Every person has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colours.
Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their colour and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.
Pink is a cool colour. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song—Mood Indigo—about the deep blue colour, indigo. In the words of the song: “You aren’t blue till you’ve had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as his friend’s, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars of greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the colour of the back side of the paper money.
The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it _____.

A．a white day

B．a black day

C．a red day

D．a green day

Suppose Mr. Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means all his children are      .

A．lucky and wealthy

B．gentle and modest

C．fit and healthy

D．creative and energetic

When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really      .

A．red hot

B．green

C．blue

D．black

In the following paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about      .

A．unpopular organizations in the world

B．people’s response towards a black day

C．the influence of the traditional blues

D．more words about a colour, such as brown

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