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— What do you think of the speech?

— Forget it. It is ________ than I thought.

A. far more boring B. even more interested

C. much more bored D. more interesting

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Usually _______ questions are longer, so we must use longer sentences to speak more ______ to others.

A. polite; politely B. politely; polite

C. impolite; impolitely D. impolitely; impolite

Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.

( MUSIC)

Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. When they are red-hot, they are very angry about something. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say such music is red-hot.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.

Blue is a cool color. The blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow and sad. Someone who is blue is very sad.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in the stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green. Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back of the paper money.

The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day.

(MUSIC)

I’m Warren Scheer. Listen again next week for another Words and Their Stories program in Special English on the Voice of America.

1.We say you are in the pink when you are _______________.

A. very sad B. very happy

C. in good health D. feeling well

2.What does the word “ upset” mean ?

A. happy B. sad

C. satisfied D. active

3.We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a __________ day.

A. red B. green

C. pink D. black

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

A. People in the USA use black to express heat.

B. If you are blue, you are very happy.

C. Green is a natural color for humans.

D. If you have a sick feeling in the stomach, you feel a little green.

5.What is this passage probably written for?

A. A radio program. B. A news report.

C. A telephone call. D. A TV play.

— Many students don’t know how to __________stress and become worried.

— I think they’d better ask their teachers for help.

A. argue with B. quarrel with

C. come up with D. deal with

If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.

Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty(不确定) in such positive（积极的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.

When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨询）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school（研究院）. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.

She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent.

The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.

1. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .

A. being out of work is a sad thing

B. uncertainty is what makes life interesting

C. life in a film is more exciting than real life

D. chance never appears when we need it

2.What troubles Allison after graduation?

A. She couldn’t find a well-paid job.

B. She had no money to start a business.

C. She was not sure what to do.

D. She didn’t score high enough for graduate school.

3. How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?

A. Uncertain. B. Amazed. C. Sorry. D. Satisfied.

4.What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A. How to deal with uncertainty.

B. What role uncertainty plays in life.

C. Why people fear uncertainty.

D. Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.

Why not ______ your teacher for advice when you don’t know ______ the problems?

A. ask; what to do with B. to ask; how to deal with

C. ask; what to deal with D. to ask; how to do with

It’s easy ________you to say sorry, but remember __________ be late again.

A. for; not to B. for; don’t

C. of; not to D. of; to

---You look so , don't you?

--- Yes, I've got a birthday present.

A. sad B. happy

C. tired D. worried

阅读短文，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B、C）中，选出最佳选项。

Do you know Roma people? They were called Gypsies（吉普赛人）by Europeans because they thought they came from Egypt(a country in Africa). About a thousand years ago, the Roma people left their homeland. They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place. They have no real homeland.

Today, the Roma are now living all over the world. They have kept their language and many customs. For example, it’s important for Roma to marry other Roma. It’s also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry. Roma people get married when they are young, sometimes even as young as 14.

Romany is the language of the Roma people, which was written down only recently. Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world, their language has developed in many different ways. It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part.

Roma music is famous all over the world, because many Roma throughout history have been musicians. Their music has influenced many other kinds of music, like classical and jazz.

Roma don’t usually assimilate（同化） into host countries. Over many centuries, governments have forbidden them to marry each other, travel or wear their traditional bright clothes. They have their gold taken away from them-treasures（财富） from their parents and grandparents. They have been taken as slaves（奴隶）, and have been forced to change their names.

But today, the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture. “There is a will within us to continue to live as a people,” says George Kaslov, whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago. “All the other ethnic（种族） groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going; they lose their customs and language. But not the Roma, We hold out.”

1.What does the underlined word “nomads” in the 1st paragraph mean?

A．People who move from place to place.

B．People who come from Roma.

C．People who have their own homeland.

2.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．George Kaslov has a strong will to live on.

B．The Roma still keep their customs and language.

C．The Roma are finding ways to keep the gold of their own.

3.What can we infer（推断） about the Roma according to the passage?

A．Most of the Roma live in very unusual houses.

B．Most Roma get married either when they are very young or very old.

C．Their culture is very different from other European cultures.

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To tell readers about an interesting culture.

B．To tell us why the Roma need our help.

C．To show us how all people are similar.

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Brave Roma Travelers

B．Famous Roma Music.

C．The Roma: Past and Present

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