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

　　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: 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.

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A： Can I 　1　 you, sir?

B： Yes, 　2　. I'd 　3 　to buy a 　4　of sports shoes.

A： What  　5 　do you want, please?

B： Size eight.

A： Ok! What 　6　 this pair?

B： Sorry! I don't like white. Have you got any 　7　 　8　?

A： Yes. We've also got black, brown and blue ones. What 　9 　 would you like?

B： Could I have a look 　10 　the black ones?

A： Yes, please, Here 　11 　 　12　.

B： Hmm, I like the colour. They look nice. How 　13 　does this pair　14　?

A： Sixty yuan.

B： Sixty yuan? That's 　15　 　16　expensive, I'm afraid. Can it be 　17　?

A： How 　18 　fifty-five?

B： Fifty-five? OK. I think I'll 　19　 it. Can I try it 　20　, please?

A： Certainly!