Question

“As easy as falling off a log” is often used to describe a job that does not take much effort. You might hear a student say to her friend that her spelling test was “as easy as falling off a log”. 1. . It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.

2. . One is “easy as pie”. Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet, juicy pie unless it is a “piece of cake”.

“Piece of cake” is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do. A friend might tell you that his new job was a “piece of cake”.

Another expression is “as easy as shooting fish in a barrel”. It is hard to imagine why anyone would want to shoot fish in a barrel. But, clearly, fish in a barrel would be much easier to shoot than fish in a stream. 3. .

Sometimes, things that come to us easily, also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression —“easy come, easy go”—that recognizes this. 4. . Easy come, easy go.

When life itself is easy, when you have no cares or problems, you are on “Easy Street”. Everyone wants to live on that imaginary street.

5. . It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might urge her husband to “go easy on” their son, because the boy did not mean to damage the car.

A. If you ever tried to walk on a fallen tree log, you understand what the expression means.

B. You may win a lot of money in a lottery, then spend it all in a few days.

C. Every person has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions.

D. Another “easy” expression is to “go easy on a person”.

E. There are several other expressions that mean the same thing.

F. And one last expression, one that means do not worry or work too hard.

G. In fact, it would be as easy as “falling off a log”.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.E

3.G

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要給青少年提供了在the DC Public Library兼職工作，故選C。

1. . It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.

可知如果在圓木上走很容易摔下來。 故選A。

2. . One is “easy as pie”.可知綜述有很多統(tǒng)一的表達習語，故選E。

3.But, clearly, fish in a barrel would be much easier to shoot than fish in a stream. .可知兩個習語同義，故選G。

4.根據there is an expression —“easy come, easy go”—that recognizes this. ，舉例彩票中獎的大筆獎金，幾天就會花完，表示來得容易，去得也快。故選B。

5.根據 . It means to treat a person kindly or gently, 根據例子可以得出答案是D。

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