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The meanings of colors play an important 1. in our world. What a color pass to a person of the west, may be very 2. to someone in the east. While a bride(新娘) may wear white to her wedding (婚礼) in Europe or America, a bride 3.China may choose to wear a traditional red dress.

Here are some 4.and what they represent (代表,象征) to various people of the world.

RED

In China red is a 5.of luck and is used for many celebrations such as wedding and at the beginning of the New Year. In the United States red represents love and is used during Christmas and so on. Red is also represents 6.and power in the west.

BLUE

People around the world think 7.and the sky with the color blue. For this reason, blue is widely 8.with peace and calm. But to the Cherokees (切罗基族人), blue meant trouble or failure. In the United States we have come to connect the color blue with sadness.

GREEN

In Paris, all garage collectors are clothed in green, drive green trucks and the bins are also green. In many parts of the world, 9.has become a symbol of kindness and the earth.

YELLOW

Yellow is a color that symbolizes the sun. In the United States, school buses and taxis are often yellow 10.they can catch the eyes. But to the Egyptians, yellow was a color of mourning (哀悼).

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Twenty years ago ,I drove a taxi for a living . One night I went to _______ a passenger at 2:30am . When I arrived to collect , I found the building was dark except for a single _______ in a ground floor window . I walked to the door and knocked . “Just a minute ,” answered a ________ , elderly voice .

After a _______ pause (停留), the door opened at last . A small woman in her eighties stood before me . By her side was a small suitcase . I took the suitcase to the car , and then ________ to help the woman . She took my arm and we walked _______ toward the car .

She kept thanking me for my ________ .”It’s nothing ,” I told her . “ I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated .‘’

“Oh ,you’re such a good man ,” she said . When we got into the taxi , she gave me a/an _______ , and then asked , “Could you drive through downtown ? ”

“It’s not the shortest way ,” I answered quickly .

“Oh , I’m in no hurry ,” she said . I’m on my way to a hospice (临终医院).I don’t have any _______ left . The doctor says I don’t have a chance of living very long . I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (表).

For the next two hours ,we drove through the city . She _______ me the building

Where she had once worked , the neighborhood where she had lived , and the furniture shop where she had gone dancing as a girl . Sometimes she’d ask me to _______ in front of a special building and would sit looking straight into the ________ , saying nothing .

At dawn(黎明) , she suddenly said , “I’m tired . Let’s go now.”

We drove ________ to the address she had given me .

“How much do I pay for you ?” she asked . “Nothing ,” I said . “You have to make a living ,” she answered .

“Oh , there are other passengers ,” I answered . Almost without thinking , I bent and gave her a _______.

She held on to me tightly .Our hug ended with her remark ,

“You gave an old woman a little moment of _________.”

1.A. pick up B. play with C. look after D. call up

2.A. from B. light C. .room D. shape

3.A. strange B. nice C. happy D. weak

4.A. terrible B. long C. sudden D. short

5.A. rushed B. offered C. returned D. decided

6.A. quickly B. directly C. politely D. slowly

7.A. pity B. support C. kindness D. advice

8.A. address B. order C. smile D. gift

9.A. family B. life C. right D. money

10.A. sent B. told C. showed D. left

11.A. go by B. get out C. run away D. slow down

12.A. world B. darkness C. brightness D. sky

13.A. in silence B. in danger C. in surprise D. in secret

14.A. hug B. lift C. handshake D. answer

15.A. regret B. thought C. hope D. joy

Jehdi and Hassan were businessmen and good friends.

One day they found themselves in a forest. They were tired so they sat down and Jehdi fell asleep.

As Jehdi slept, Hassan saw a wasp (黄蜂) coming from his friend’s nose. It flew toward a pine tree (松树), circled it three times, and then returned to Jehdi’s nose.

When Jehdi woke he said, “Hassan, What a dream! Imagine a big pine tree, like that one there. A wasp flies around it and its buzz (嗡嗡叫) seems to say, ‘You must dig here.’ I dig and I find a big box of gold.”

“Yes, a strange dream,” replied Hassan. “Why don’t you dig around that tree and see if it’s true?”

“My friend, it was just a dream and anyway it’s too hot to dig.”

Hassan said, “If you do not want to dig, I will. Sell your dream to me.”

“How much will you pay?” asked Jehdi.

Hassan agreed to pay 300 coins.

“Never have I made such a business deal. How na?ve (天真的) you are, Hassan!”

The two friends then went to the pine tree Jehdi had dreamed about. Jehdi stood there with a smile on his face to see Hassan start digging. But he laughed on the other side of his face when Hassan dug up a huge box of gold.

After this, Hassan had so much gold that he lived a rich life until his death.

Jehdi often visited him. He would say, “Well, Hassan, how are you? I have come to see my dream.” They would pat(轻拍) each other on the back and laugh. But each time Jehdi went home sadly. He could never buy back his dream.

1.In Jehdi’s dream, he ________.

A. is attacked by a wasp B. digs up a box of gold

C. talks with a wasp D. becomes a wasp himself

2.Jehdi is not willing to dig because_________.

A. he doesn’t believe his dream is true B. he is lazy and doesn’t want to work

C. he is too rich to care about the gold D. he can’t find the tree from his dream

3.Jehdi thinks Hassan is _____ to agree to the deal.

A. smart B. wise C. stupid D. kind

4.The phrase “laughed on the other side of his face” probably means___________.

A. was unhappy about something one was once happy about

B. was excited at something one was once disappointed by

C. laughed so much that one’s face change

D. laughed at other people’s mistake

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