6. If a student wants to express his gratitude for professor’s help, he can say ________. （ ）
A. “I am so sorry that I am wasting your time.”
B. “I hope I didn’t disturb you.”
C. “Don’t you mind I disturb you?”
D. “Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help.”
7. When an Englishman says “I was only pulling your leg”, he means ________. （ ）
A. I was only trying to prevent you from making progress.
B. I was only warning you.
C. I was only joking.
D. I was only asking you for help.
8. The first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, is called ________. （ ）
A. Boxing Day B. Easter
C. Thanksgiving Day D. St. Valentine’s Day
9. “To ride one’s high horse” means ________. （ ）
A. to be naughty B. to be energetic
C. to be arrogant D. to be optimistic
10. “________” illustrates the metaphor that ideas are commodities. （ ）
A. What he said left a bad taste in my mouth.
B. Those ideas died off in the Middle Ages.
C. Mathematics has many branches.
D. There is always a market for good ideas.
