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.”
A．good
B．spoken
C．poor
D．useful小题2:I don’t have a green thumb , so all my plants _________.
A．die off
B．grow well
C．look nice
D．are good小题3:Tom is _______ to climb the tree. He’s yellow.
A．happy
B．clever
C．sad
D．afraid小题4: He didn’t like me to know ________ of the accident . he told me a white lie.
A．the reason
B．the meaning
C．the answer
D．the true story小题5:He is ________ today . His father is ill.
A．blue
B．yellow
C．green
D．white
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A
题目分析：这篇文章说的是有关颜色代表的含义的内容，在一定的语境中颜色并不是它的本意，而是代表另一种意思。
小题1:推理判断题。根据文中原句In everyday English, Mary , blue sometimes means sad. 可知everyday English 是指口语，故选B。
小题2:推理判断题。根据文中原句A person with a green thumb grows plants well.可知此题答案应是A。
小题3:推理判断题。根据文中原句Yellow means afraid.可知此题选D。
小题4:推理判断题。根据文中原句And a white lie is not a bad one.及题干分析，他对我说了善意的谎言，所以应选A。
小题5:推理判断题。根据文中原句blue sometimes means sad 及题干中他爸爸病了可知此题选A。