课后练习：

1. English muffins weren’t invented in England French fries in France.

A.while B. not C. either D. nor

2. Sweetmeats are candies sweetbread, which aren’t sweet, aremeat.

A. what B.as C. which D. while

3. We take English for .

A. ground B.great C.granted D. grant

4. But if we explore its , we find that quicksand can workslowly.

A. parade B. paraphrases C. paragraphs D. paradoxes

5. Did you make to Tom for his loss?

A. mend B.mind C. amends D. amend

6. You can through the annals of history.

A. combine B. comb C. tomb D. combat

7. If you have abunch of odds and ends and get rid of of them, what do you call it?

A. one but all B.all only oneC. all but oneD. all besides one

8. Sometimes I think all the English speakers should to an asylum for verbally insane.

A. bepermitted B. be omitted C. vomited D. be committed

9. How can the be hot as hell one day and cold ashell another?

A.climate B. whether C weather D. climb

10. You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language your house can burn up as itburns down.

A. what B. aboutwhich C. of which D. in which

11. My alarm clock at 6 every morning.

A. goes on B. goes off C. gets up D. gets out

答案：1D 2D 3C 4 D 5 C 6B 7C 8D 9C 10 D 11B