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.
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad in________English.
A.goodB.spokenC.usualD.poor
【小题2】I don’t have a green thumb,so all my plants________.
A.die offB.grow wellC.look niceD.are good
【小题3】David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!
A.happyB.cleverC.braveD.afraid
【小题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
【小题5】He is ________today.He is told that his father is seriously ill.
A.blueB.yellowC.greenD.white

“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line. “I have one in my jacket, but I don’t want to   1  and lose my place.”
“OK,” agreed Jane.
Jane waited all day for Jenny to   2  back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be   3 . “She’s just forgotten,” thought Jane. “I don’t want to make her angry.” Still, her money didn’t go   4 . Some classmates, like Jenny, were   5  five dollars a week.
Weeks went by. At last Jane got up enough courage (勇气) to tell her about the money.
“Oh Jane, I   6 !” Jenny said. “I’ll bring the dollar tomorrow.”
The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her buying sweets for Mary and Ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her.   7  she said something in a low voice to the other two girls. Jane felt   8  and asked her teacher if she could go back to the classroom.
In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny’s desk. An   9  came to her. “Jenny’s not   10  lately, and anyway, she really owes (欠) me. Besides, she has all money to buy more. A dollar doesn’t mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”

【小题1】
A.stay B.wait C.leave D.take
【小题2】
A.return B.lend C.take D.pay
【小题3】
A.busy B.happy C.free D.sad
【小题4】
A.up B.on C.far D.back
【小题5】
A.losing B.gettingC.finding D.asking
【小题6】
A.used B.forgot C.understoodD.thought
【小题7】
A.Even B.Again C.Then D.Instead
【小题8】
A.alone B.bad C.hungry D.lucky
【小题9】
A.end B.answer C.idea D.example
【小题10】
A.busy B.pleased C.healthy D.kind

Mary and Donald Smith lived in the same building. Donald 41 a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary. the 4-year-old girl. a new toy. She played with it and said. "This is fun! A few weeks later Donald gave her 42 toy. She played with it and then said. "I'm not 43 in this toy. It doesn't work." For years Donald gave Mary new toys.  and she gave him very good   44   about the toys.

When Mary was 13 years old. Donald showed her a new ball. Mary wanted to 45 the ball with small stones to make it 46 .The company made this change. Mary's idea was a great success! The company sold thousands of the balls.

   That Christmas. Donald gave Mary an  47 gift. He made her vice-president(副总裁) of the toy company. She made $200,000 a year. Her job was lo see 48 the new toys were fun. She worked 49 three or four hours a day at her job, then she had to do her homework.

Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their 50.

1.A. owned        B. rioted        c. owns      D. closes

2.A. other          B. other        C. the other   D. another

3.A. excited       B. interested     C. relaxed    D. bored

4.A. ways         B. designs      C. questions   D. ideas

5.A. fill          B. full         C. add        D. pour

6.A. noisy       B. quiet        C. light        D. future

7.A. special       B. awful        C. amazing      D. useful

8. A. when        B. if            C. as          D. since

9.A.BI           B. in           C. for          D. with

10.A. company       B. toys       C. homework    D. future

 

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