We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the monkey, the snake, the tiger, the rabbit, the horse or the year of the pig. And this year is the year of the Sheep.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. They are busy buying new clothes, new shoes, and candies. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After the dinner, all the family members stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Happy New Year” and some other greetings to each other. And on that day, children can get money in red packets. Besides, children have a lot of candies to eat. People wear new clothes and shoes.
People usually have a very good time during the Festival.
1.How many Chinese festivals does the passage talk about?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
2.We can find every Chinese year has _______ name.
A. an animal B. a plant
C. a family D. a full
3.How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve?
A. They put on new clothes and go to the park.
B. They visit their friends and talk about the New Year.
C. They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.
D. They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.
4.On New Year’s Day, people say “______” to each other when they meet.
A. Merry Christmas B. Good luck
C. Happy New Year D. Both B and C
5.The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Good Time B. Big Dinner
C. The Spring Festival D. The Year of the Sheep
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Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050. “What will ____ be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom.
“I don’t know,” said Fred. “What do you think?” “Well, no one knows. But it is to guess,” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will a pocket computer. The computer will give people the __ to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, ____. And we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to ____ them at the same time. Machines will do ____ of the work, and people will have more ____. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”
“I’m very ____ to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I’ll be able to live ____,” said Fred . “Won’t that be interesting? Just like a fish.”
1.A. the traffic B. a factory C. the world D. our home
2.A. pleased B. no use C. interesting D. unusual
3.A. bring B. give C. send D. carry
4.A. ways B. things C. answers D. news
5.A. again B. too C. also D. either
6.A. see B. look C. listen D. call
7.A. many B. lot C. every D. most
8.A. duty B. holidays C. times D. work
9.A. glad B. sure C. afraid D. sorry
10.A. in the sea B. on land C. on the mountain D. under the ground
--- _________ I open the door, Mary?
--- ___________.
A. May, Yes, you may. B. May, No, you don’t..
C. Can, No, you needn’t. D. Can, Yes, you can’t.
--- I will have a Math test tomorrow.
--- _______.
A. How do you do? B. I can help you.
C. May you happy. D. Good luck to you.
--- Can you give me _______ minutes?
A. ten more B. ten another
C. ten many D. ten other
--- _______ going fishing?
--- That’s a good idea.
A. Why not B. What about C. Why D. How
