1．Like many other foreigners，Rosalind Oliver's first touch of Chinese Tai Chi came from popular kung fu movies.However，she has become a Tai Chi teacher herself，teaching （1） to both Chinese and foreigners.
    Oliver's journey with Tai Chi began in her early 20s，when her backache was always troubling her and she was turning to exercise.Then，she discovered advertisement classes about Tai Chi by accident and decided to try the"mysterious（神秘的）"Eastern sport.Right away Oliver fell in （2） with the beautiful movement of Tai Chi.To her joy，she（3）f that her back pains disappeared after years of practice.
    Oliver later met her late husband，who was also her Tai Chi teacher.In the early 1990s，the couple opened their own Tai Chi school in the UK.To further understand Tai Chi，they （4）to start a journey to China.However，three years after they moved to Shanghai in 2000，her husband died，leaving her（5）to work on Tai Chi.
    The 58-year-old British woman recalled that it was a hard time for her.However，she was thankful to Chinese friends in Shanghai who supported her through the painful process." They didn't treat me（6）l a foreigner，they treat me like their friend，" Oliver said.
    In 2005，Oliver set up the Double Dragon Alliance Cultural Center.It acts （7） a bridge for foreign people to get a better understanding of Chinese culture such as traditional Chinese medicine and Peking Opera.
    Besides her Tai Chi classes，Oliver now teaches English at Shanghai University.Oliver （8）e her deep love for cultural exchange and hoped to spread her work in this area.

2．Mary did not understand such sentences as "She is in blue today." "You are yellow." "He has a green thumb.（大指）""He has told a white lie." and soon.And she went to her teacher for help.
   Mary：Mrs.Smith，there is a color in each of these sentences.What do they mean？
   Mrs.Smith：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad.Yellow means 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 Veiw you some cake.In fact you don't like it，but you won't say it.Instead，you say. "No，thanks，I'm hungry." That's a white lie.
   Mary：Oh，I see.Thank you very much.

（1）Blue sometimes means sad and is English.
A．good
B．spoken
C．poor
D．useful
（2）I don't have a green thumb，so all my plants .
A．die off
B．grow well
C．look nice
D．a(chǎn)re good
（3）Tom is to climb the tree.He's yellow.
A．happy
B．clever
C．sad
D．a(chǎn)fraid
（4）He didn't like me to know of the accident.He told me a white lie.
A．the reason
B．the meaning
C．the answer
D．the true story
（5）He is today.His father is ill.
A．blue
B．yellow
C．green
D．white

3．Yesterday was my grandmother's 60th birthday.My parents and I got up early in the morning.（1） After we arrived，my mother cooked lunch in the kitchen.My father played chess with my grandfather in the living room.（2） I talked with my grandmother about my school life.（3） At lunch time we gave our gifts to my grandmother.My parents bought a beautiful dress for her.I drew a picture for her as a birthday gift.We sang the birthday song together（一起）.（4） We had a delicious lunch.（5） How happy we were!

A.We had a big lunch.
B.She was very interested in it.
C.He is talking with my uncle.
D.Then we took the subway to her home.
E.They like to play chess and they are in a chess club.
F.And she made a wish before blowing out the candles.
G.After lunch，we went to the park and took many photos.