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 a11．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．
1.Blue sometimes means sad in________English．
A．good B．spoken C．usual D．poor
2.I don’t have a green thumb，so all my plants________．
A．die off B．grow well C．look nice D．are good
3.David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!
A．happy B．clever C．brave D．afraid
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
5.He is ________today．He is told that his father is seriously ill．
A．blue B．yellow C．green D．white
Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use __1__ of our hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people ___2___ a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can grasp(抓住)objects with__3____ of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their ___4___ hands. Scientists don’t know why this __5___.
Monkeys are our ___6___ relatives(亲戚)in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the ___7___ ---but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed___8___ . Next time you visit the zoo, ___9___ the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of most them will prefer to use their right hands when they swing(荡秋千), and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better and this makes life ___10___ for those who prefer to use their left hands. In fact we live in a right-handed world.
( )1. A. either B. both C. two D. all
( )2. A. from B. among C. from among D. out of
( )3. A. either B. neither C. two D. all
( )4. A. two B. both C. right D. left
( )5. will happen B. happens C. take place D. will take place
( )6. A. farthest B. furthest C. best D. closest
( )7. A. other B. right C. left D. two
( )8. A. one B. ones C. monkey D. people
( )9. A. look B. see C. watch D. read
( )10.A. interesting B. comfortable C. easy D. difficult
If__ ___ calls, tell_______ I’ll come back soon.
A. everyone; him B. someone; them C. anyone; him D. anybody, them
Which________you rather_________，tea or coffee?
A．would；to drink B．would；like C．would；liking D．would；drink
Do you know how many colors_________in the rainbow?
A．are there B．there are C．is there D．there is
I wanted to buy a storybook but there were______ left in that bookstore．
A．anyone B．no one C．none D．nothing
