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A．It's Tree Planting Day today.　　B．You'd better be careful next time.

C．How dirty your clothes are!　　 D．It's not very far from our school, you know.　　 E．It doesn't matter.

A: (1) __________________ What did you do today?

B: We planted trees just now.

A: Oh, I've remembered. (2) _____________ Where did you plant trees?

B: At the foot of the hill.

A: Which hill?

B: The one on the other side of the lake.

A. How did you get there?

B. By bike. (3) _____________

A: But what made your clothes so dirty?

B: I fell into the lake when I was carrying some water.

A: Bad luck! You'd better go to see a doctor.

B: (4) _____________ Only my shoes are wet through.

A: (5) __________________

B: Thanks a lot. I will.

A．Happy Spring Festival!

B．Where are they from?

C．How are you?

D．How is the weather in Canberra?

E．I'd like to.

Li Ming and his mother are talking on the phone.

M: Hello, mom! This is Li Ming.

W: Hello, Li Ming! 1　　

M: I'm fine, thanks, mom. What about you and daddy?

W: Fine, too. It's winter here in Beijing and it's a little cold. 2　　

M: It's summer here now. It's hot.

W: Oh, I see. Are you getting on well（进展顺利）with your English learning?

M: Yes. I have many good friends here. They help me a lot.

W: 3　　

M: Most（大多数）of them are from Australia. Some are from Canada, and some are from the U.K. and the U.S.

W: You can help each other（互相）.

M: Yes. I help them with their Chinese and they help me with my English.

W: Good. The Spring Festival is coming. Are you coming back to Beijing for it?

M: 4　　 But I'm afraid not（恐怕不能）. The Spring Festival isn't a holiday in Australia.

W: Oh, I see. Then take good care of yourself（好好照料自己）.

M: Thanks, mom. 5　　

W: The same to you. Good-bye!

M: Bye, mom.

　　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.

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

　　Mrs. Smith: In English, yellow sometimes means afraid. Blue--sad. 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 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.

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

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

[　　]

A．what color they are	B．what they meant
C．how to say the sentences	D．to read them

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

[　　]

A．blue

B．green

C．white

D．yellow

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

[　　]

A．are sad	B．look nice
C．grow well	D．are dead

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

[　　]

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

(5）This passage is about ________.

[　　]

A．Mary	B．Mary and her teachers
C．colors and their meaning	D．some difficult sentences

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

 

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.

A．good

B．spoken

C．dirty

D．poor

【小题2】I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants _________.

A．die off

B．grow well

C．look nice

D．are good

【小题3】He is yellow. Tom is ______ to climb the tree. 

A．happy

B．clever

C．glad

D．afraid

【小题4】He is ______ today. It means his father is ill.

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white