1 . 选词填空

as busy as a bee; kill two birds with one stone; when the cat’s away, the mice will play; hold your horses; it’s raining cats and dogs

1. The rain is pouring down — in other words ________.
2. Literature and life are very close. Reading famous English works not only improves your English, but also can deepen your understanding of life. ________, so to speak.
3. With so much work to do, he will be ________.
4. If teenagers are alone at home after school, it may be a case: ________.
5. Please calm down. ________before you make a decision.

2 . 英汉互译
1. be welcomed to________________
2. __________________________第一次
3. the reason(why...)is that…_____________________
4. have ____________amazing time玩得很开心
5. as busy as a bee___________________________
6. ______________________一举两得，一箭双雕
7. _______________________猫儿不在，老鼠作怪(指管事的不在，下面的人玩个痛快)
8. ________________________慢点，别急
9. rain cats and dogs___________________
10. a way of adding colour ____________ the language给语言增添色彩的一种方式
11. ______________________代替;而不是
12. take...for example____________________

4 . 当描述一场大雨时，我们可以说“正在下倾盆大雨”。（describe a heavy rain）(汉译英)