Mary didn't understand such sentences as“He is blue today”,“He has a green thumb（拇指）”,“He has told a little white lie”and so on. And she went to her teacher for help.

　　Mary: Mrs. Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentences. 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 give me an example for“a white lie”?

　　Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cakes. 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.

(1) Blue sometimes means sad in ________ English.

[　　]

A．good

B．spoken

C．written

D．poor

(2) I don't have a green thumb, so 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 the result of the accident. He told me a ________ lie.

[　　]

A．red

B．white

C．yellow

D．blue

(5) He is ________ today because his father is ill.

[　　]

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldn't. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor. “I can't go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.” The next day the man came back to the doctor's office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”
“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to （直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.
【小题1】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

A．he didn't finish his lessons

B．he worked too hard and was ill

C．he was worried about his homework

D．there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn't have a good rest

【小题2】The doctor asked the young man ________ .

A．to count numbers before he went to bed

B．to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together

C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D．to go to bed earlier

【小题3】 The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because ___ .

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he was better

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

【小题4】The young man ________ .

A．counted from 569 to 1000

B．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

【小题5】The young man ________ in fact.

A．didn't understand the doctor's words.	B．couldn't count numbers
C．didn't try to sleep	D．wasn't ill at all

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldn’t. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor. “I can’t go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep.” The next day the man came back to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”
“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to （直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn’t fall asleep.
【小题1】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

A．he didn’t finish his lessons

B．he worked too hard and was ill

C．he was worried about his homework

D．there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn’t have a good rest

【小题2】The doctor asked the young man ________ .

A．to count numbers before he went to bed

B．to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together

C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D．to go to bed earlier

【小题3】 The young man came back to the doctor’s office the next day because ___ .

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he was better

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn’t go to sleep at night

【小题4】The young man ________ .

A．counted from 569 to 1000

B．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

【小题5】The young man ________ in fact.

A．didn’t understand the doctor’s words.	B．couldn’t count numbers
C．didn’t try to sleep	D．wasn’t ill at all

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldn't. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor. “I can't go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.” The next day the man came back to the doctor's office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”

“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to （直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.

1.The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

A．he didn't finish his lessons

B．he worked too hard and was ill

C．he was worried about his homework

D．there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn't have a good rest

2.The doctor asked the young man ________ .

A．to count numbers before he went to bed

B．to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together

C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D．to go to bed earlier

3. The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because ___ .

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he was better

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

4.The young man ________ .

A．counted from 569 to 1000

B．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

5.The young man ________ in fact.

A．didn't understand the doctor's words.	B．couldn't count numbers
C．didn't try to sleep	D．wasn't ill at all