阅读理解

　　Mary did not understand these sentences “She is blue today.” “You are yellow.” “He has a green thumb(大拇指).” “He told a while lie.” She went to her teacher for help.

　　Mary：Excuse me, Miss Smith, there are color words in these sentences. What do they mean?

　　Miss Smith：In everyday English, Mary. “Blue” sometimes means “sad”. “Yellow” means “afraid”. A person with a green thumb means he grows plants(种植植物) very well. And “a white lie” is not a bad one.

　　Mary：Would you give me an example(例子) for a white lie?

　　Miss Smith：Certainly. Now I give you some cakes. But you don't like it. What will you say?

　　Mary：I will say “No, thanks. I'm not hungry.”

　　Miss Smith：That's a white lie.

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

1．Tom is afraid to climb the tree. He is ________.

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2．Her father was ill in hospital last week. She was ________.

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3．I don't have a green thumb. So all my flowers ________.

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4．He didn't want me to worry about him He told me ________.

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Animals World　　   Hope English    Chinese Cooking    Game Shows

Wang Lin   　　　　loves    　　   likes　　   　　   can't stand　　　　  likes

Drew　　 　　　　  likes    　　   doesn't mind   　　 loves　　      doesn't mind

Host: Welcome to 8:30 Everyday Chat. Tonight we're talking to Drew and Wang Lin, two middle school students. Welcome to the show, Wang Lin and Drew.

Wang Lin & Drew: Thank you.

Host: Do you two like to watch TV?

Wang Lin & Drew: ____1___

Host: What do you think of Animals World?

Wang Lin : Well, I love animals.____2___

Drew: Mmm, ____3____

Host: I do, too. Animals are our best friends. How about Hope English?

Wang Lin : ____4____

Host: Why?

Wang Lin: Because I can learn a lot of things. I can learn culture of foreign countries.

Drew: Ah, ____5____I come from England. I know a lot about it. I can help you, Wang Lin.

Host: And you can help me, too. What do you think of ____6____?

Drew: ____7____. I can learn more about Chinese food.

Wang Lin: ____8____.It's for moms!

Host. Maybe you don't like cooking. What about Game Shows.

Wang Lin : ____9____

Drew: ____10____. I like this talk show. And I like to talk with you.

Host : Thank you.

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.