kowtow(磕头)was the only way to express my thanks to the coaches. team leaders and teammates. ”How old is the Olympic newcomer，Zhou Yang, now?
| A．18 | B．19 | C．31 | D．36 |
What is Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo’s dream?
| A．To celebrate Chinese New Year. | B．To give their parents a better life. |
| C．To win an Olympic gold medal. | D．To spend a special Valentine’s Day. |
In what sport did Wang Meng win the gold medal?
| A．Figure Skating. | B．Women’s l,500 metre short-track skating. |
| C．Skiing. | D．Women’s 500 metre short-track skating |
Where may you probably read this passage?
| A．In a story book. | B．In a news report. |
| C．In a TV play. | D．In an advertisement. |
Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer.
● Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn’t walk alone outside late at night. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens，you can find them easily.
●Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back。When a bus is full of people，it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.
●If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next，don’t go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift.
●If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus，don’t sit alone. Sit behind the driver or other people. Don’t sleep. Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?
| A．Go home alone late at night. |
| B．Make sure where the public phones are. |
| C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early. |
| D．Always notice the environment around you. |
When you are followed by someone on your way home，you should ____ to make yourself safe.
| A．run home |
| B．find a lift and go in |
| C．turn back and walk towards him or her at once |
| D．cross the street and go to the other way. |
When you take a bus alone，it’s safe for you______
| A．to sit behind the driver or with other people，but not to sleep |
| B．to talk with the driver |
| C．to call your friends |
| D．to get off the bus at once |
What can you learn from the passage?
| A．How to notice the environment around you |
| B．How to be safe in your everyday life |
| C．How to cross the street |
| D．How to use the public phones |
Teddy Smith’s Fast Food
Open：10:00 a. m. -----10:30 p. m
Lunch served till 2:00 p. m.
Dinner served till 9:30 p. m.
| Mains(主食) Beef Steak $ 4.25 Hamburger $ 3.15 (small) $ 3.95 (large) Noodles $ 2.05 (small) $ 2.50 (large) |
Desserts Ice Cream $ 1.25 Flavors： Banana, Chocolate Apple Pie $ 0.75 Chocolate Cake $ 0.95 |
Drinks Soft Drinks $ 0.75 (small) $ 0.95 (large) Flavors(味道)： Cola, Apple, orange Coffee or Tea $ 1.25 |
They stop serving dinner at______
| A．10:00 a. m. | B．10:30 p. m. | C．2:00 p. m. | D．9:30 p. m. |
You have to pay ____ for a small hamburger, two chocolate cakes and a large soft drink.
| A．$4.1 | B．$5.85 | C．$6.00 | D．$6.60 |
Teddy Smith’s Fast Food sells ____ kinds of soft drinks.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
One day a young man went to the town and bought himself a new pair of pants. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found they were about two inches(英寸) long. He went into the kitchen(厨房). His mother and his two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them,“ The new pants are too long. They need cutting(剪) by two inches. Would one of you do this for me?” His mother and sisters were busy and nobody said anything.
But after his mother finished washing, she went to her son’s room and cut the pants by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. She went to his room and cut the pants by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother’s pants, so she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too.The pants were .
| A．too long | B．new | C．for the young man | D．A, B and C |
The young man’s mother and sister didn’t answer him because .
| A．they don’t like him at all |
| B．they were too busy at that time |
| C．they didn’t want to do it for him |
| D．they didn’t hear him clearly |
If the pants were 197 inches at first, at last they were .
| A．191 inches | B．193 inches | C．195 inches | D．199 inches |
From the story, we know .
| A．The young man’s mother and sister didn’t want to help him. |
| B．The young man can wear the pants to go out now. |
| C．The young man can cut his pants himself. |
| D．The young man wouldn’t be very happy after he saw his pants. |
Which one is true from the story?
| A．The young man’s mother and sisters wouldn’t like to talk with each other. |
| B．The young man’s mother and sister didn’t hear the young man’s words. |
| C．The young man’s pants were too long for him now. |
| D．The young man had to buy another pair of pants now. |
Sunny English Club is for .
| A．nurses | B．policeman | C．businessman | D．students |
You will pay if you want to stay in the English club for a year.
| A．300 yuan | B．600 yuan | C．1200 yuan | D．2400 yuan |
You can visit Ocean Museum .
| A．on Saturday | B．on Monday |
| C．on Wednesday | D．anytime |
One can get free examinations in Health Center if he is .
| A．9 | B．17 | C．67 | D．73 |
If you want to know the life of the fish, you should go to .
| A．Health Centre | B．Ocean Museum |
| C．Sunny English Club | D．16 Young Le Street |