A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

　　One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished, gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, "You don't say!" "You don't say!" I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. "Well, I'd better change the topic. " So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there? " "Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It is magnificent(雄伟的, 壮观的). " He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, "The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it. " Soon I was interrupted again by his order "You don't say!" I couldn't help asking. I said, "Didn't you say you don't say? " Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, "'You don't say' actually means 'really'. It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms. " Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself. Since then, I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

1A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .

A. English idioms were too difficult to master

B. I cared little about the teacher's instruction

C. my teacher didn't emphasize the importance

D. I had no interest in English learning

答案B

解析细节理解题。由第一段第一句可知, "我"对英语中的习惯用语不大注意, 是因为平时没有重视老师的提示。

2The underlined word "amusing" means " ".

A. interesting B. important

C. terrible D. lucky

答案A

解析词义猜测题。由下文所讲的经历非常有意思可知, amusing的含义是"有趣味的"。

3When I first heard "You don't say!", I thought .

A. the Englishman was not interested in my English studies

B. the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall

C. I had talked too much

D. I had to stop talking at once

答案A