People love proverbs. They are always impressed because the proverbs express a lot of information in just a few words. A good proverb quickly sums up ideas that are sometimes hard to express. And the person can understand it at once.

Proverbs come from two main places-ordinary people and famous people. These two sources（）are not always distinct（明显的）. Common and popular proverbs are often used by famous people. And the common people often borrow something that is said or written down by a well-known person. For example, "Bad news travels fast" probably comes from the experience of housewives. However, "All's well that ends well" was written by the famous writer-William Shakespeare.

Proverbs are used everywhere in the world. If you can understand a culture's proverbs, you can better understand the culture itself. There are many different ways that we use proverbs in our life. Here are some examples.

Proverbs can	Proverbs	Meanings
give advice	①A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Something you have is better than something you might get.
teach a lesson	② Money doesn't grow on trees.	It isn't easy to get money.
express a com- mon truth	③One person's meat is another one's poison （毒药）.	What one person loves, another person may hate.
give a warning	④____________	Don't plan on a good result until it actually happens.

 

 
【小题1】请将表格中的①②③句谚语与下列图片匹配。将图片字母代号填写在横线上。
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A B     C
【小题2】请从文中找出第一段画线单词it指代的内容。
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【小题3】请从文中找出第二段的段落大意句。
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【小题4】请将画线句子“There are many different ways that we use proverbs in our life. ”译为汉语。
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【小题5】请选出表格中④处所缺的谚语。__________

A．One finger can't lift a small stone.

B．Don't count your chickens before they hatch（孵化）.

C．You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.