1 . —What do you think of your preparations for the final exams?
—Not so good. Actually I feel like ______ for I’ve made little progress in Maths.

A．Daniel in the lion’s den	B．Achilles’ heel
C．a good Samaritan	D．a sacred cow

2 . —I was intended to go to the concert with you this weekend, but I can’t now.
—______.

A．Bad	B．That’s right
C．Not at all	D．You’re welcome

3 . —________! Somebody has broken the vase!
—Don’t look at me.

A．Come on	B．Hi,there
C．Thank goodness	D．Dear me

4 . ---Peter, you must have received a warm welcome at Jane's birthday party.
---Far from it. I still wonder why it was that she ______.

A．laughed my head off	B．talked my year off
C．gave me the cold shoulder	D．gave me a black eye

5 . ---Can you help me with my English homework? You're a genius.
---__________, but I'll try to help you. What's your problem?

A．Far from it	B．You bet
C．By all means	D．It's out of question

6 . —I will pick you up at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. Is that all right?
—________. See you then.

A．I’d love to	B．That’s settled
C．It’s up to you	D．My pleasure

7 . When Van Gogh was alive, nobody bought his paintings. But now rich people will _________ for one, sometimes more than five million dollars.

A．fly off the handle	B．pay through the nose
C．put their heads together	D．pull each other’s leg

8 . —I have been considering cancelling the project because it seems hard to go farther.
—But it's too early to________ now. There's still much hope.

A．pick up the pieces	B．throw in the towel
C．go through your paces	D．jump down your throat

9 . —— Can I really get a Huawei Cell Phone as a reward if I win the race?
—— Absolutely! ______.

A．I mean it

B．So will you

C．I beg to differ

D．You’ve got me there

10 . ---How was your evening?
---We went to Joe’s and had ____. We really enjoyed ourselves.

A．a white elephant

B．a square meal

C．a sacred cow

D．the salt of the earth