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a little bird told me an secret person told me		a scaredy cata person afraid of something
it’s raining cats and dogsit's raining heavily		it’s a dog-eat-dog world only the strongest survive
to have a cowto get very upset		seems a little fishy to meI am suspicious about that

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1. Wow! It's raining cats and dogs today, and I forgot my umbrella!

a)I forgot my umbrella today. b)It's raining heavily. c)Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

2. When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow!

a)My mom was really upset. b)My mom bought a baby cow. c)My mom is really strange.

3. Jean:  How did you know it was my birthday today?     Susan: Oh, a little birdie told me!

a)Jean told Susan it was her birthday. b)Susan told Jean it was her birthday. c)An unnamed person told Susan about Jean’s birthday.

4. Frank: Why didn’t your brother ride the roller coaster with us?       Sam: Oh, he’s such a scaredy cat! He won’t ride on any fast rides.

a)Sam’s brother didn’t go to the roller coaster. b)Sam’s brother is afraid to ride the roller coaster. c)Sam’s brother is a cat.

5. When the telephone salesman told me I could buy some concert tickets for only $10.00 if I gave him my credit card number, it seemed a little fishy to me, so I hung up the phone.

a)I thought he was dishonest and I felt suspicious of him. b)I thought he smelled like a fish and I didn’t like that. c)I thought he was playing a joke.

6. I never learned how to use a computer, so I lost my job to a new employee. It’s a dog-eat-dog world.

a)People treat each other like dogs. b)Only the best will keep their jobs. c)Dogs are eating dogs at the office.

7. This is a suspicious situation.

a)It's fishy. b)It's raining cats and dogs. c)It’s a dog-eat-dog world.

8. My sister got really upset when I drank the last of the milk.

a)She's a scaredy-cat. b)She had a cow. c)A little birdie told me.

9. It's raining and raining and raining!

a)It’s a dog-eat-dog world. b)It's a scaredy-cat. c)It's raining cats and dogs.

10. The best always win.

a)A little birdie told me. b)It’s a dog-eat-dog world. c)It's fishy.

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