Question

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

Answer 1

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