很多國家都在五月的第二個星期日慶祝母親節(jié)，以表達(dá)對母親的愛和感恩。在英語里有一些帶有單詞 “mother” 或 “mum” 的常用表達(dá)，它們大多與 “母親” 的含義相關(guān)，但也有例外。做《英語小測驗(yàn)》，測試你對這些英語表達(dá)的掌握程度。

1. Don’t tell anyone, it’s a secret! OK, ______.

a) mum’s the word

b) mum’s the phrase

c) mum’s the sentence

d) mum’s the book

2. It’s a really big secret, so yes, you must ______.

a) hold mum

b) hug mum

c) keep mum

d) grab mum

3. Which one of these phrases is an expression for your native language?

a) mother voice

b) mother speech

c) mother talk

d) mother tongue

4. There was thunder, lightning and hail like I’ve never seen before. It was ______ storms.

a) the mother of all

b) the mother in all

c) the mother off all

d) the mother about all     

5. Needing something urgently often encourages imaginative thinking. Which phrase has this meaning?

a) necessity is the mother of creation

b) necessity is the mother of invention

c) necessity is the mother of solution

d) necessity is the mother of answers

6. I love walking in the countryside - the fresh air on my face, the trees, the birds... there's nothing better than Mother ______.

a) Organic

b) Forest

c) Countryside

d) Nature         

答案

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