A: I once heard someone shout, “Look out.” I put my heard out of the window and a bucketful water fell on me. It seems that “Look out” may mean “Don’t look out”.
B: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, “All hands on deck(甲板).” I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.
C: I once called early on an English friend and the servant who came to the door said, “He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour.” When I went again for him, she said, “He’s not down yet.” I said, “If he’s neither up nor down. Where is he?” . In the dialogue the phrase “Look out” actually means “______”.
A.Don’t look out | B.Look out for the water |
C.Be careful | D.Look everywhere |
. The underlined word “them” in the dialogue means _______.
A.my feet | B.my hands | C.the ship | D.the deck |
. “He is not up” and “He is not down” in the dialogue actually means ______.
A.He doesn’t stand up and doesn’t lie down |
B.He doesn’t come up and doesn’t go down |
C.He hasn't turned up and hasn't turned down |
D.He hasn't got up and he hasn't come downstairs |
. The writer writes the dialogue to tell us that ______.
A.English is very interesting if you like it and keep on using it |
B.it is impossible to learn English very well in a short time |
C.language keeps on developing and changing all the time |
D.words and phrases may have different meanings in different situations. |