Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.
Mary:    Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”
Mary:     I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white
lie”?
Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary:      It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.
Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.
小題1:Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.
A．goodB．spokenC．usualD．poor
小題2:I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.
A．die offB．grow wellC．look niceD．a(chǎn)re good
小題3:David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!
A．happyB．cleverC．braveD．a(chǎn)fraid
小題4:He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.
A．the reasonB．the true storyC．the meaningD．the answer
小題5:He is ______________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.
A．blueB．yellowC．greenD．white

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A

小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad,可知答案為B
小題2:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”可知答案為A
小題3:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容yellow afraid.可知答案為D
小題4:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.可知答案為B
小題5:根據(jù)后文的提示，He is told that his father is seriously ill. 可知答案為A。
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