2018-11-09 小测验 — 日常英语中的陈词滥调

单词 “cliche” 来自法语，它的意思是 “老生常谈、陈词滥调”。英语中有些习语、句子和短语被使用的频率很高，人们听多了后就觉得这些词语变得没有什么意思了。你还在使用这些老套的词语吗？做下面六道题，让你的英语词汇与时俱进。

1. Complete the cliche which means that a good result is a good result even if there were difficulties: All’s well that ______.

a) finishes fine

b) stops safe

c) ends well

d) closes clear

2. Complete the cliche which means that someone is very old: He was as old ______.

a) as the mountains

b) as the sea

c) as the sky

d) as the hills

3. Complete the cliche that means you have to work hard to achieve something: No pain, ______.

a) no good

b) no benefit

c) no help

d) no gain

4. Complete the cliche which means a small part of something bigger: It was the ______ of the iceberg.

a) top

b) tip

c) bottom

d) end

5. Complete the cliche which means someone is in a bad mood: He woke up ______.

a) on the wrong side of the bed

b) in the kitchen cupboard

c) at the end of the garden

d) in the car without the keys

6. Complete the cliche which means it’s clear that something bad is going to happen: The writing ______.

a) is on the floor

b) is on the roof

c) is on the wall

d) is on the fence

答案

1) c, 2) d, 3) d, 4) b, 5) a, 6) c.