Have you ever seen blue ice cream topped with black fruits? That sounds foreign and not delicious at all! That’s the power of colors．It could either make your dinner more delicious or spoil(搞糟)the whole table．

    Scientists have found that blue may make people lose appetite．If you don’t want to eat too much at your classmate’s birthday party，put your cake on a blue plate．You’ll stop eating soon．

    Why is it that people don’t feel like eating when they see blue? It’s all in their mind．

    People relate the color of food they see with food in their memory．But where does one find blue food? There are almost no blue leafy vegetables and no blue meat．So people get a “foreign” or “strange” feeling about the food itself．

    Also，people naturally try to avoid being poisoned(中毒)．For thousands of years，blue．purple and black were “color warning signs”．Foods of these colors are most probably poisonous．

    Then what are tasty colors? Scientists say people feel like eating more when they see red and colors close to it．These fire people’s hunger neurons(神经元)and make the blood run faster．

    So what should go into dishes? You need to think it over before helping your mum with dinner．

1．In Chinese，the underlined word “lose appetite” is _____________________________．

2．If you put your food on a blue plate，you’ll __________________________．

3．People think that __________________________ are dangerous signs．

4．People may eat more when __________________________ because they fire people’s neurons and make the blood run faster．

5．The title of this massage should be __________________________．

Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party instead.

While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(凭证) in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet(床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game. It’s the following riddle…” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.

When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.

1.The two girls and John were in the same _________.

A. group   B. family    C. team     D. class

2. John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage.

A. far         B. poor      C. rich       D. small

3.How did John get the prize during the party?

A. By helping others

B. By asking for help.

C. By getting good grades in study

D. By winning the math game.

4.John _________ with the shopping certificate after the party.

A. watched a basketball match

B. saw a movie

C. bought something to wear

D. made a phone call

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. John wasn’t good at math.

B. The two girls helped John in a proper way.

C. The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize.

D. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party.

Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(凭证) in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet(床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game. It’s the following riddle…” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way

1. 1.

   The two girls and John were in the same _________

   1. A.
      group
   2. B.
      family
   3. C.
      team
   4. D.
      class
2. 2.

   John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage

   1. A.
      far
   2. B.
      poor
   3. C.
      rich
   4. D.
      small
3. 3.

   How did John get the prize during the party?

   1. A.
      By helping others
   2. B.
      By asking for help
   3. C.
      By getting good grades in study
   4. D.
      By winning the math game
4. 4.

   John _________ with the shopping certificate after the party

   1. A.
      watched a basketball match
   2. B.
      saw a movie
   3. C.
      bought something to wear
   4. D.
      made a phone call
5. 5.

   Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      John wasn’t good at math
   2. B.
      The two girls helped John in a proper way
   3. C.
      The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize
   4. D.
      John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party

　　　 Betty and I are best friends.Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together.But this year, we had a costume party (化装舞会) instead.

While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John？” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class.I wrinkled (皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day.How could he even afford a costume？” Mum said nothing.The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed.We discussed it for a long time.Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently.John arrived, in an old sheet (床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual.We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups.Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it's time for the great prize game.It's the following riddle...” It was a math game.None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

Everything went on well as we planned.John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week.He felt happy.So did we.

When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.

(　　)6.The two girls and John were in the same________.

　　　 A.group　　 B.family　　　　　　　 C.team　　　　　　 D.class

(　　)7.John's family may be very ________ according to the passage.

　　　 A.far　　　 B.poor　　　　　　　 C.rich　　　　　　 D.small

(　　)8.How did John get the prize, during the party?

　　　 A.By helping others. B.By asking for help.

C.By getting good grades in study.　　 D.By winning the math game.

(　　)9.John ________with the shopping certificate after the party.

　 　 A.watched a basketball match　　　 B.saw a movie

C.bought something to wear　　　　 D.made a phone call

(　　)10.The passage mainly tells us ________.

　　　 A.we can do anything to help others

　　　 B.we should find a proper way when helping others　　 　　　　

　　　 C.helping others means giving them what they need

　　　 D.we should find a surprising way when helping others