Answers to pretest

Answers to pretest

Pretest Paper

姓名： 班级： 分数： Part I

Section A: Please translate the following idioms into Chinese.(You can find the answers to this part in the teaching materials.)

1. bounce an idea off you 反弹想法从你身上移开 2. spill the beans 泄露秘密，说漏嘴 3. go (be) nuts (坚果一事)

4. hit the nail on the head 一针见血 5. buy that 买那 6. take root生根

7. get it off the ground 使它飞离地面 8. miss the boat 坐失良机 9. be on the verge of的边缘上 10. get cold feet打退堂鼓

11. be on the board 在董事会 12. make a deal做个交易 13. hit it off合得来 14. go to bat for去帮 15. in a rut枯燥乏味

16. on its last leg在其最后一段 17. hit the ceiling撞到天花板 18. Fan the flame风扇火焰

19. make a killing (in) 使一个死亡(在) 20.wolf down狼道)

Section B: Fill in the blanks with the idioms given below. Make changes where necessary.

1. I was over the moon when I heard she'd had twins!

2. When my father saw what I have done to his car, he went through the roof. 3. My car is in a terrible state. It's on its last leg.

4. Bart, I think you should go to Brandeis University, but New York University is also a possibility. Why don't you kick it around with your parents and let me know what you think?

5. I didn't do my homework, and I told my teacher that my dog ate it up. It wasn't a very good excuse, but the teacher ate it up!

6. Our company is on the cutting edge of the research for alternative energy sources. We are the first to make a good solar-powered car. 7. Those ideas died off in the Middle Ages.

8. I really didn't want to go to college, but once I got my feet wet I loved it.

9. Johnson, you started out on the wrong foot when you showed up late for work on your first day.

10. Since you told Roseann that her cooking was terrible, she is upset with you. I'm afraid you've burned your bridges. She will never invite you again.

11. I hate doing business with that company, but I don't want to rock the boat since I'm new on the job. So I won't say anything.

12. We are supposed to hand in our proposals on Friday, but Johnny jumped the gun and handed his in on Thursday.

13. Let's make a deal. I'll do the cooking, and you pay the rent.

14. You should lay your cards on the table with Ralph. Tell him exactly how you feel about him.

15. Our labor union has asked for a raise in hourly pay, but the company is holding all the cards. They can easily replace us because we have no special skills. 16. You were a hit at the party last night. Everyone wanted to dance with you. 17.Your goal is to win an Olympic medal? Well, that's a long shot, but go for it.

18. I was going to marry Julia, but I ran into problems. You see, I found out she was already married to Bruce.

19.I've been thinking about resigning. I don't like my job. But I don't know if I'll go through with it. I'm not sure I could find another job very soon. 20.The killing sparked off riots in the major cities. Part II

Section A: Please translate the following idioms into Chinese.(You can find the answers to this part in the teaching materials.) a green hand一个新手

sit on one's hands坐在上面的手lose one′s heart to sb失去一个′s的心给某人 one′s heart on one′s sleeve一个人的心′s′的袖子 woolly head头长毛

put a price on somebody's head标价有人的头上 keep an eye on留意

see eye to eye(with) 一致(以)

look upon with another eye观看与另一个眼睛

Section B: Complete these sentences using the correct form of these verbs: That looks heavy. Let me give you a hand.

2. Martin's one of those annoying people who can turn their hand to almost anything - sport, painting, music - he's good at everything.

3. I'm sure we can find a solution to this problem if we all our heads put together. 4. This is a problem we have to face. We can't buryour heads in the sand and hope it will go away.

5.My heart sank when I saw how much washing up there was in the

kitchen.

6. My English teacher is awful. She corrects every little mistake I make and she gets very impatient if I don't know the answers. I'm starting to lose heart.

7. My sister's only six but she's set her heart on becoming a ballet dancer.

8. He was so smart in the debate and soon gained the upper hand. 9. It's wise to keep your eye off the big fortune others made. 10. Professor Brown has a good eye for shakespear's works.

Section C: Fill in the blanks with the idioms given below. Make changes where necessary.

1. A: I don't know about you, but I find Terry difficult, to say the least! B: Well, he can be a bit rude, but basically his heart's in the right place 2. A: I wouldn't want to be famous. You live your life_ in the public eye __ B: You get no privacy whatsoever. It would drive me mad. 3. A: I've read the instruction booklet, but I couldn't understand it. B: I've looked at it too, and either! I can't make head nor tail of it. 4. A: John, you're interested in Third World problems, aren't you? B: Yes, it's a subject which has always been close to my heart 5. A: Where's Lisa? She's not at her desk.

B: No, she's in David's office. They're having a heart-to-heart about her.

6.Although he was a newcomer in the company, the boss thought he had a hand in this thing.

7. Whenever we asked Mr.Johnson for money for the charity, he responded with an open hand.

8. On hearing the news the mother ate her heart out ．

9. The teacher tried his best to explain the mathematic problem, but Mike still scratched his head.

10. In the eye of Jerry, his wife is the most beautiful lady in the world.