Below is adapted from an English dictionary.

小题1:What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets”?
A.Change in policy.
B.High prices.
C.Environmental protection.
D.Signs of recovery.小题2:Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Joshua —he’s ________ since we last met!”
A.shot out
B.shot up
C.shot through
D.shot down小题3:When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are ________.
A.shooting the breeze
B.shooting yourself in the foot
C.shooting your mouth off
D.shooting questions at somebody小题4:Choose a word to complete the sentence “The ________, which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by, was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”
A.shooter
B.shoot
C.shooting
D.shot