九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷集（434题）

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A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms(习语), though my teacher said again and again that it was important. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in my experience.

   One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road. I was very happy because I thought I could talk with him in English. And    56   . As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was surprised. “Why?” I thought, “Perhaps this is not a proper topic. Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? We Chinese people are proud of it! By the way,    57   ?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was great.” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of interest.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “   58   !” I couldn’t help asking, “Why did you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, gently surprised.

   I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?”

   59   . He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ actually means ‘Really?’ It is an expression of surprise. Just like ‘Look out!’ means ‘Be careful!’ Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.”

   Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself.    60   . Remember: what our English teachers say to us students is always right. We should listen to them!

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A. You don’t say

B. soon we began to talk

C. have you ever been there

D. Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears

E. Since then I have been more careful with idioms

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参考答案：56-60 BCADE