Below is adapted from an English dictionary. 
小题1:What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “
G reen shoots have begun to appear in different markets”?
| A．Change in policy. | B．High prices. |
| C．Environmental protection. | D．Signs of recovery. |
小题2:Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Joshua —he’s ________ since we last met!”
| A．shot out | B．shot up | C．shot through | D．shot down |
小题3:When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are ________.
| A．shooting the breeze | B．shooting yourself in the foot |
| C．shooting your mouth off | D．shooting questions at somebody |
小题4:Choose a word to complete the sentence “The ________, which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by, was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”
| A．shooter | B．shoot | C．shooting | D．shot |
