A、penny-ante

B、penny wise

C、penny pincher

D、pretty penny

正确答案：D

5、Which of the following phrases can be translated into “生活富裕、过得很阔气” ？

A、live high off the hog

B、get on one’s high hog

C、on a high horse

D、get off one’s high horse

正确答案：A

6、You paid only one hundred dollars per month to rent that apartment ? That was （） bang for your buck

A、more

B、really

C、the most

D、true

正确答案：ABCD

7、Low-paying jobs are （） but it’s hard to find a good one.

A、a dime a dozen

B、a dime and dozen

C、a dime and dozens

D、dimes and dozens

正确答案：A

8、The car was so expensive! I can't afford it, and I don't want to break the （）.

A、bank

B、band

C、card

D、road

正确答案：A

9、The phrase “burn a hole in one’s pocket” is usually applied to money, suggesting that the person with the money feels the need to spend it quickly.

正确答案：√

10、It's time to roll up your （） and get the job done.

A、collar

B、sleeves

C、carpet

D、tablecloth

正确答案：B

第三章测试

1、Girly girl is a girl or woman who chooses to dress and behave in a traditionally feminine style, and talking about relationships and other activities which are associated with the traditional gender role of a girl.

正确答案：√

2、I guess I don't have much of a . Every year I plant cabbage, beans and sweet corn in my backyard but all I ever get is a lot of weeds.

A、greenhorn

B、green thumb

C、green hand

D、green power

正确答案：B

3、When you are in a situation where you make a plan as you go, you're " "

A、playing it by ear

B、playing it by score

C、playing by the book

D、playing it safe

正确答案：AB

4、Mary resented always to her older sister.

A、playing second fiddle

B、playing first fiddle

C、playing hard

D、playing ball

正确答案：A

5、She says he led her astray, but it .

A、takes two to tango

B、takes two to make a quarrel

C、takes two to cooperate