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the story. 6 . The mice all _______(flee) away when the cat appeared. 7. We _______(learn)eight units by the end of last week. 8. It is three years since he _________ (leave) 9. My sister _______ (watch) TV when I ________ (get) home yesterday. 10. Keep quiet. Dad _______ (listen) to the news now. 三 .完型填空 Mary did not( 1 )such sentences as “She is blue today.”, “You are yellow.”, “He has a( 2) thumb(大拇指) .”, “He has told a little white lie.”, and so on. And she went to her teacher (3 )help. “Mrs. Smith, there is a (4 )in each of these sentences. What do they mean?” she asked. “In( 5 )English, Mary, blue( 6) means sad. Yellow—afraid. A person( 7 )a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one, “ the teacher said. “Would you give me an( 8) for a white lie, teacher?” “Certainly. Now I give you a cake. In fact you don?t like it, but you won?t say it.( 9 )you say, ?No, thanks, I?m not( 10 ).? That?s a white lie.” ( ) 1. A. know B. understand C. read D. see ( ) 2. A. blue B. yellow C. white D. green ( ) 3. A. for B. to C. with D. by ( ) 4. A. word B. colour C. mistake D. question ( ) 5. A. today B. mon C. everyday D. usual ( ) 6. A. sometimes B. some times C. sometime D. some time ( ) 7. A. to B. with C. of D. at ( ) 8. A. answer B. book C. question D. example ( ) 9. A. And B. Instead C. B