A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms（習(xí)語），though my teacher mentioned the importance again and again．But soon，the importance of English idioms was shown in a funny experience．

One day，I happened（碰巧）to meet an Englishman on the road with his friend，and soon we began to talk．As l was talking about how l was studying English，the foreigner seemed to be surprised，gently shaking his head，shrugging（聳一聳）his shoulders，saying，“You don't say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled．I thought，perhaps this was not a right topic．So I'd better change the topic．I said to him， “Well，shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way，have you ever been there?” “Certainly．everyone will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it．It is fantastic．” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide．“The Great wall is one of the wonders in the world．We are very proud of it．” Soon I was interrupted（打斷）again by his order “You don’t say!”．I couldn’t help（忍不住）asking，“Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well，I didn’t ask you to do so，” he answered in surprise．I said，“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

Hearing this，the Englishman laughed to tears．He began to explain，“ ‘You don't say!’ actually means ‘really?’．It is an expression of surprise．Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms．” I knew I hadn't understood him．Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions．

1．What does “You don't say!” mean in this passage?

A．Really?                                 B．Please don't say anything．

C．Don't continue to say．                    D．Pardon?

2．The writer didn't understand the Englishman because _________．

A．he didn't listen carefully                               B．he didn't talk about a right topic

C．he didn't know the Great Wall well                D．he didn't pay attention to English idioms

3．The writer realized the important of English idioms _________．

A．the Englishman's friend told him                  B．his teacher said to him

C．he had a funny experience                 D．the Englishman gave him the advice

【小題1】你每天花多少小時讀英語?
_______ _______hours do you read English every day?
【小題2】喝牛奶對你的健康有號處。
Drinking milk is ______ ______your health．
【小題3】對不起，我太忙了，或許下次吧。
Sorry，I’m so busy．Maybe ________ ________．
【小題4】你應(yīng)該喝點加蜂蜜的熱茶。
You should drink some hot tea _______ _______．
【小題5】一假期里你打算干什么?
一我打算照顧我的妹妹。
一What are you doing for vacation?
一I _______ ________ my sister．

—Now, we come to this sentence “You’ll make it if you try.”

—Excuse me, sir. What does “you’ll make it” mean?

—Good question! It means you’ll ________.

一What  _______  do you need to make it?
一We need bread，cheese，lettuce and eggs．

It keeps your insides from falling out. It helps you warm up when you are cold, and it can cool you off when you are hot. It lets you feel things by touch.
What is this? Your skin（皮膚）, of course! What does you skin ask for return for all the wonderful things it does? Just a little care!  So let’s learn how to take care of our skin.
Like the heart and stomach, your skin is an organ （器官）．In fact, it is the largest organ in your body．Unless there’s a problem, you may not think about your skin very much．But skin has an important job to do．
Your skin is protecting you．Your skin keeps you from getting sick．When you take care of your skin, you are helping your skin do its job．Taking care of your skin today will help you have no problems in the future．
Clean skin is happy skin! One simple way to take care of your skin is to keep it clean．Keeping your hands clean is very important．When washing your hands, use warm water．Wet your hands, and then use soap．You should wash your hands carefully everywhere．
You’ll also want to use warm water, but not too hot, when you take a bath．Use soap to clean your body．Don’t forget under your arms and behind your ears! Your face needs attention, too．It’s a good idea to wash your face once or twice a day with warm water．
【小題1】We can infer（ 推斷出 ）from Paragraph 3 that __