| 阅读理解。 |
| Mary didn't understand such sentences as " He is blue today", "He has a green thumb", "He has told a little white lie" and so on. And she went to her teacher for help. Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentences. What do they mean? Mrs Smith: In everyday English, 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: Would you give me an example for " a white lie"? Mrs Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cakes. In fact you don't like it, but you won't say it. Instead, you say, " No, thanks. I'm not hungry." That's a white lie. Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much. |
| 1. Blue sometimes means sad in _______ English. |
| A. good B. spoken C. written D. poor |
| 2. I don't have a green thumb, so my plants _______. |
| A. die off B. grow well C. look nice D. are good |
| 3. Tom is _______ to climb the tree. He's yellow. |
| A. happy B. clever C. glad D. afraid |
| 4. He didn't like me to know the _______of the accident. He told me a white lie. |
| A. reason B. result C. meaning D. time |
| 5. He is _______ today because his father is ill. |
| A. blue B. yellow C. green D. white |