COLORS (Advanced) (EXERCISE A56E212)

1.       Read through the text below and fill each gap with one of the colors in the box.

white     red      blue     green     white      red     purple      red      green     blue

I went to a football game last week. It was very eventful. First of all the weather was so bad that the match was almost called off, but it got better and the referee gave it the (1) ________ light have an hour before the start. The match was very hard and there were many fouls on both sides. One player on our side was badly fouled, saw (2) ____________, and punched the other player. He was sent off. Then their team scored a goal and that was it. Our team put up the (3) ­_______________ flag and were (4) ____________ - washed 5-0. Their team played so well they were (5) _____________ hot.

Our team’s fans screamed and shouted till they were (6) ________________ in the face  and (7) ______________ with rage. In the end the losers felt (8) _______________, especially the one who scored and own goal. He was (9) _______________-faced. When I see the talent in their team and lack of talent in ours I go (10) ______________ with envy.

2.       Put the colors in the box into the spaces in the sentences.

red     blue      red       black     pink    red    black     blue    green       white      red

(A)   The government has promised to cut the amount of _____________ tape for those  wishing  to set up a new business.

(B)   I very rarely eat out these days, just once in a ___________ moon.

(C)   I was a bit ill last week but I feel a lot better now. I really feel in the ____________.

(D)   Michael really has _______________fingers. Everything in his garden looks wonderful.

(E)    The government considers the president’s visit so important that they are giving him the full ___________ carpet treatment.

(F)    The Liverpool team has won their last ten games. They are really having a ____________ patch.

(G)  Joanna is related to the royal family. She has ______________ blood.

(H)   When I bought this business it was losing thousands of dollars and was seriously in the _____________. Now we are completely in the ________________.

(I)     The government should never have started the Mars explorer project. It is well over budget and they will never recoup the money spent. It’s a complete _________ elephant.

(J)     When the soft drinks company found out that some of its products contained deadly acid, it issue a _____________ alert to all the supermarket to clear it from their shelves.

                                                                                                                    

ANSWERS

COLORS

1.       Read through the text below and fill each gap with one of the colors in the box.

white     red      blue     green     white      red     purple      red      green     blue

I went to a football game last week. It was very eventful. First of all the weather was so bad that the match was almost called off, but it got better and the referee gave it the (1) green light have an hour before the start. The match was very hard and there were many fouls on both sides. One player on our side was badly fouled, saw (2) red, and punched the other player. He was sent off. Then their team scored a goal and that was it. Our team put up the (3) ­white flag and were (4) white - washed 5-0. Their team played so well they were (5) red hot.

Our team’s fans screamed and shouted till they were (6) blue in the face and (7) purple with rage. In the end the losers felt (8) blue, especially the one who scored and own goal. He was (9) red-faced. When I see the talent in their team and lack of talent in ours I go (10) green with envy.

2. Put the colors in the box into the spaces in the sentences.

red     blue      red       black     pink    red    black     blue    green       white      red

(A)   The government has promised to cut the amount of red tape for those wishing to set up a new business.

(B)   I very rarely eat out these days, just once in a blue moon.

(C)   I was a bit ill last week but I feel a lot better now. I really feel in the pink.

(D)   Michael really has green fingers. Everything in his garden looks wonderful.

(E)    The government considers the president’s visit so important that they are giving him the full red carpet treatment.

(F)    The Liverpool team has won their last ten games. They are really having a black patch.

(G)  Joanna is related to the royal family. She has blue blood.

(H)   When I bought this business it was losing thousands of dollars and was seriously in the red. Now we are completely in the black.

(I)     The government should never have started the Mars explorer project. It is well over budget and they will never recoup the money spent. It’s a complete white elephant.

(J)     When the soft drinks company found out that some of its products contained deadly acid, it issue a red alert to all the supermarket to clear it from their shelves.

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