Expressions about water are mostly as common as water itself.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. Hot water was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle. That no longer happens. But we still get “in hot water”. When we are in hot water, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble, serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother if he walks in the house with dirty shoes.
“Being in deep water” is somewhat like being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position. Imagine a person who can not swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you don’t have the ability to solve. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market.
“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.
“Water over the dam” is another expression about past events. It is something that is finished, and cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water has floated over a dam and cannot be brought back again. When a friend is troubled by a mistake he or she has made, you might tell him or her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression “to hold water” is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about . It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes; if it does not hold water, then, it is weak and not worth debating.
“Throwing cold water” also is an expression that deals with ideas or proposals. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems, but your wife throws cold water on the idea because she says a new car costs too much.
1.Don’t cheat in this exam! Or you’ll if you are caught cheating by the teacher.
A. be in hot wate B. have to hold water
be in deep water D.
keep your head above water
2.The expression using water in Paragraph has almost the same meaning as “Things done cannot be undone.”
A. 3 B. 4 5 D. 6
3.We can see from this passage that many of the expressions using water have meanings.
A. double B.
unpleasant close
D. moral
4.The best title for this passage should be .
A. The history of water B. Cold water or hot water
Water and it culture D.
Expressions concerning water
A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow ＄5000 . The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls Royce into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the ＄5000 and the interest, which comes to ＄15.41.
The loan officer says, “ We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow＄5000?”
Laughing, the businessman replies, “ Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for ＄15?”
1.The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of .
A. borrowing＄5000 B. meeting the loan officer
finding a place to park his car
D. showing how
rich he is
2.The loan officer is puzzled because .
A. he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank
B. he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank
he never thought the businessman
could drive a Rolls Royce
D. he thinks＄5000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman
3.The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means“ ”.
A. security B.
payment reward
D. deal
4.Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?
A. Honest B. Clever
Rich D. Kind
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day , a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had ten cents left. He was hungry so he decided to 1for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his courage 2a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 3so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 4, and then asked, “ How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she 5. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a 6.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 7, but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before that point.
Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were completely confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 8to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 9, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 10his eyes. Immediately, he 11and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
12in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 13her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 14to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 15attention to her case.
After a long 16the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 17the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval . He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 18that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked , and the note on the side of the bill caught her 19. She read these words: “ Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 20silently. “ Thank you , God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
1.A . call B.
make 
beg D.
prepare
2.A. while B.
when though D.
unless
3.A. thirsty B.
lazy tired D.
hungry
4.A. slowly B.
unexpectedly steadily
D. hurriedly
5.A. announced B.
shook replied D.
doubted
6.A. reward B.
kindness hand D.
value
7.A. physically B.
mentally normally D.
properly
8.A. up B.
for on D.
in
9.A. rich B.
famous unknown D.
poor
10.A. fixed B.
consulted filled D.
concentrated
11.A. rose B.
raised got D.
left
12.A. Worn B.
Having Putting D.
Dressed
13.A. recognized B.
knew spared D.
regained
14.A. desired B.
declared determined D.
declined
15.A. special B.
ordinary 
normal D.
no
16.A. decision B.
preparation struggle D.
debate
17.A. ordered B.
requested confused D.
compromised
18.A. negative B.
uncertain positive D.
obvious
19.A. presentation B.
preference attention
D. arrangement
20.A. praised B.
pretended pressed D.
prayed
We walked the small lake and found several boats the water.
A. along; on B. along; in 
around; on D. round; in
When you read English texts, you’d better make a mark you have any questions.
A. at which B. at where 
the place where D. where
When I did well in the exams, my father usually looked at me and reminded me to keep modest.
A. happy B. happily 
more happy D. happiness
