Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb(拇指)”, “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

A. Not bad. B. Of course. C. Yes, I’d love to.

A 【解析】此题为听力题,解析略。
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