Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is in blue today.” “You are yellow.” “ He has a green thumb.（大拇指）” “He has told a white lie.” and so on. . And 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 everyday English, Mary , blue sometimes means sad. Yellow means 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 cake. In fact you don’t like it, but you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks, I’m hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much..
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad and is ________ English.”

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.

One day, a middle school teacher comes into the classroom and says to his students, “Today I want you to write about yesterday’s football match. I'm going to take your exercise books home with me. Now please begin.”

The students all take out their pens and exercise books and begin to write. A boy called Tom thinks hard（努力）. But he doesn't write down a word. Five minutes later, he finishes（完成）. He stands up and looks at the teacher. The teacher asks, “What is the matter, Tom?” “I have finished, sir.” says the boy. “Well, give me your book.” The boy goes to the teacher and hands in (交)his exercise book. The teacher opens it and reads, “Rain, no match. ”

1.The teacher asks the students to            .

A. read the text                                            B. write about a match

C. do their homework                                   D. have a lesson

2.The teacher is going to read the students' exercise books     .

A. in class     B. at home                  C. at school      D. in classroom

 3.Five minutes later, he __________           .

A. writes down many things                B. writes down "Rain, no match"

C. writes a word                                    D. doesn't write down a word

4.Tom is           to hand in the exercise book.

A. the third（第三）   B. the last（最后）     

C. the first（第一）D. the second（第二）

5.Tom writes          about the match.

A. nothing            B. a lot                C. lots of things     D. Much