Ⅵ. Read and tell true or false. 阅读短文,判断正(T)误(F)。
A rich man has a vase. It's about 500 years old. It's beautiful and valuable.

He wants his study to have the same colour with the vase. Some painters
come to work for him, but they can't make the right colour. Finally, a
painter comes. He says he can make the right colour. The rich man is very
happy with his work and the painter becomes famous. Many years later,
"Dad, how did you match the walls to that vase so well?" asks his son. "I
painted the vase," answers the painter.
() 1. The vase is very old.
vase 花瓶
() 2. The rich man doesn't like the vase.
valuable 有价值的
() 3. It's difficult to make the right colour.
study 书房
() 4. The painter painted the vase.
paint 油漆; 描绘
() 5. The rich man didn't know the truth(真相).
painter 油漆工
match 匹配

1. T；2. F；3. T；4. T；5. T

1. 根据短文“A rich man has a vase. It's about 500 years old.”可知，花瓶有大约500年历史，十分古老，该表述正确。
2. 短文提到花瓶“beautiful and valuable”，且富人想让书房和花瓶颜色一致，说明他喜欢这个花瓶，该表述错误。
3. 由“Some painters come to work for him, but they can't make the right colour.”可知，调出合适的颜色很难，该表述正确。
4. 根据短文最后画家的回答“I painted the vase,”可知该表述正确。
5. 短文表明画家是多年后才向儿子透露真相，说明富人一直不知道这个真相，该表述正确。