Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.

Mary:    Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?

Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, 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:     I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white

lie”?

Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.

Mary:      It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.

Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.

小题1:Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.

A．good

B．spoken

C．usual

D．poor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:David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!

A．happy

B．clever

C．brave

D．afraid小题4:He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.

A．the reason

B．the true story

C．the meaning

D．the answer小题5:He is ______________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white