Mr. Smith liked travelling. One day, at noon, he came to a small town. He was too tired and hungry to go on. So he went to a restaurant and tie his horse to a tree outside. There were so many people in it that he couldn't find a seat for himself. Mr. Smith thought for a moment and then he looked at one of the servants near the door. He shouted at him.“My horse is in the street. Give it some meat.”

　　All the people in the restaurant looked surprised. The servant asked,“Did you say 'meat', sir?”

　　“Yes, I did,”said Mr. Smith.“The horse is hungry. Give it some meat.”

　　The servant went to the kitchen and took some meat. Then he brought it to Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith looked at the meat and said,“Take it to my horse.”

　　The servant went into the street. All the other people in the room went out, too, and they said,“A horse is going to eat meat. Come and have a look at it.”Now the restaurant was empty.

　　After a few minutes, the servant came into the restaurant again, and all the other people came back, too. The servant went to Mr Smith and said,“Your horse didn't want to eat the meat.”

　　Mr. Smith smiled and said,“Really? Oh, perhaps…er…well, well, take it to the kitchen and cook it, then bring it to me. I'll eat it. All right? But, please take some oats to my horse. Will you?”

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A．his horse was very hungry

B．his horse liked meat

C．he wanted to take a seat

D．he wanted the servant to do something for him

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A．to leave Mr. Smith alone

B．because they thought it wasn't strange for a horse to eat meat

C．as they believe a horse could eat meat

D．all the answers above are wrong

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A．hurried to take a seat and drank his beer happily

B．went to get a big glass of water, put it on a table and began to drink

C．went out after them to see his horse

D．closed the door, got a cup of tea and sat down

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A．the people in the restaurant were very kind

B．Mr. Smith's horse was very strange

C．the servants of the restaurant were very interesting

D．Mr. Smith was clever but not good

阅读理解

　　Han Meimei has read something with the colour words in them. She doesn't understand what they mean. So she went to her teacher, Mrs Green, for help. Here is what they are talking about:

　　Meimei: Good morning, Mr Green. Have, you got a moment?

　　Green: Yes. What can I do for you, Meimei?

　　Meimei: I've come to some sentences that I don't understand. Can you help me?

　　Green: What are they?

　　Meimei: They are words of colour in these sentences on this list :

　　(1) Jack is blue today.

　　(2) She's yellow.

　　(3) He's told a white lie (谎言).

　　(4) Tom has a green thumb (大拇指).

　　Green: In everyday English the word blue means sad. Yellow means afraid sometimes. A person with a green thumb usually grows plants well. When you tell a white lie, you mean not to trouble someone too much. A white lie is not a bad one.

　　Meimei: Would you please give me an example of “a white lie”?

　　Green: Certainly. If I give you a cake and you don't like it, you won't say that you don't like it. Instead you'll say that you are not hungry. That's a white lie.

　　Meimei: I see. Thank you very much.

1．In everyday English, words of colour sometimes do not mean ________.

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2．The sentence “Jim has a green thumb” means ________.

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3．Someone is blue when he has ________.

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A．got some good news

B．heard that his best friend has been killed in an accident

C．been given a nice and blue suit

D．nothing to eat but rather hungry

4．Which of the following can be a white lie?

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A．Miss Forgetful has broken a beautiful glass but she doesn't say so.

B．Ron likes the fried chicken and says that he hopes to eat some of it.

C．Jill forgot to do the lessons but she said that she was ill last night.

D．The old doctor's daughter told him that all the people in the town were well because she did not want to hurt him.