1. (闹钟)闹响_______　　　　 2. 准时_______

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

10. Keep quiet. Dad _______ (listen) to the news now.

9. My sister _______ (watch) TV when I ________ (get) home yesterday.

8. It is three years since he _________ (leave)

7. We _______(learn)eight units by the end of last week.

6. The mice all _______(flee) away when the cat appeared.

5. That’s the ________(end) of the story.