1 . —Edward, do you mind giving me a ride to the railway station?
—      . I’d be glad to.

A．Yes, I do	B．Of course not
C．Never mind	D．Go ahead

2 . —Believe it or not, I have just resigned.
—_______ It’s a good company and you get a 6% pay rise every year.

A．You what?	B．So what?
C．So long!	D．You bet!

3 . —Have you heard that more flights from WuXi to Beijing are available this year?

—Of course. Many citizens are ____ for it’s quite convenient for them to travel.

A．green with envy	B．feeling blue
C．over the moon	D．hot under the collar

4 . ---Indeed, last month IBM finally gave up its mainframe business, its CEO saying that they had_______________, since fewer and fewer people wanted mainframes.

A．killed the fatted calf.	B．seen the handwriting on the wall.
C．reaped what they had sown.	D．hired themselves out.

5 . —What a mess! You’re always throwing things about.
—Don’t be ____, Mum. I will tidy it up now.

A．hot under the collar	B．on cloud nine
C．off the top of your head	D．down in the dumps

6 . --- Jim lost his job. Then somebody stole his car.
--- . We should lend him a hand.

A．The grass is always greener on the other side	B．A miss is as good as a mile
C．It never rains but pours	D．Every dog has its day

7 . After his company suffered from millions of dollars in losses, Joe and left the company.

A．killed the fatted calf	B．saw the handwriting on the wall
C．was in the black	D．was over cloud nine

8 . — Tom, what a pity! I almost succeeded yesterday.
—_______. I told you to be careful before.

A．One tree does not make a forest

B．Where there’s life, there’s hope

C．One false step will make a great difference

D．Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

9 . —— David should lie to his best friend in order to get the well-paid job!
—— It is typical of him because he ________.

A．is facing his Waterloo	B．is visually challenged
C．has cast-iron nerves	D．worships the golden calf

10 . — Sue slept overnight in front of the stadium in order to get concert tickets.
— That’s what the proverb “______” means.

A．every cloud has a silver lining	B．make hay while the sun shines
C．the early bird catches the worm	D．don’t count your chickens before they hatch