Question

Let's read the conversations and guess the meaning of the following expressions.

It's up to you.	A: What would you like for dinner tonight? B: I'm not sure. What do you want? A: It's up to you. Whatever you want, we wi11 have.
In your dreams!	A: Guess what? This weekend, I caught a fish this big. B: No way. A: Yeah, it was huge! B: In your dreams! It's impossible that you caught a fish that bjg.
Play it by ear.	A: Hey, what do you want to do this weekend? B: I don't know. Maybe we can go to see a movie or have dinner. Why don't we play it by ear? A: Sure. Let's decide as we go a1ong.
Keep my fingers crossed.	A; Hey, How are you? B: Hey, I am doing great. I did well in a job interview yesterday. I really hope to get the job. A: Oh, have you heard back from them? B: No, not yet. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hopefully they’ll ca11 me today.
Miss the point	A: Okay So now do you understand? B: I’m not sure. Can you explain it again? I think I missed the point. A:. All right. I’ll explain it one more time.

1.When someone says“It's up to you!”,he(she)       .

A.wants you to make the decision

B.invites you to have dinner together

C.is not sure what to have for dinner.

2.What does “in your dreams” mean according to the conversations?

A. I’m in your dreams.

B. I love you.

C. I don’t believe you.

3. “ Keep my finger crossed” has the similar meaning to “           “

A.It’s interesting

B.I’m hopeful

C.You’re excellent

4.When we play it by ear”, we will      .

A. play with our ears

B.be busy at the weekend

C. decide what to do as we go along

5.If you don’t understand something and want other people to explain it again, you may say                    .

A. I missed the point

B. It’s up to you

C.In your dreams

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文由几组对话引出了几句实用英语的句子，要求从对话中去猜测它们的含义。告诉我们语言学习要在用中学习，在语境中去理解句子的含义。

1.A 推理判断题。题意：当有人说 “It's up to you!”他（她）是什么意思？A.wants you to make the decision想要你做决定；B.invites you to have dinner together想请你一起吃饭；C.is not sure what to have for dinner.不确定晚饭吃什么。“It's up to you!”意思是“由你决定”，故选A。

2.C 推理判断题。题意：根据对话内容，“in your dreams” 是什么意思？A. I’m in your dreams.我在你的梦中；B. I love you.我爱你；C. I don’t believe you.我不相信你。在对话中A反复说自己捉到了一条大鱼，B始终不相信，最后说的：In your dreams! 可以推测出，其意思是：我不相信你。故选C。

3.B 句义猜测题。题意：“ Keep my finger crossed” 与什么有相似的含义？A.It’s interesting有趣；B.I’m hopeful我抱有希望；C.You’re excellent你很优秀。原对话意思：――哦，收到他们的回音了吗？――还没有，但是我“ Keep my finger crossed”。今天他们有望给我电话。根据语境可以推测出意思是：我抱着希望。故选B。

4.C 推理判断题。题意：当我们“play it by ear”, 我们将要做什么？A. play with our ears 耍我们的耳朵；B.be busy at the weekend周末将会忙碌；C. decide what to do as we go along 随着我们的进程决定做什么。根据对话，B说我们为什么不play it by ear. （见机行事）A说，当然，我们decide as we go along（随着我们的进程决定）。可以推测出这两句含义相当，故选C。

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