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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 dont like it, but you wont say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks, Im not hungry.” Thats a white lie.1. Blue sometimes means sad in _English. A. good B. spoken C. usual D. poor2. I dont have a green thumb, so all my plants_. A. die off B. grow well C. look nice D. are good3. Tom is _to climb the tree. He is yellow. A. happy B. clever C. glad D. afraid4. He didnt like me to know the _of the accident. He told me a white lie. A. reason B. true story C. meaning D. answer5. He is _today because his father is ill. A. blue B. yellow C. green D. whiteOur eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would rather eat sweets and ice-cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat them at the end of the meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite. It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges used to decide whether a man was telling truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it was sign that he wasnt telling the truth. He was telling lies. Although this seems very strange and foolish, it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something had difficulty in swallowing anything dry. Because when he is worrying, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.1. Why do you want to develop good eating habits? Because we want to _. A. be healthy B. be happy C. eat more D. save time2. It is good to eat sweets and ice-cream _. A. after the meal B. before the meal C. when we want to D. when we are hungry3. We had better have our meals _. A. at any time each day B. at regular time each day C. when our work is over D. when the meal is ready4. According to judges in old England, if a man tells lies he can _. A. drink milk or wine B. eat a lot of dry bread C. hardly eat dry bread D. swallow dry bread easily5. A man who is angry has _. A. a better appetite B. a liking for ice-cream C. a poor appetite D. to drink some cold waterBats are the only flying mammals in the world. They cant see very well. It was long believed, and still is in many places, that all bats are blind. “Blind as a bat” is often heard. Yet they have no trouble flying on the darkest nights and finding their way around very well. How can bats fly and see at night? They fly by radar! The bats radar system works the same way as the one that ships and planes use. As a bat flies through the air, he makes a sound that is too high for our ears to hear. If the sounds hit things they come back. The bats ears receive the messages. In this way they are able to tell the bat where the things are. Bats go out to look for food at night. In the day-time they hang in some dark places. Some people have the bats as bad animals. In fact, they are useful animals.1. The article tells us about _. A. the bat like a mouse with wings B. the radar C. a blind man D. the bat used for playing table tennis2. The bat is _. A. an animal B. a bird C. a fish D. a beast3. “As blind as a bat” means a person who is _. A. blind in the lift eye B. able to see well C. not able to see well D. lame in the right foot4. Bats have no trouble flying on the darkest night because _. A. they have very poor sight B. they have a kind of radar system to help them C. they have to look for food D. they can see things in the dark nights5. Bats go out to look for food _. A. at noon B. in the afternoon C. during the day-time D. after sun sets and before the sun risesNew York has a larger population than any other American city. In 1970, its population was about 8 000 000. Chicago has the second largest population. More than 3 000 000 people lived in Chicago in 1970. The third largest city is Los Angeles with a population of 2 810 000. Philadelphia is the fourth largest city. More than 2 000 000 people live in Philadelphia, a first capital city of the United States. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia are all larger than the nations capital city, Washington,D.C. The population of Washington is more than 700 000, but several cities have a larger population than that. Washington is one of the most beautiful American cities, but it is only the ninth city in size.1. New York has _ population in the United States. A. the second largest B. a larger C. the largest D. more2. Los Angeles is the third largest American city in _. A. size B. population C. buildings D. shops3. _ is the capital of the United States. A. New York B. Philade