Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is in blue today.” “You are yellow.” “ He has a green thumb.（大拇指）” “He has told a white lie.” and so on. . And she went to her teacher for help.

Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a color in each of these sentences. What do they mean?

Mrs Smith: 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: Would you give me an example for a white lie?

Mrs Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact you don’t like it, but you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks, I’m hungry.” That’s a white lie.

Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much..

(  )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.Tom is __________to climb the tree. He’s yellow..

A. happy        B. clever      C. glad           D. afraid

(  )4. He didn’t like me to know __________of the accident. He told me a white lie.

A. the reason        B. the true story                 C. the meaning       D. the answer

(  )5. He is _________today. He is told his father is ill.

A. blue           B. yellow             C. green         D. white

Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is in blue today.” “You are yellow.” “ He has a green thumb.（大拇指）” “He has told a white lie.” and so on. . And she went to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a color in each of these sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs Smith: In everyday English, Mary , blue sometimes means sad. Yellow means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary: Would you give me an example for a white lie?
Mrs Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact you don’t like it, but you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks, I’m hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much..
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad and is ________ English.”

Parents always ask，“How can I get my child to eat fruit and vegetables?” One answer is to teach your children to fill their bodies with color．Fruits and vegetables come in so many beautiful colors．Every different color is good for us．

Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables such as sweet potatoes and oranges are healthy．They have many kinds of vitamins（维生素），such as Vitamins A，B and C．

Dark green foods like spinach（菠菜）are very healthy．

Red foods like tomatoes and strawberries have Vitamin C．

Blue or purple fruits and vegetables such as blueberries and red cabbage are also good for you．

What about the color white? White is not a color of the rainbow（彩虹）! White bread is not very healthy，but whole wheat bread is good for you．Too much sugar and salt are not good for you．Of course，some white foods，like milk and tofu are very good for you．

Finally，remember the most important thing．Parents need to be good examples．You need to eat a rainbow，too!

1．From the passage we know that               are red foods．

A．milk and tofu                                              B．spinach and red cabbage

C．tomatoes and strawberries                           D．sweet potatoes and oranges

2．Which of the following foods has no Vitamin C in it?

A．Tofu．                B．Tomatoes．            C．Strawberries．        D．Oranges．

3．In the last sentence，“eat a rainbow” means “                ”．

A．eat different colors                                      B．eat the seven colors

C．eat foods of different colors                         D．eat the rainbow in the sky

4．The main idea of the passage is               ．

A．color foods have many vitamins

B．dark green foods are very healthy

C．eating much sugar and salt is not good for you

D．eating fruits and vegetables of different colors is good for you

　　Mary did not understand such sentences as“You are yellow.”“She is blue today.”“She has a green thumb（大拇指）.”“He has told a white lie.”and so on, so she went to her teacher for help.

　　Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cakes. In fact（实际上）you don't like them, but you won't say so. Instead you say,“No, thanks. I'm not hungry.”That's a white lie.

(1）Mary did not understand the sentences and asked Mrs. Smith ________.

(2）He is _______ today because he was told his father was seriously ill.

(3）I don't have a green thumb, so all my plants ________.

(4）He didn't want me to know ________ of the accident. He told me a white lie.

(5）This passage is about ________.