A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized (强调) the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown 46 an amusing experience.
　　 One day, I 　47 to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I 48 about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be 49 . Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic. “Well, 　50 change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, 　51 we talk about the Great Wall? 　52 the way, have you ever 53 there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing 　54 . It was magnificent.” He was 　55 in thought when I began to talk 56 a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very 　57 of it.”

Soon I was interrupted again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help but 58 , “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t request you to do 59 , ” he answered, 　60 　surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” 　61 this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to 62 , “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an 　63 of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” 64 then did I know I had made a fool of 65 . Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

46. A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

47. A. came　　　　　　　 B. happened　　　　　　　 C. seemed　　　　　　　　 D. wanted

48. A. would talk　　　　　　 B. had talked　　　 　　　 C. was to talk　 　　D. was talking

49.A. understood　　 　　 B. understanding C. surprised　　　　　　　　　 D. surprising

50. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. better　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. not　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. like

51. A. shall　　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　　 D. do

52. A. On　　　　　　　　　 B. In　　　　　 　　　 C. All　 　　　　　　　　　 D. By

53. A. gone　　　　　　　　 B. visited　　　 　　 C. seen　 　　　　　　　 D. been

54. A. it　　　　　　　　　　 B. them　　　　 　　 C. anything　 　　　　　 D. something

55. A. high　　　　　　　　 B. highly　　　　 　　 C. deep　 　　　　　　　　 D. deeply

56. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　 　　　　　　 C. with　 　　　　　　　 D. like

57. A. glad　　　　　　　　 B. satisfied　　 　　　　 C. proud 　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

58. A. to say　　　　　　　 B. asking　　 　　　　 C. ask　 　　　　　　　　 D. saying

59. A. this　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　 　　　　　 C. anything　 　　　　　 D. me a favor

60. A. highly　　　　　　　 B. largely　　 　　　　 C. widely　　 　　　　　 D. greatly

61. A. Heard　　　　　　　 B. To hear　　 　　　 C. Hearing 　　　　　　　 D. Listening

62. A. explain　　　　　　　　　 B. shout　　　　　　　　　　 C. prove　 　　　　　　　 D. say

63. A. experience　　　　　　 B. expression　　 　 C. explanation　 　　　　　　 D. example

64. A. From　　　　　　　 B. Since　　 　　　　　 C. By　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Only

65. A. me　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. myself　　 　　 C. mine 　　　　　　　　　 D. somebody

Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp（流浪汉）has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 　50 　by tramps to inform their 　51 　whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 　52 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

　　　Quite 　53 　one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be in, old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into pieces.

But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 　54　 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 　55　 a funny turn, laid a small parcel 　56 　the front gate, and began 　57　 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 　58 , for the tramp’s face lit up with satisfaction. He entered the front gate 　59 　and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him raise his hat 　60 　couldn’t hear his words. The 　61 　was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face.

I felt 　62 　for him as he walked sadly out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and shook his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 　63 　deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the existing sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his belongings, pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 　64 , whistling as he went along.

50. A. employed　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　　　　　　 D. put up

51. A. coaches　　　 　　　 　　　　 B. classmates　　　　　　　 C. fellows　　　　　　　　　　 D. friends

52. A. share　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. save　　　　　　 　C. give　　　　 D. urge

53. A. in a way　　　　B. by mistake　　 　C. by the way　　　　 D. by chance

54. A. success　　　　　 B. care　　　　 　C. failure　　　　　 D. responsibility

55. A. gave　　　　　　　B. launched　　　　　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　D. made

56. A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. behind

57. A. drawing　　　 B. kissing　　　 　C. correcting　　　　　　　 D. studying

58. A. sad 　　　　B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　D. exciting

59. A. confidently　　　 B. innocently　 C. consequently　　　　　 D. consciously

60. A. and　　　　　B. but　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. therefore

61. A. conversation　　　　　　 B. introduction 　　　　　 C. argument　　　　　　　　 D. greeting

62. A. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. frightened　　　　　　　　 C. capable　　　　　　　　　 D. sorry

63. A. Digging　　　　B. Stealing　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Putting　　　 D. Looking

64. A. step B. position　　　　　　　　　 C. pace D. situation

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

When I became an amputee at age 29, I was forced to rethink the idea of physical perfection. My life became different, as I changed from an acceptably attractive woman to an object of pity and __50__.

Too busy __51__ physical pain and obvious mobility limitation, I was not aware of this change at first. I was determined to __52__, feeling good about the progress I had made, as I moved forward.

__53__, as I made my first excursion outside the hospital, society had already assigned me a new status. Happy to be free of my restriction in the hospital, I rolled through the shopping mall – a __54__ survivor, feeling like a war hero. Unfortunately, I had a rude __55__ as I discovered that others did not view me in the way I had come to view myself.

All eyes were upon me, yet no one dared to make eye contact. Their efforts to __56__ my eyes forced me to realize they saw only my missing legs. Mothers __57__ held their children closer as I passed. Elderly women patted me on the head saying, “God Bless You!” with __58__ in their eyes.

