1. Which of the following sentences contains a cliché? A. She'll be as tired as a runner after a marathon if she doesn't get a good night's sleep.

B. I thought the exam was going to be difficult, but it turned out to be a piece of cake.

C. We need to make our travel plans now before all the tickets sell out and we're stuck at home.

D. When he finally came in out of the cold, he curled up by the fireplace like a cat in a beam of sunlight.