A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized  the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was showed in an _ experience. One day, I happened to meet an Englishman, on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished, gently shaking his head ,shrugging  his shoulders, saying, "You don't say! You don't say!" I was puzzled, I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic.Well, I had better change the topic. So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?" "Certainly, everybody back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent(,)." He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. "The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it. " Soon I was interrupted  again by his order "You don't say!" I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"  "Well, I didn't request you to do so," He answered, greatly surprised. I said, "Didn't you say you don't say?" Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, "You don't say actually means really? It is an expression of surprise Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms" Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. A year ago, I did not pay attention to English idioms because  _  . A) English idioms were too difficult to master B) I care little about the teacher's instruction C) My teacher didn't emphasize the importance D) I had no interest in English learning
B

Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons. "To which one shall I leave my fortune?" he wondered. "It must be to the cleverest son. But which one is the cleverest?" He called his three sons to him. "Here is some money," he told them, "you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room. Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune." "It is a big room," said the eldest son. "One coin will not buy very much," said the second son. But the youngest son said nothing. He stood and thought, and then he smiled, "Come, brothers," he said, "let us go to the market." The eldest son bought straw with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of straw. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room. The second son bought sand with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of sand. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor. "What did you buy?" the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son. "You don't have any straw." "Yes, what did you buy?" the second son asked angrily. "You don't have any sand." "I bought this," said the youngest son. "A candle!" cried his brothers. "What good is a candle?" "Watch", said the youngest son. He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor. It was filled with light! "Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons," the old merchant said. And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light. The youngest son used   _   to fill the room. A) straw B) candle C) sand D) water
B

Born in 1983 in Arizona, US, Jessica has learned to live her life with her feet. She was born  without arms, and no doctors could figure out why.       There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a "normal"  life.  However,  Jessica ' s father said ,  "I have never shed a tear about her birth condition. "  With the  support of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to  explore the world with her feet.        As a child, Jessica studied dance in her home town. When the first performance arrived, she  asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no back row. Nervously, she  took the stage with the other students and performed her routine. When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and the confidence to continue dancing for 14 years.       After graduating from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona, where she earned a bachelor' s degree in Psychology. When talking about her major, she frequently explainsthat psychology has a great effect on her life, helping her out of a physical limitation.      During college, Jessica signed up for a club of Taekwondo   and learned all of the color1 belt material. The instructors created a course that would be accessible to any future armless students. Jessica became the first armless person to earn a black belt in the club.      Jessica' s most famous accomplishment was learning how to fly. It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to find the right aircraft. She received the Cuinness World Record for being the first person permitted to fly an airplane with only her feet.   Now Jessica works as a motivational lecturer. She travels the world sharing her story and encouraging people to be creative with the slogan "Think outside the shoe." From what Jessica' s father said. we know that A) he showed sympathy to her B) he had confidence in her C) he lost hope in her D) he felt sorry about her

B