Mary can’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today.” “You are yellow.” “He has a green thumb (大拇指).” “He tells a white lie.” and so on. And she goes to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs. Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentence. What do they mean?
Mrs. Smith: In everyday English, 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 please give me an example of 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 not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
【小题1】 Blue sometimes means sad in ________ English.

完形填空。

Kate: Look, Jim! 1 that on the desk?

Jim: It's a watch.

Kate: Is it new?

Jim: No, it isn't. Is it yours?

Kate: No, 2 is new. Whose is it?

Jim: It looks like 3 .

Kate: Look! He is in the playground (操场).

Jim: 4 go and ask Mr Wang.

Kate: 5 , Mr Wang? What's the time?

Mr Wang: Oh. 6 , I don't know. I can't find my watch.

Jim: ls this your 7 ?

Mr Wang: Let me see. Yes, it's 8 . Where was it?

Jim: It was 9 your desk.

Kate: Here 10 are. You must look after it.

Mr Wang: Thank you very much.

阅读理解。

　　Mattie and Millie were two very old sisters. They lived at number 5 in our road. Mattie, 87, worked in the garden because she enjoyed that kind of work. Millie, 85, cleaned the house and cooked the meals.

　　One day Millie heard a sudden cry from the garden. Then her sister called out:“Millie, Millie! Come quickly!” Millie ran outside, “Why? What happened to you?” She asked. Mattie was on the ground, under an old apple tree.

　　“I think I've broken my leg,” Mattie said:“I can't get up. Help me, please.”

　　“How did it happen?”

　　“Well, I wanted to get those big apples from the top of the tree. So I climbed up. It was easy enough, but then a branch broke, and I came down very easily. We'll have to get the doctor.”

　　“You didn't think, did you?” Millie said. “That apple tree is very old. It's been there for forty or fifty years. The branches aren't strong enough… Don't climb it again.”

　　Millie helped her sister into the house. Then she telephoned the doctor.

　　“You haven't broken your leg,” the doctor said. “Stay in bed for a few days, I think it will be all right then.”

　　“She mustn't climb that tree again,” Millie said.

　　The doctor smiled at Mattie.“No, not that one,” he said, “climb a stronger tree next time.”

1．What happened to Mattie one day?

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A．She was sitting on the ground.

B．She fell and hurt her leg.

C．She cried for help.

D．She wanted to see a doctor.

2．Where were the big apples?

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A．On the low branches.

B．In Mattie's hands.

C．On the top of the tree.

D．On the ground.

3．Why did the branches break? Because________.

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A．Mattie was too fat

B．the branches were too long

C．the branches were not strong

D．there were too many big apples on them

4．How serious did Mattie hurt?

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A．She broke her leg.

B．She hurt seriously because she couldn't get up.

C．She must stay in bed from then on.

D．She would recover(恢复健康) in several days.

5．What was the doctor's advice?

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A．“You mustn't climb trees.”

B．“You mustn't climb that tree, but other strong ones.”

C．“Don't climb stronger trees next time.”

D．“Do what you like.”

　　Once there was a poor man who worked for a landlord(地主). The landlord made the man (1) all day long, but (2) him very little money and didn't give him enough food to eat. One day when the man (3) breakfast, the landlord came and said to him, “It's too much trouble to go to work and come back for lunch. So I want you to have breakfast and lunch and supper now, before you (4) to the fields.”“How can I eat three meals at the same time?”the man thought. But he said,“All right.”He (5) his breakfast and went out. Two hours later the landlord went out for a walk. Now what did he see? He saw that the man was (6) under a tree and (7) . The landlord was very angry.“Why aren't you working in the fields?”he asked. The man said with a smile,“ (8) my supper and you know very well that after supper it's time to play.”

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