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A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, ______ my teacher said again and again that it was important.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to ______ . 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, I thought, perhaps this is not a ______ topic. Well, I’d better change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? ______ the way, have you ever ______ there?”

“Certainly, everyone back home will ______ 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 ______ ,” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words, “ ______ !” I couldn’t ______ asking, “Why do 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’?”

Hearing this, the Englishman ______ to tears (眼泪) . He began to ______ , “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘‘really!’. It is an ______ of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention ______ English idioms.”

Then I knew I had made a fool of ______ . Since then I have been more ______ with idioms.

1.
A.thoughB.whenC.ifD.as
2.
A.walkB.talkC.playD.go
3.
A.properB.strangeC.safeD.polite
4.
A.OnB.InC.AllD.By
5.
A.goneB.visitedC.seenD.been
6.
A.look atB.think ofC.send forD.laugh at
7.
A.interestingB.interestC.interestsD.interested
8.
A.ReallyB.GoodC.You don’t sayD.You are right
9.
A.beB.helpC.thinkD.do
10.
A.laughedB.criedC.movedD.came
11.
A.explainB.shoutC.proveD.say
12.
A.experienceB.explanationC.expressionD.example
13.
A.forB.atC.toD.in
14.
A.meB.myselfC.himD.somebody
15.
A.helpfulB.popularC.carefulD.satisfied

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