26. The English equivalent for “運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋” is ______.（     ）

A. sneakers                                         B. snakes

C. gym shoes                                      D. leather shoes

27. “Wagging one’s forefinger” is used to______. （     ）

A. warn others not to do something

B. greet others

C. arouse others’ interest

D. indicate what others are doing is wrong

28. “To keep one’s own company” means everything below BUT “____”. （     ）

A. to do one’s own business

B. to have friends around

C. to be not mixed with others

D. to care for only one’s own company

29. The metaphor that “Ideas are food” can be illustrated by _____. （     ）

A. “This is the meaty part of the paper”

B. “His ideas will live on forever”

C. “I just can’t swallow that claim”

D. “Let me stew over that for a while”

30. In English culture _____are normally a taboo topics. （     ）

A. age and income                               B. clothes and artifacts

C. political beliefs                                D. religious beliefs