A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher told us the impor

A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’？” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
【小题1】A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because     .A．I had no interest in themB．English idioms were very difficultC．I did not realize the importance of themD．my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them【小题2】At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant     .A．I had talked too muchB．I had to stop talkingC．he was not interested in the topicD．he was only interested in the Great Wall【小题3】“… was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means     .A．interestingB．importantC．terribleD．unlucky【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.B．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.C．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.【小题5】After the Englishman explained the idiom,     .A．I felt very sillyB．the Englishman became a real foolC．I became more carefully in everythingD．I thought the Englishman had made me a foolC