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C. the goddess of fortune
D. a wealthy lady
10.English speakers usually give small gifts to
（ ）
on his or her birthday.
A. a casual friend
B. a new acquaintance
C. a public servant
D. a good friend
11.
（ ）
can function as an appropriate reply to an invitation.
A. “Thank you very much. I’ll come if I’m free then”
B. “Thank you very much. But I can’t accept your invitation”
C. “That would be nice. Thank you”
D. “Thank you, I’ll try to come”
12.When you want to compliment the new coat Mary wears, you can say
（ ）
.
A. “I like your new coat.”
B. “That’s very nice coat you’re wearing. It must be very expensive.”
C. “You look much younger in this coat.”
D. “How much did you pay for this coat?”
13.The proverbial expression “life is but a walking shadow” is derived from the works of
（ ）
.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. John Milton
C. Francis Bacon
D. William Shakespeare
14.In English culture “green” is often associated with
（ ）
.
A. experience
B. an old age
C. jealousy
D. failure
15.“A pedant or erudite female intellectual” can be referred to as
（ ）
.
A. a blue ribbon
B. a blue stocking
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