A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,  31_my teacher said again and again that it was important．

One day, I happened to  32  an Englishman, on the road, and soon we began to  33  ． As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was  34  , I thought, perhaps this is not a  35  topic. Well, I’d  36  change the topic． So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?  37 _ the way, have you ever   3 8  there?”

“Certainly, everyone back home will  39   me if I leave China without seeing  40 . It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of   41  ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “  42  !” I couldn’t  43  asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do  44  ”, he answered, gently surprised．

I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

Hearing this, the Englishman  45   to tears. He began to  46 , “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’. It is an  47  of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention  48  English idioms．”

Then I knew I had made fool of   49  ． Since then I have been more  50  with idioms．

A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,  21  my teacher said again and again that it was important．
One day, I happened to __ 22 _ an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to  __23  ．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!”  I was  24 ___ , I thought, perhaps this is not a __ 25 __ topic．Well, I’d __ 26 change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?  _27 _ the way, have you ever __28__ there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will __29 __ me if I leave China without seeing __30 ．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of  31 ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ __ 32  !” I couldn’t  _33 __ asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do __34__ ”, he answered, gently surprised．
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, the Englishman _ 35__  to tears．He began to __ 36___ ,“‘You don’t say actually means ‘really?’．It is an  _37__  of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention __38___ English idioms．”
Then I knew I had made a fool of __39__ ．Since then I have been more  ___50__  with idioms．

A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,   21  my teacher said again and again that it was important．

    One day, I happened to __ 22 _ an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to  __23   ．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!”  I was   24 ___ , I thought, perhaps this is not a __ 25 __ topic．Well, I’d __ 26  change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?  _27 _ the way, have you ever __28__ there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will  __29 __ me if I leave China without seeing  __30 ．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of   31  ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ __ 32  !” I couldn’t  _33 __ asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do  __34__  ”, he answered, gently surprised．

   I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

   Hearing this, the Englishman _ 35__  to tears．He began to __ 36___ ,“‘You don’t say actually means ‘really?’．It is an   _37__  of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention __38___ English idioms．”

   Then I knew I had made a fool of __39__ ．Since then I have been more  ___50__  with idioms．

21. A. though                       B. when                       C. if                      D. as

22. A. look                      B. meet                   C. pick up                  D. find out
23. A. walk                     B. talk                      C. play                    D. go
24. A. pleased                   B. angry                   C. afraid                  D. surprised
25. A. proper                    B. strange                    C. safe                     D. polite
26. A. to                            B. better                      C. not                        D. like
27. A. On                           B. In                         C. All                        D. By
28. A. gone                       B. visited                     C. seen                 D. been
29. A. look at                   B. think of                 C. send for                 D. laugh at
30. A. it                             B. them                   C. anything                  D. something
31.A. interesting           B. interest                C. interests                   D. interested
32. A. Really                    B. Good                      C. You don’ t say             D. You are right

33. A. be                            B. help                       C. think                 D. do
34. A. this                       B. so                         C. anything                 D. me a favor
35. A. laughed                  B. cried                       C. moved                 D. came
36. A. explain                     B. shout                  C. prove                  D. say
37. A. experience               B. expression             C. explanation              D. example
38. A. for                           B. to                         C. at                          D. in
39. A. me                         B. myself                 C. him                       D. himself
40. A. helpful                      B. popular                  C .careful                 D. satisfied