英文俗语考试题及答案

英语俗语测试
Name: ___________ Class ______________ Score ____________
I .Please write down the meaning of the underlined words in English.
1. "Getti ng gran dmother to loa n me the money was as easy as taking candy from a baby."
2. "Read this book by Professor Win ter -- he's a top gun in Shakespeare research."
3. "We were all laughing up our sleeves at the teacher when he was up at the blackboard expla ining the math problem. He had a rip in the back of his pants and did n't know it."
4. Say, I'm sorry but we just sold the last TV set we had on sale. But I'll give you a raincheck so you can still get the special price whe n we get in a fresh stock a couple weeks from now.
5. At the staff meeti ng this morni ng the boss told us she wan ted to see us at our desks busy worki ng in stead of spe nding so much time sta nding around shooting the breeze with each other.
6. "Going steady in high school with only one member of opposite sex is a mistake. Go out with several people -- don't put all your eggs in one basket."
7. "Honey, cross my heart,「ve never looked at another woman since the first day
I set eyes on you! Believe me, that's the truth!"
8. "Better get a haircut before you go to that job in terview tomorrow. You want to put your best foot forward because there are twenty other people after the same job."
9. "Back in school we made fun of Jones because we thought he spe nt too much time study ing in stead of hav ing fun. Now the shoe is on the other foot -- he's made lots of money and the rest of us are just barely making eno ugh to feed our families."
10. "Come on, shake a leg, son, or you're going to be late for school." n . please using the proper phrases to fill into the blanks.
1. New evidenee suggests that we made a mistake, that is to say, we have been
____________ in our search for a cure.
2. When it came to playing basketball, I am ____________ .
3. All critics said that Iverson would lose, but he made them _________ .
4. We had so much food left that we took eno ugh home in _______ to feed the
whole family toni ght.
5. They say I m the _________ of the family becausel decided not to go to
uni versity.
6. He was really angry, so I told him to ___________ .
7. I m not sure how the plan will go, so le's ______________ .
8. If he can't get that bank loan hell be ____________ .
9. She asked me what I thought of her speech, and of course I told her a
10. It will be a ______________ , when the Olympic games held in Beijing in
2008.
IH . Please translate these sentences into English.
1. 我们之前根本不用担心这次英语考试，它其实很简单
2. 我们到市政府办营业执照时碰到许多繁文缛节
3. 这两个同学在竞选班长上不相上下。

4. 别去新开的那个大商场，东西一般，价格还贵。

5. 每次我要彼得还钱，他就向我诉苦他有多穷
1. it 's easy to do sth.
2. number 1,highest or most important rank or position
3. be secretly amused,
4. be given a second chance
5. chatting freely talk casually; gossip
6. risk everything one has on the success of one plan, eg by putting all one's money into one business
7. I swear to emphasize the honesty or sincerity of what one says or promises
8. go as fast as one can, give a good impression.
9. the situation has been changed.
10. get moving; start to act; hurry
1．Bark the wrong tree. 2. all thumbs 3.eat crow 4.doggy bag 5. black sheep
6. keep his shirt on
7. play it by ear
8. in hot water
9. white lie 10. red-letter day
1. we need not have worried about the English exam. It was a piece of cake.
2. There was a lot of red tape when we went the city hall to get a business license.
3. The two students are running neck and neck in the election of the monitor.
4. "Don't go to that new shopping mall. Things there are not very good and they
charge you an arm and a leg for it!"
5. "Every time I ask Peter to pay back the money he borrowed from me, he sings
the blues about how poor he is.。