Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of eac...

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Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don't understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I'll play it by ear”, that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they're not talking about music.
There're many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don't necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It's not about the color of your hand! You're a green hand when you are very new at your work and don't have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
What is an idiom ?
What does “ Can you give me a hand “ mean ?
Are English idioms more common in written English or spoken English ?

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请阅读下面关于宠物的材料，给A—E选择恰当的标题。
A. Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Pet hospitals are very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to work in busy animal hospitals. They will teach you the job.
B. Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller, because people in the future will be living in much smaller spaces. Scientists are already working on making very small farm animals. The same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogs.
C. might have to start turning wild（野生的）animals into pets. This might be the only way to save them from dying out.
D. What about a robot（机器人）for a pet? This may sound silly, but it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to get things, to bark like real dogs. These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future. After all, robots don't lose hair or eat things the way real pets do.
E. Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holiday. One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts（专家）believe this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to have a pet while in a hotel.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Pet Hotels.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Smaller Pets.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Robots for Pets.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} A Panther for Pet.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} People Needed in Pet Hospital.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号字母依次填入题号后横线上。
A recent survey has shown that China is considered to be (he most indusuious nation in the world,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} .
The survey 一with more than 8,000 people surveyed from Canada. France, Germany, India, Netherlands, the UK and the US—ranks their 'industriousness(勤奋度),which describes (he level to which a country is “hard—working, creative in producing new ideas or products”.
According to the international survey,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} , followed by workers from Germany and the US. Employees from a France are considered 10 be the laziest people in the world. German employees replied confidently to the survey, placing themselves first in the order of global industriousness French employees, on the other hand, seem to know (heir limitations (能力局限){#blank#}3{#/blank#} .
A Germany newspaper reported that Chinese employees work on average 44.6 hours per work, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} .
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} , Chinese employees have only ten days of paid leave on average, while German employees have twenty—five days. Industriousness Ranking: China, Germany, the US, Canada, India, the UK, Netherland, France.

A．emplyees from China get second place in the list

B．Although China has more public holidays than Germany

C．and many of those surveyed placed France in the last place

D．Chinese employees are the most industrious people in the world

E.while German employees average about 33.5hours of work per week
F.according to the research from Monster Worldwide and GFK,a German global market research institute.

仔细看看两位同学的学生卡，在横线上填写正确的单词，完成下面的短文。

Hello! My {#blank#}1{#/blank#} name is John. My last name is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I am 12. I'm in China. My telephone number is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I have a good friend. Her first name is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Her last name is Read. She's 13. She is in America. Her telephone number is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

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Hi, Jamie. This is Michael. Sorry you're not in. There is a play (戏剧) on in New Theater. The play is called The Dinner Party. Do you want to see it? It is about some friends. They meet again after twenty-five years for a dinner. People say it's really good. I think you will like it.

I know it's your birthday on August 27th. Well, the play is on the 29th.

The New Theater is in Church Street near Mr. Henry's Bookstore. The theater (剧场) is new and very nice inside.

The play starts at eight in the evening, so why don't we meet in the bookstore first? I'll see you there at 6:45 p.m. and we can do some reading before it starts.

If you want to see the play, please call me at 778-4219. Bye.

根据材料内容完成短文，每空不超过三个单词。

Michael asks Jamie to see a play with him. The name of the play is "{#blank#}1{#/blank#}" It's on August 29th,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}days after Jamie's birthday. The play is on in a(n){#blank#}3{#/blank#}and nice theater. The play starts at 8:00 pm., but Michael hopes they can meet at {#blank#}4{#/blank#}in Mr. Henry's Bookstore. He thinks it's great to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}there first.

阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Datong is one of China's 24 famous historic and cultural cities. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Although I had only three days to travel in this city, the beautiful places still made my trip happy and exciting.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} So on the first day, in the morning, I visited Yungang Grottoes. There were some great artworks so I took many photos of them. And in the afternoon, I went to some of Datong's temples—Huayan Temple, Shanhua Templeand Hanging Temple. Hanging Temple is also called Xuankong Temple, which is one of the world's top 10 oldest and most dangerous buildings. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

On the second day, I visited some museums in Datong. There are a lot of museums and they are free for travelers. I enjoyed the folk arts there like Shulaibao. It is really popular in Datong.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} I like Shanxi Daoxiao noodles best and it is one of the most popular street food in China.

A. People often say that if you don't visit Yungang Grottoes(石窟), then you never go to Datong.

B. It was relaxing when we walked around the temple.

C. And on the last day, I tasted some special food in Datong.

D. It has rich heritages(遗产) for hundreds of years.

E. It was scary when walking in the temple.

根据上面短文回答下列问题，每题答案不超过6个词。

Wang Jie is a young talented writer. Her new book The Fifth Day of the Sixth Month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar (《六月初五》) has just come out.

"I'm happy to write something every day. I have been writing all the years and will never stop," says Wang.

Wang has lived a meaningful and rich life. Besides being a writer, Wang also has a heart of gold. She has a great love for charity work.

"We should do our best to end poverty," says Wang.

She has helped more than 100 children living in the poor mountain villages. She donates much money and books to them. She hopes to help them with their studies and their lives.

"Doing good deeds, like passing on love and justice(正义) and doing charity work, can make me keep a peaceful mind. I have always been trying my best to have complete peace of mind," says Wang. With a peaceful mind, Wang can write all the way, and her peaceful mind comes from her good deeds. She is a beautiful writer with a beautiful heart.

We will soon read another book of hers Flowers fall in Chang'an(《花落长安》). It is a thick book with about 600,000 words.

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