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“Chengyus” are a type of traditional Chinese idioms which consists of four characters. They were commonly used in ancient Chinese literature and are still widely used in spoken Chinese. Though only four characters, Chengyus often have a deep meaning behind them. If you’re ever looking to get a complex point across quickly, then there’s no better way than four characters Chengyu in Chinese!

①This chengyu comes from a fable. Once there was a man in the Chu state who dropped his sword into the river. He immediately cut a mark on the side of his boat to indicate the place where his sword fell. When the boat reached to the opposite side of the river, he dived into the water below the mark to look for his sword. However, he couldn’t find the sword as the boat had been moving but the sword hadn’t.

②This originates from an ancient story. During the Spring and Autumn Period, duke Huan of the Qi state led his troops to attack the Guzhu kingdom. They left in spring and when they came back it was already winter. Therefore, they lost on their way back. Then someone in the troops suggested to place an old horse in front of the troops to guide the way. Finally they managed to reach home by following the old horse.

③This chengyu is also from a fable from Warring States Period by Han Fei. Once there was a peasant in the Song state. There was a tree stump (树桩) in his field. One day a rabbit dashed itself against the tree stump and broke its neck while he was working in the field. He was very happy to get the dead rabbit without any effort. Since then, he stopped ploughing the fields. He just stood by the stump waiting for another rabbit to hit into the tree itself again. After a few days without any gains, he realized that he wouldn’t get another rabbit by luck. By then, however, his field withered (枯萎的) due to the lack of care.

1.The man in the Chu state can’t find the sword due to __________. ①a changing circumstances ②his flexible thinking ③a stupid approach ④being too serious

A ①②

B ③④

C ①③

D ②④

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“cut a mark on the side of his boat to indicate the place where his sword fell”他在他的船上划个记号，标出他的剑落下的地方；和最后一句的“he couldn’t find the sword as the boat had been moving but the sword hadn’t.”他找不到剑，因为船一直在移动，而剑却没有。可知，这个人刻舟求剑，用的是一种很愚蠢、死板的方法，也没有考虑到环境的变化。故选C。

2.The second chengyu stresses the importance of _______.

A young age

B experience

C difficulties

D environment

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第二个成语故事的最后两句可知，他们最后用一匹老马（经验丰富）来引路，成功回家。“老马识途”强调的是经验的重要性。故选B。

3.Which word can replace the underlined word “dashed”?

A Protected.

B Hit.

C Greeted.

D Followed.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线单词后文的“waiting for another rabbit to hit into the tree itself again”可知，那只兔子“撞到”树桩上了。故选B。

4.What does the third chengyu tell us?

A Good luck is often with the man who doesn’t require it.

B The harder you work, the luckier you get.

C Never wait for gains without pains.

D Bad luck often brings good luck.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段“守株待兔”的成语故事，尤其是其最后两句，可知，天上不会总掉馅饼，不能坐等不劳而获。故选C。