單詞 “cliche” 來(lái)自法語(yǔ)，它的意思是 “老生常談、陳詞濫調(diào)”。英語(yǔ)中有些習(xí)語(yǔ)、句子和短語(yǔ)被使用的頻率很高，人們聽多了后就覺(jué)得這些詞語(yǔ)變得沒(méi)有什么意思了。你還在使用這些老套的詞語(yǔ)嗎？做下面六道題，讓你的英語(yǔ)詞匯與時(shí)俱進(jìn)。

1. Complete the cliche which means that a good result is a good result even if there were difficulties: All's well that ______.

a) finishes fine

b) stops safe

c) ends well

d) closes clear

2. Complete the cliche which means that someone is very old: He was as old ______.

a) as the mountains

b) as the sea

c) as the sky

d) as the hills

3. Complete the cliche that means you have to work hard to achieve something: No pain, ______.

a) no good

b) no benefit

c) no help

d) no gain

4. Complete the cliche which means a small part of something bigger: It was the ______ of the iceberg.

a) top

b) tip

c) bottom

d) end

5. Complete the cliche which means someone is in a bad mood: He woke up ______.

a) on the wrong side of the bed

b) in the kitchen cupboard

c) at the end of the garden

d) in the car without the keys

6. Complete the cliche which means it's clear that something bad is going to happen: The writing ______.

a) is on the floor

b) is on the roof

c) is on the wall

d) is on the fence

答案

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