日常英语小测试
Complete the sentences by circling the correct option(a,b,c,d).
完成句子，圈出正确的选项(a,b,c,d)。
1. The phone's been ringing off the hook
a. The phone isn’t working
b. The phone is engaged
c. The phone won’t stop ringing
2. I was all at sea
a. I have been sailing
b. I didn’t know where to go
c. I felt sick
3. play fast and loose
a. to do something carelessly
b. to play football well
c. to lose a game
4. pipe down
a. be quiet
b. stop smoking
c. look beneath you
5. gift of the gab
a. to receive a gift of food
b. to be able to talk very fluently
c. to shout at someone
6. bed of roses
a. a very painful experience
b. a very pleasant experience
c. sleeping outside
7. settle a score
a. to celebrate a goal in football
b. to help someone
c. to get revenge
8. loose cannon
a. an unpredictable person
b. someone who is bad with money
c. someone who is lazy
9. every cloud has a silver lining
a. sometimes people who look poor can be rich
b. after the rain there will always be sunshine
c. even the most terrible things have some positive aspect
10. top brass
a. the chiefs in an organisation
b. very expensive
c. very new