B、penny wise
C、penny pincher
D、pretty penny
答案:C
5、Which of the following phrases can be translated into “生活富裕、过得很阔气” ?
A、live high off the hog
B、get on one’s high hog
C、on a high horse
D、get off one’s high horse
答案:A
6、You paid only one hundred dollars per month to rent that apartment ? That was ____ bang for your buck
A、more
B、really
C、the most
D、true
答案:ABCD
7、Low-paying jobs are _______ but it’s hard to find a good one.
A、a dime a dozen
B、a dime and dozen
C、a dime and dozens
D、dimes and dozens
答案:A
8、The car was so expensive! I can’t afford it, and I don’t want to break the _____.
A、bank
B、band
C、card
D、road
答案:A
9、The phrase “burn a hole in one’s pocket” is usually applied to money, suggesting that the person with the money feels the need to spend it quickly.
答案:√
10、It’s time to roll up your _______ and get the job done.
A、collar
B、sleeves
C、carpet
D、tablecloth
答案:B
第三章测试
1、Girly girl is a girl or woman who chooses to dress and behave in a traditionally feminine style, and talking about relationships and other activities which are associated with the traditional gender role of a girl.
答案:√
2、I guess I don’t have much of a . Every year I plant cabbage, beans and sweet corn in my backyard but all I ever get is a lot of weeds.
A、greenhorn
B、green thumb
C、green hand
D、green power
答案:B
3、When you are in a situation where you make a plan as you go, you’re ” “
A、playing it by ear
B、playing it by score
C、playing by the book
D、playing it safe
答案:AB
4、Mary resented always to her older sister.
A、playing second fiddle
B、playing first fiddle
C、playing hard
D、playing ball
答案:A
5、She says he led her astray, but it .
A、takes two to tango
B、takes two to make a quarrel
C、takes two to cooperate
D、takes two to talk
答案:AB