2. I thought that the exam would be a piece of cake, but it was much harder than expected. easy

3. Sherry really enjoyed chemistry, so writing an essay about it was child’s play. anything that is easy to do

4. Noun phrases I thought that the exam would be a piece of cake, but it was much harder than expected. Sherry really enjoyed chemistry, so writing an essay about it was child’s play.

5. This allows you to prepare good answers and means you won’t have to answer questions off the top of your head during the interview. answering something quickly without having time to think about it

6. His new business plan looked very good on paper. better in theory than in reality

7. This allows you to prepare good answers and means you won’t have to answer questions off the top of your head during the interview. His new business plan looked very good on paper. Prepositional phrases

8. Don’t worry about having butterflies in your stomach before the interview. nervous feeling we get in our stomachs before we do something difficult or important

9. A good interviewer is able to tell very quickly if you’ve done your homework about the company. find out as much as possible about something

10. Don’t worry about having butterflies in your stomach before the interview. A good interviewer is able to tell very quickly if you have done your homework about the company. Verb phrases

11. If you follow the advice I’ve given you today, landing an interview should be as easy as pie. very easy to do

12. It was as plain as day that the young woman was very qualified and had prepared well for the interview. very clear and obvious 一清二楚

13. If you follow the advice I’ve given you today, landing an interview should be as easy as pie. It was as plain as day that the young woman was very qualified and had prepared well for the interview. as…as…

14. More idioms

15. blow one's top become extremely angry A: Was your father upset when you came home at 3 AM? B: He was more than upset. He blew his top!

16. Can you help me with this problem? I've been beating my brains out with it, but I just can't solve it. beat one's brains out try very hard to understand or do something

17. A: I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me? B: He's probably jealous of your success. bad-mouth say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone

18. A: Is something wrong? B: Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps. down in the dumps depressed; blue

19. A. Idiom contest 1. If you are cool as a cucumber, you are ____. A. panicked B. calm or relaxed 2. It is raining cats and dogs, you would ______. A. call a vet B. take an umbrella

20. 3. If it is not your cup of tea, you _____. A. like it B. do not like it 4. If something costs an arm and a leg, it means _______. A. you have to go to hospital B. it is too dear

21. 5. If life is full of opportunity for you, we say the world is your ________. A. oyster B. crab 6. If someone says, “I have butterflies in my stomach”, they are ________. A. nervous B. having a good meal

22. 7. If you say that someone is holding firm, you are saying that _______. A. they are holding a hard object B. they believe in something very strongly

23. B. Wang Chunlan is telling her cousin the story of how she got her first job. Read her story and fill in the blanks.

24. (1) the world was my oyster (2) my cup of tea (3) held firm (4) raining cats and dogs (5) an arm and a leg (6) had butterflies in my stomach (7) as cool as a cucumber Answers

26. dress vt. & vi. 着装, 穿衣 He is dressed very well. 他穿得很漂亮。 你快点穿衣服。 Dress yourself quickly. 供给衣服 ; 为 …… 做衣服 ; 为 …… 选衣服 The princess is dressed by a famous dressmaker. 这位公主的衣裳是由著名的服装师缝制的。

27. n. 衣服 ; 服装 ; 外衣 ; 礼服 He was in special dress for the ceremony. 他穿了身特别的衣服来参加典礼。 常用词组 dress up 穿着打扮 ; 装饰 She likes to dress up for a party. 她喜欢把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮去参加晚会。

28. ____ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor. (2005 湖南 ) A. Dressed B. To dress C. Dressing D. Having dressed

29. in surprise 吃惊地, 惊奇地, 相当于 surprisedly. 他惊讶地看着我。 He looked at me in surprise. 【拓展】 to one’s surprise 使某人惊讶的是 take…by surprise 出乎 …… 意料 ; 对 …… 突然袭击

30. 他突然出现在门口，这使我感到意外。 He took me by surprise when he suddenly appeared at the door. 使我惊讶的是他物理得了满分。 To my surprise he got full marks in the physics test. 类似结构： in peace = peaceful(ly) in silence = silent(ly)

31. He asked me ______, “Did you find the volcano?” A. to my surprised B. to his surprise C. in surprise D. in surprised