人教版七年级阅读理解与完型填空训练训练 I
What’s a White lieMary 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
Blue sometimes means sad in ____English
good B
spoken C
usual D
poor 2
I don’t have a green thumb, so all my pla