Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate(使發(fā)生聯(lián)系) red with a strong feeling like 1 . Red is used for signs of 2 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 3 in autumn. People say orange is a 4 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __5__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __6__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __7__ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __8__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __9__. Those who like to be with __10 _ like red. The cool colors are __11_ and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __12 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __13_ for a living room or a __14_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __15 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
1. A. sadness B. anger C. administration D. smile
2. A. roads B. ways C. danger D. places
3. A. land B. leaves C. grass D. mountains
4. A. lively B. dark C. noisy D. frightening
5. A. moonlight B. light C. sunlight D. stars
6. A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter
7. A. speak B. say C. talk about D. tell
8. A. green B. yellow C. white D. gray
9. A. calm B. sleepy C. active D. helpful
10. A. the other B. another C. other one D. others
11. A. black B. green C. golden D. yellow
12. A. go round B. go by C. go off D. go along
13. A. one B. way C. fact D. matter
14. A. factory B. classroom C. restaurant D. hospital
15. A. Different B. Cool C. Warm D. All
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不同顏色往往可以代表不同的心情。根據(jù)不同顏色的特點以及給人留下的感覺，顏色的選擇在日常生活中往往也起著一定的作用。本文以其中的一些顏色為例作了相關(guān)的解釋說明，是一篇知識性很強的文章。
