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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 a11.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.
1.Blue sometimes means sad in________English.
A.good B.spoken C.usual D.poor
2.I don’t have a green thumb,so all my plants________.
A.die off B.grow well C.look nice D.are good
3.David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!
A.happy B.clever C.brave D.afraid
4.He didn’t like me to know________of the accident.He told me a white lie at last.
A.the reason B.the true story C.the meaning D.the answer
5.He is ________today.He is told that his father is seriously ill.
A.blue B.yellow C.green D.white
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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.
1.Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.
A.good |
B.spoken |
C.usual |
D.poor |
2.I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.
A.die off |
B.grow well |
C.look nice |
D.are good |
3.David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!
A.happy |
B.clever |
C.brave |
D.afraid |
4.He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.
A.the reason |
B.the true story |
C.the meaning |
D.the answer |
5.He is ______________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.
A.blue |
B.yellow |
C.green |
D.white |
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