A. Reading comprehension
Read the article ‘Words, Words’, about expressions with the word ‘cat’, on page 18-19 of
English Now
No. 93. Then match the expressions on the left with the correct definition on the right.
| 1. Raining cats and dogs | |
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| a. A short sleep |
| 2. To fight like cat and dog | |
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| b. To give away a secret |
| 3. To play cat and mouse | |
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| c. Cause trouble |
| 4. Has the cat got your tongue? | |
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| d. Very wet weather |
| 5. To let the cat out of the bag | |
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| e. To look very satisfied with yourself |
| 6. Put the cat among the pigeons | |
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| f. To try to trick and confuse someone |
| 7. To look like the cat that got the cream | |
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| g. To continually argue with someone |
| 8. A cat nap | |
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| h. Why don’t you answer me? |