While I sat thinking about what had happened, a small girl came up to me. She stared with unembarrassed __59__ at the empty pants. Finding nothing there, she looked up at me with a puzzled look, she innocently asked, “Lady, where did your legs go?”

I explained that my legs had been sick. Since my legs hadn’t been strong and healthy like hers, the doctors had to __60__ them. Leaning her head upwards, she asked, “Did they go to ‘Leg Heaven’?”

That incident made me think about how __61__ children and adults react to the unknown. To a child, an odd appearance is an interesting curiosity and a __62__ learning experience while adults often view the same thing with fear and horror. I began to realize that, I, too had been __63__ of the same inappropriate reactions before I knew what life was like for an amputee.

To fulfill the wholeness of my mind and spirit, I now smile warmly, make eye contact, and speak in a confident manner. By using a __64__ approach, I attempt to enlighten society about the fact that having a not-so-perfect body doesn’t mean having a poor quality of life.

50. A. comfort B. fear 　 C. hatred　　　　D. sadness　　

51.　 A. crying with 　B. figuring out 　C. holding back　　 D. dealing with

52.　 A. endure B. quit　　　C. revenge 　　D. succeed　　　　　

53.　 A. Instead B. Moreover　　　C. However　　　　D. Therefore

54.　 A. calm B. poor 　　 C. proud 　　 D. rare　 　　　　　

55.　 A. awakening B. ending　　C. happening D. proceeding

56.　 A. turn B. hold 　 C. catch 　　 D. avoid

57.　 A. softly B. protectively 　C. reluctantly　　D. pleasantly　　　　

58.　 A. pity B. anger　　 C. depression　　D. upset

59.　 A. curiosity B. determination　　 C. enthusiasm　　D. satisfaction 　　

60.　 A. lose B. adjust　 C. remove 　　　D. stretch　　　　　　

61.　 A. differently B. positively　　 C. strangely　　　D. sympathetically

62.　 A. painful B. potential　　　C. similar　　　D. common　

63.　 A. conscious B. guilty 　　　 C. ignorant　　 D. short

64.　 A. creative B. flexible　　　 C. positive　　 D. scientific

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 46 ．All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 47 ．If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　 48 them in September．There were usually a few who 　 49　 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them．She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 50　 her．She went to bed too late．The night before the big day, her mother 51 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill．She promised to 52　 her up in the morning．

Jane was too 53　 to fall asleep．Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject．At last, the　 54 did work．In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer　 55　 of the questions．Everyone 56 her was writing pages and pages． 57　 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about．From time to time she looked at her 58 ．

Time was running　 59 ．There was only an hour to　 60 ．She started one question, wrote two sentences,　 61　 and tried another．With only half an hour left she wrote　 62　 two sentences．By this time she was so worried that she started　 63 ．Her whole body shook．It shook so much that she woke up．She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible　 64 ．A minute later,　 65　 called her name．

　 46. A．harvests　 B．exams　　　 C．reports　　 D．papers

　 47. A．exercises B．jobs　 C．books　　　 D．lessons

　 48. A．take B．write C．attend　　　 D．do

　 49. A．cheated　 B．succeeded C．passed　　 D．failed

　 50. A．cared for B．felt proud of　　 C．worried about　 D．thought highly of

　 51. A．insisted　 B．agreed　　 C．promised D．allowed

　 52. A．ring B．wake C．bring D．pick

　 53. A．sad　 B．tired C．happy　　　 D．nervous

　 54. A．dream　　 B．pill　　 C．suggestion　　　 D．music

　 55. A．all　 B．none C．any　 D．some

　 56. A．ahead of B．behind　　 C．in front of D．around

　 57. A．Unless　　 B．However　　　　 C．Though　　 D．As

　 58. A．watch　　 B．paper C．teacher　　 D．book

　 59. A．up　 B．down C．out　 D．over

　 60. A．run　 B．leave C．remain　　 D．go

　 61. A．gave out B．gave up　　 C．put off　　 D．put out

　 62. A．another　 B．more C．other D．the other

　 63. A．thinking　 B．dreaming　 C．crying　　 D．writing

　 64. A．exam　　　 B．dream　　　 C．story D．night

　 65. A．her mother　　 B．her teacher　　　　　　 C．a classmate　　　　　　 D．a friend

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00. Free.

Walking Tour of the Town

　 Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

　 Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

　 Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take Me out to the Ballgame

　 It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold …, don’t forget to wear sweaters and jackets.

Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”?

　 “The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

63. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arabic food ______.

A. at the front entrance of City Hall　　　　　　　　 B. at the ballgame

C. at 5:00 p.m.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at Central Park on Saturday

64. If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ______.

A. your worries　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. your beautiful dog　　　　　

C. your learning about local history 　　　　　　　 D. your comfortable shoes

65. The Redbirds ballgame ______.

A. is in the afternoon 　　 B. is outside　　　　　 C. is at the gate　　 D. might be cold

66. “The Zoo” is ______.

A. a park with lots of animals there　 B. US concert

C. a music group　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. going to give the concert at 8 a.m. tomorrow