牛津译林版九年级英语上Unit 2colours 单元测试（二）

- Sorry, dear. I prefer __________ rather than __________.

- I was watching NBA.

- But nobody knows if it __________ tomorrow.

- Yes. Go along this street and you will find it on your left.

    Once a man and his wife worked for an old man.  There was a big box in the man's living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, "There's only one thing you 1 do. Don't open the box. " 2 saying this, he left his home.

    The woman said to her husband, "There must be 3 expensive in the box.  Let's open it, shall we?" Her husband said 4 to her, but the woman didn't give 5 her idea.  One day, she decided to find out 6 was in it.  Her husband didn't stop her.  She opened the box and looked inside. 7 her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she 8.

    That evening the old man came home and found the box was 9. He was very angry and asked them to leave his home.

    "But there was nothing in the box." the woman said.  “We haven't taken anything at all." The old man 10 them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That's important! "

      There are many expressions with heart. One of them is to “lose your heart" to someone. When that happens, you have fallen in love. But if the person who "won your heart" does not love you, then you are sure to have a “broken heart". In your sadness, you think that the person you loved is "hard-hearted", and in fact, has a "heart of stone".

      You may decide to "pour out your heart" to a friend. Telling someone about your personal problems can often make you feel better.

If your friend doesn't seem to understand how painful your broken heart is, you may ask her to "have a heart". You are asking her to show some sympathy (同情) for your situation. Your friend "has her heart in the right place" if she says she is sorry for how you feel.

If your friend says "My heart bleeds(流血) for you", she means the opposite. She is a cold-hearted person who does not really care about your situation.

      When you are feeling afraid, "your heart is in your mouth". You might say, for example, your heart was in your mouth when you asked a bank to lend you some money for a new house.

      If that bank says no to you, do not “lose heart". Be "strong-hearted". Sit down with the banker and have a "heart to heart" talk. Be open and honest about your situation. The banker may have a "change of heart" and agree to lend you the money. Then you can stop worrying and "put your heart at rest".

      This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Some said they learnt by using English. Some students had more specific suggestions.

      Lillian Li said the best way to learn new words was reading English magazines. She said that she never studied grammar. She thought it was too boring.

      Wei Ming felt differently. He has been learning English for six years and really loves it. He thought studying grammar was a great way to learn a language. He also thought that watching English movies was a good way to watch the actors say the words.

      Liu Chang said that joining the English Club at school was the best way to improve her English. Students got lots of practice and they also had fun.

    What's your favourite c? Different people have different answers. Red and yellow are the colours of courage. If you like yellow or red, it means you are full of energy and have happy feeling about life. If you like grey or blue, you are a quiet person and sometimes you feel unhappy. If you love green, you may be strong-minded. You wish to do everything well and want other people to see you are s.

    A yellow room makes you feel h than a dark green one, and a red dress can make n easier for you to take a.

    Light and bright colours m people more active. For example, if the machines in a factory arc painted orange instead of dark grey, the workers will work better, harder and have f accidents.

You will k your friends better when you find out what colours they like and d. And don't forget that people can guess something about your c when you choose something in different colours. Do you think your favourite colour m your characteristics?