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英语阅读短文What’s a White lieMary did not understand such sentenc

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What’s a White lie
Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is blue today,” “ He has a green thumb,” “He has told a little white lie” and so on.And she went to her teacher for help.
Mary:Mrs Smith,there is a colour in each of these sentences.What do they mean?
Mrs Smith: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: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.
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.Tom is ____to climb the tree.He is yellow.
A.happy B.clever C.glad D.afraid
4.He didn’t like me to know the ____of the accident.He told me a white lie.
A.reason B.true story C.meaning D.answer
5.He is ____today because his father is ill.
A.blue B.yellow C.green D.white
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