Part A: Identifying Main Points
In each of the following,circle the sentence that best reflects the overall meaning of each paragraph.
SkillsPositive/Negative Connotations
Look at the pictures and the words that describe them. Some of the words describe the picture positively or without implying criticism; some describe the picture but show the writer's feeling about the subject by implying criticism. Choose the one or ones implying criticism from the given words.
Picture 1
Words implying criticism
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Explaining the Meanings of Idioms
Learning a new language is always difficult, but when language is used in a non-literal way, it becomes even more difficult.
Idioms are expressions (or words) that have a different meaning to the ones usually associated with the individual words. English is very rich in idioms — which is one of the beauties of the language, but can also cause difficulties for language learners. Paragraph H of the text introduces three idiomatic expressions.
Try to match the idioms in Column A of the table below with the explanations in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. to eat your words | A. to take more time or care than is necessary when you are doing something |
| 2. to make a meal of something | B. to risk being blamed if things go wrong |
| 3. to bite somebody's head off | C. to be crazy |
| 4. to have your head on the block | D. to be dishonest about one's feelings, thoughts and beliefs |
| 5. to have your head in the clouds | E. to be thinking your own thoughts and not concentrating on what is happening around you |
| 6. to pay through the nose | F. to be extremely happy |
| 7. to be off your head | G. to react angrily or rudely to somebody for no reason |
| 8. like chalk and cheese | H. to admit that you were wrong about something |
| 9. to be two-faced | I. to be completely different from each other |
| 10. to be on cloud nine | J. to pay too much for something |
自己查询出中文含义即可。
Now try to find out what each of the following idiomatic expressions means and write the explanation in the space provided.
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to have itchy feet
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Chinese: ____________________ |
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to put your foot in it
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Chinese: _____________________ |
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to get cold feet
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Chinese: ______________________
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