A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, 1 my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I 2 to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about 3 I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, ‘You don’t say! You don’t say!’ I was 4. I thought, perhaps this was not a 5 topic. Well, I’d 6 change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? 7 the way, have you ever 8 there?’
‘Certainly. Everyone back home will 9 me if I leave China without seeing it. It is great!’
I said, ‘The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of 10.’ But soon I was 11 again by his words, ‘12!’ I couldn’t help but 13, ‘Why did you ask me not to talk about it?’
‘Well, I 14 ask you to do so,’ he answered, gently surprised.
I said, ‘Didn’t you say “You don’t say”?’
Hearing this, the Englishman 15 to tears. He began to 16, “‘You don’t say!” actually means ‘really?’ It is an 17 of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English 18.’
Then I knew I had made a fool of 19. Since then I have been more 20 with idioms

1.
1. A.
  though
2. B.
  when
3. C.
  despite
4. D.
  because
2.
1. A.
  decided
2. B.
  longed
3. C.
  looked forward
4. D.
  happened
3.
1. A.
  what
2. B.
  when
3. C.
  how
4. D.
  where
4.
1. A.
  pleased
2. B.
  angry
3. C.
  scared
4. D.
  surprised
5.
1. A.
  proper
2. B.
  interesting
3. C.
  ideal
4. D.
  polite
6.
1. A.
  to
2. B.
  better
3. C.
  not
4. D.
  like
7.
1. A.
  On
2. B.
  In
3. C.
  With
4. D.
  By
8.
1. A.
  gone
2. B.
  visited
3. C.
  seen
4. D.
  been
9.
1. A.
  look up to
2. B.
  think highly of
3. C.
  be proud of
4. D.
  laugh at
10.
1. A.
  fun
2. B.
  interest
3. C.
  hard work
4. D.
  China
11.
1. A.
  encouraged
2. B.
  shouted
3. C.
  interrupted
4. D.
  disturbed
12.
1. A.
  Really
2. B.
  It was great
3. C.
  You don’t say
4. D.
  You are right
13.
1. A.
  ask
2. B.
  to ask
3. C.
  asking
4. D.
  asked
14.
1. A.
  won’t
2. B.
  don’t
3. C.
  couldn’t
4. D.
  didn’t
15.
1. A.
  laughed
2. B.
  cried
3. C.
  moved
4. D.
  came
16.
1. A.
  explain
2. B.
  shout
3. C.
  prove
4. D.
  say
17.
1. A.
  experience
2. B.
  expression
3. C.
  explanation
4. D.
  example
18.
1. A.
  learning
2. B.
  idioms
3. C.
  language
4. D.
  phrases
19.
1. A.
  me
2. B.
  myself
3. C.
  him
4. D.
  himself
20.
1. A.
  curious
2. B.
  anxious
3. C.
  careful
4. D.
  worried

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Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children’s book. Either the author has aimed too 3, so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are 5 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, 8 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 9 to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as 10 of children’s literature(文學(xué)) were in fact written for 11. “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 12 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a 13 and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics(連環(huán)畫), full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop 14 to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 15 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥協(xié)） over the bedtime story.

1.
1. A.
  hoped
2. B.
  realized
3. C.
  told
4. D.
  said
2.
1. A.
  short
2. B.
  long
3. C.
  bad
4. D.
  good
3.
1. A.
  easy
2. B.
  short
3. C.
  high
4. D.
  difficult
4.
1. A.
  and
2. B.
  but
3. C.
  or
4. D.
  so
5.
1. A.
  both
2. B.
  neither
3. C.
  either
4. D.
  very
6.
1. A.
  child
2. B.
  father
3. C.
  mother
4. D.
  teacher
7.
1. A.
  hears
2. B.
  buys
3. C.
  understands
4. D.
  reads
8.
1. A.
  but
2. B.
  however
3. C.
  so
4. D.
  because
9.
1. A.
  hard
2. B.
  easy
3. C.
  enough
4. D.
  fast
10.
1. A.
  articles
2. B.
  work
3. C.
  arts
4. D.
  works
11.
1. A.
  grown-ups
2. B.
  girls
3. C.
  boys
4. D.
  children
12.
1. A.
  become
2. B.
  show
3. C.
  find
4. D.
  add
13.
1. A.
  school
2. B.
  home
3. C.
  office
4. D.
  library
14.
1. A.
  going
2. B.
  liking
3. C.
  trying
4. D.
  preferring
15.
1. A.
  same
2. B.
  friendly
3. C.
  different
4. D.
  common

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It was a cold Saturday morning. An old man walked slowly into the1 . With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty stick with each2 step.
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him3 out from the usual breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips4 in a steady smile.
A young waitress named Mary5 him drag toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir. Let me give you a6 with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and7 . She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him get comfortably8 . Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his9 against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you for your10 .”
“You’re welcome, sir.” She replied11 . “And my name is Mary. I’11 be back in a moment, and12 you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!”
After he had finished his breakfast, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. Then she13him out from behind the table. She handed him his stick, and walked14him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a15 smile. “You are very kind,” he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was16 to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin (餐巾紙). Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!
The note on the napkin17 , “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you18 others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will19 through those who meet you.”
The next day she was told that the man she had20 on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.

1.
1. A.
  restaurant
2. B.
  shop
3. C.
  hospital
4. D.
  bank
2.
1. A.
  big
2. B.
  quick
3. C.
  urgent
4. D.
  unhurried
3.
1. A.
  get
2. B.
  look
3. C.
  stand
4. D.
  keep
4.
1. A.
  held
2. B.
  made
3. C.
  remained
4. D.
  put
5.
1. A.
  felt
2. B.
  noticed
3. C.
  discovered
4. D.
  realized
6.
1. A.
  table
2. B.
  cushion
3. C.
  place
4. D.
  hand
7.
1. A.
  nodded
2. B.
  obeyed
3. C.
  sat
4. D.
  hesitated
8.
1. A.
  moved
2. B.
  stayed
3. C.
  seated
4. D.
  rested
9.
1. A.
  chair
2. B.
  spoon
3. C.
  stick
4. D.
  plate
10.
1. A.
  quickness
2. B.
  kindness
3. C.
  cleverness
4. D.
  politeness
11.
1. A.
  happily
2. B.
  sadly
3. C.
  nervously
4. D.
  vaguely
12.
1. A.
  until
2. B.
  though
3. C.
  because
4. D.
  if
13.
1. A.
  called
2. B.
  helped
3. C.
  took
4. D.
  made
14.
1. A.
  by
2. B.
  around
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  towards
15.
1. A.
  confident
2. B.
  grateful
3. C.
  relieved
4. D.
  delicate
16.
1. A.
  Embarrassed
2. B.
  satisfied
3. C.
  disappointed
4. D.
  astonished
17.
1. A.
  read
2. B.
  told
3. C.
  wrote
4. D.
  showed
18.
1. A.
  please
2. B.
  admire
3. C.
  follow
4. D.
  treat
19.
1. A.
  pass
2. B.
  shine
3. C.
  go
4. D.
  pull
20.
1. A.
  Depended
2. B.
  served
3. C.
  waited
4. D.
  Agreed