Answers:
1. B
2. B
Xiǎo Míng: Qīmò kǎoshì zhǔnbèi de zěnmeyàng?
小明：期末考试准备的怎么样？
Xiao Ming: How about your preparation for the final exam?
Lì Li: Bié tí lā, línshí bàofójiǎo bà le.
丽丽：别提啦，临时抱佛脚罢了。
Li Li: Don’t mention it, it’s just a temporary cramming.
平时 (Píngshí) in normal times; at ordinary times; in peacetime; peacetime
临时 (Línshí) temporary; provisional; interim; for the occasion
准时 (Zhǔnshí) punctual; on time; on schedule
及时 (Jíshí) timely; in time; promptly; without delay; betimes
Xiǎo Xīn zuówǎn áoyè le, yīnwèi tā yào wèile dì èr tiān de kǎoshì línshí bàofójiǎo.
小新昨晚熬夜了, 因为他要为了第二天的考试临时抱佛脚。
Here we can see that the context clue is “抱佛脚 (bàofójiǎo)”, which makes the best match “临时 (línshí)“, hence “临时抱佛脚 (lín shí bàofójiǎo)”.
★Therefore, the correct answers are respectively B and B.
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