(单选题)

Nobody can imagine that Mr. Wang, the richest man in the city, was ______ when he was twenty.

A.hot under the collar

B.down in the dumps

C.as poor as a church mouse

D.as cool as a cucumber

参考答案：C

参考解析：

考查俚语。句意：没人会想到，本市最有钱的王先生在他20岁时只是一个穷小子。A项“怒气冲冲”；B项“闷闷不乐”；C项“一贫如洗”；D项“泰然自若”。该句中的the richest man和C项中的表达相对应。故选C。

知识点：俚语英语专业基础知识词汇教师招聘-小学英语