16.“I just can’t swallow that claim” illustrates the metaphor that ________.( )
A. ideas are people B. ideas are food
C. ideas are products D. ideas are commodities
17. “Their marriage is on its last legs” illustrate the metaphor about ________.( )
A. love is madness B. love is a patient
C. love is magic D. love is a physical force
18. “A green Christmas” refers to ________.( )
A. a Christmas with vigor and energy
B. a Christmas full of jealousy and envy
C. a Christmas without snow
D. a Christmas with fruit and vegetables
19. “A black mood” refers to ________.( )
A. a person always in a good temper
B. a fit of depression, bad temper usually temporary, though perhaps recurring
C. a person always in a bad temper is due to fail
D. a dying person who has always a bad temper
