A: Hello, Cathy! What were you doing at nine last night?

B: I was reading a book. How about you?

A: I was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you at that time.

B: Really? Sorry, but I didn't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} your telephone.

A: What book were you reading?

B: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The book is very interesting.

A: Was your sister {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, too?

B: No, she wasn't. She was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} with her pet dog.

A: That {#blank#}5{#/blank#} interesting.

B: Where were your parents at that time?

A: My parents were at home. And my mother was watching TV.

    The meanings of colors play an important {#blank#}1{#/blank#}in our world. What a color pass to a person of the west, may be very {#blank#}2{#/blank#}to someone in the east. While a bride(新娘) may wear white to her wedding (婚礼) in Europe or America, a bride {#blank#}3{#/blank#}China may choose to wear a traditional red dress.

Here are some {#blank#}4{#/blank#}and what they represent (代表，象征) to various people of the world.

    RED

    In China red is a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}of luck and is used for many celebrations such as wedding and at the beginning of the New Year. In the United States red represents love and is used during Christmas and so on. Red is also represents {#blank#}6{#/blank#}and power in the west.

    BLUE

    People around the world think{#blank#}7{#/blank#}and the sky with the color blue. For this reason, blue is widely {#blank#}8{#/blank#}with peace and calm. But to the Cherokees (切罗基族人), blue meant trouble or failure. In the United States we have come to connect the color blue with sadness.

    GREEN

    In Paris, all garage collectors are clothed in green, drive green trucks and the bins are also green. In many parts of the world,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} has become a symbol of kindness and the earth.

    YELLOW

    Yellow is a color that symbolizes the sun. In the United States, school buses and taxis are often yellow{#blank#}10{#/blank#}they can catch the eyes. But to the Egyptians, yellow was a color of mourning (哀悼).

    Many years ago, there was a Greek king named Midas. King Midas loved gold very much. He had more gold than any other king in the world, but he still wanted more.

    One day, a beautiful fairy (仙子) came to his palace. "Midas, you are the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} man in the world," said the fairy. "Yes," said the king, "but I want more gold because gold is the most wonderful thing in the world!" "Your wish will {#blank#}2{#/blank#}" said the fairy. "From tomorrow morning, you can turn everything you touch into gold."

    King Midas got up very early the next morning. He wanted to see if his wish had really come true. He touched his bed with his {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and the bed was turned into gold. The king was wild with joy. He ran around his palace and touched everything he saw. Everything was turned into gold!

The king felt hungry after running around for a long time. He decided to have his breakfast. However, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he touched a bowl of milk, the bowl, together with the milk in it, was turned into gold. What's more, the bread and the meat were also turned into gold when he touched them. In the end, the poor king ate {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    King Midas was sitting hungrily at the dinner table when his little daughter ran to him. He hugged her and the little gal became a gold statue (雕塑) {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. The king felt afraid. "Fairy," he shouted, "take away this {#blank#}7{#/blank#} gift! Give me back my little gal!"

    In a moment, the fairy was standing before him. "Do you still think that gold is the greatest thing in the world?" asked the fairy "No, no!" cried the king. "I have learned my lesson!" "Very well," said the fairy. "There is a spring(像) in the garden. Sprinkle (洒) things that you have touched {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the water from the spring."

    The king {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to the spring. He ran back with a bottle of water and sprinkled the water on his {#blank#}10{#/blank#}head. Soon, the little girl came to life. He then sprinkled his breakfast. To his great joy, it turned back to real bread and meat!