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Long ago, people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall. Today, if a girl acts like she is better than everyone else, you might say she should “get off her high horse.”

Yesterday, my children wanted me to take them to the playground. But I had to finish my work, so I told them to “hold your horses” — wait until I finish what I am doing. My two boys like to compete against each other and play in a violent way. I always tell them to stop “horsing around” or someone could get hurt.

We live in a small town. It does not have any exciting activities to offer visitors. My children call it a “one-horse town.”

Last night, I got a telephone call while I was watching my favorite television show. I decided not to answer it because “wild horses could not drag me away” from the television — there was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do.

Sometimes you get information “straight from the horse’s mouth.” It comes directly from the person who knows most about the subject. Let us say your teacher tells you there is going to be a test tomorrow. You could say you got the information “straight from the horse’s mouth.”

You may have heard this expression, “You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.” That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.

11. How many idioms(习语) about “horse” does the passage talk about?

A. 5 B. 6

C. 7 D. 8

12. What’s the probable meaning of “hold your horses”?

A. wait a moment B. stop working

C. keep on trying D. never do that again

13. When you get the information “straight from the horse’s mouth”, it means the information is_____....

A. reliable B. false

C. useless D. frightening

14. When someone forces you to do something as he advises, you can say “______” to him.

A. hold your horses

B. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink