The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year’s Day. It usually comes in January or February. Everyone in China likes it very much. All the families have a big dinner to celebrate(庆祝) it. Children like the Spring Festival best because they can get presents such as nice food, new clothes and red packets from their grandparents, their parents, their uncles and aunts. People eat dumplings on the Spring Festival. Chinese think eating dumplings can bring them money in the new year.
1.The Spring Festival comes in ______.
A. January B. February C. March D. A or B
2.Chinese people ______ to celebrate Chinese New Year.
A. have a big dinner B.have a party
C.watch TV D. stay at home
3.Who doesn’t give children red packets?
A. Parents. B. Cousins.
C.Grandparents. D. Uncles.
4.People eat _______ in the Spring Festival.
A. rice dumplings B. mooncakes
C.dumplings D.turkey
5.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is WRONG?
A. All the Chinese like the Spring Festival.
B. Children are the happiest (最开心的) during the Spring Festival.
C. Chinese think eating dumplings can make people rich.
D. People all over the world celebrate the Chinese New Year.
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It’s fine on Saturday morning. There _______many children in the park. They are _______ a good time. Some of them are playing games under a big tree. The girls are singing and ______. The boys are ______photos. Michael is____ by the lake. He is _____ a storybook. ______ is Linda? She’s standing over there_______her sister. They are eating ice cream. Look! _______ the two girls? They are Betty and Ann. Let’s go and _____with them.
1.A. is B. am C. are
2.A. have B. having C. has
3.A. dancing B. to dance C. to sleep
4.A.take B. taking C. takes
5.A. sits B. to sit C. sitting
6.A.seeing B. reading C. watching
7.A.Where B.What C. How
8.A. with B. and C. for
9.A. Who is B. Where is C. Who are
10.A. to talk B. talk C. talking
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My favourite festival is Spring Festival.lt is very1.i__ in China. Like Chrismas, it2.h__ every year. Before the Spring Festival, people buy new3.c__ and lots of food. We all get lots of food 4.r____. