We live in a colourful world. In different countries; colours have _______ meanings. They are used to _______ different things. In ancient Rome, a red flag was a _______ for battle (战斗). In India, red is the colour of soldiers. In South Africa, red is the colour of mourning (服丧). In China, red is the colour of _______ and it is often used at _______.

In ancient Greece, green represented victory. In England, people _______ green as a mark of honour. Green is the national colour of Ireland.

In India, yellow is for a businessman or a farmer. In China and Japan, people wear white when very sad things happen. When their relatives _______, they usually wear white. The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to have pleasant _______. In ancient Rome, public servants wore blue. Today the police still wear _______. Colours can also represent different ________. For example, you will be a leader or an active person who enjoys life if you like yellow, orange or red.