Mary did not( 1 )such sentences as “She is blue today.”, “You are yellow.”, “He has a( 2) thumb（大拇指）.”, “He has told a little white lie.”, and so on. And she went to her teacher (3 )help.

“Mrs. Smith, there is a (4 )in each of these sentences. What do they mean?” she asked.

“In( 5 )English, Mary, blue( 6) means sad. Yellow—afraid. A person( 7 )a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one, “ the teacher said.

“Would you give me an( 8) for a white lie, teacher?”

“Certainly. Now I give you a cake. In fact you don’t like it, but you won’t say it.( 9 )you say, ‘No, thanks, I’m not( 10 ).’ That’s a white lie.”

( ) 1. A. know 　　　 B. understand 　　 C. read　　 D. see

( ) 2. A. blue 　　　　 B. yellow 　　　　C. white 　　 D. green

( ) 3. A. for　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　 C. with 　　　 D. by

( ) 4. A. word　　　　 B. colour 　　　　 C. mistake 　 D. question

( ) 5. A. today　　　　 B. common　　　C. everyday 　D. usual

( ) 6. A. sometimes　 B. some times　C. sometime 　D. some time

( ) 7. A. to 　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　D. at

( ) 8. A. answer 　　 B. book 　　　　　C. question 　D. example

( ) 9. A. And 　　　　 B. Instead　　　　C. But 　　　　　 D. Also

( ) 10. A. ill 　　　　　 B. happy 　　　　 C. full 　 　　　　 D. hungry

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.”

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