“
keep one’s own company
”
C.
“
to mind one’s p’s and q’s
”
D.
“
to keep one’s nose clean
”
15.
“
To make a cat laugh
”
means ______.
A. to be tragic
B. to be comic
C. to be proud
D. to be serious
16. In English culture
“
white
”
connotes ______.
A. innocence
B. death
C. cruelty
D. reaction
17. The English equivalent for
“害了红眼病”
is ______.
A. a white hope
B. grey-headed
C. pinkeye
D. green-eyed
18. Uranus is the Roman god of ______.
A. heavens and father of Saturn
B. the sea, son of Saturn and brother of Jupiter
C. agriculture and father of Jupiter
D. the sky and the king of the gods
19. American English and ______ English are two varieties of the English language and they are of equal status.
A. Canadian
B. Australian
C. New Zealandic English
D. British
20. Stamping one’s foot signifies ______ in English body language.
A. anger
B. strength
C. remorse
D. impatience
Ⅱ
. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives can complete the statement and put the answer(s) in the brackets. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)
