Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day.
For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.
1.__________ first called November 11th Singles’ Day.
A．The Chinese government B．People who have been married
C．Four people playing Mahjong D．People who don’t want to get married
2.The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.
A．盲人聚会 B．相亲会 C．化妆舞会 D．盲人党派
3.Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.
A．some bread B．noodles C．4 youtiao D．nothing
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Singles’ Day is on November 11th.
B．Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China.
C．Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers.
D．To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.
Mrs. Smith was looking at the show window of a shop selling shirts. She wanted to buy a
1 for Mr. Smith, her husband. There were so many beautiful shirts that she couldn’t decide
2 At last, she chose one and bought it home.
While Mr. Smith was reading a newspaper, she showed him the shirt. She wanted to know whether it would fit her husband or not. Her husband 3 the shirt. But it didn’t fit him 4 It was both too long and too big. Then Mrs. Smith washed it in order to make it become smaller. But the shir 5 didn’t fit him. Now it was too small for him. She asked Tom, his son, to 6 and he did so. The shirt didn’t fit him, Then the woman began to wash the shirt once more to make it 7 . But this time the shirt became too short after she washed it again.
Now the little girl, her daughter was 8 when her mother dressed her in the shirt. Why? Because it was too large, she didn’t like it at all. None of them knew 9 Mrs. Smith felt so upset.
1. A．shirt B．shoes C．clothes D．short
2. A．she chose which one B．to choose which one
C．that which one she chose D．which one to choose
3. A．tried on B．tried out C．wore D．put on
4. A．not at all B．at all C．any longer D．any more
5. A．usually B．still C．ever D．always
6. A．put on it B．put it on C．have on it D．have it on
7. A．also B．too C．as well as D．either
8. A．smaller B．bigger C．the smallest D．the biggest
9. A．happy B．nervous C．worried D．unhappy
10. A．how to do with B．what to do C．when to do D．how to do
---__________ take out the trash after dinner?
---Yes, sure.
A．How about B．Would you mind
C．Would you like D．Could you please
---You were out when I went to your house this morning.
---Oh, I _______ for a friend from England at the airport.
A．was waiting B．waited
C．am waiting D．have waited
—Do you think I should get a good camera ?
—Yes , of course ._______, you also need a good map and comfortable shoes.
A．By the way B．On the way C．What’s more D．In the end
Next week, ____ the students will have a basketball game.
A．may be B．may C．maybe D．can
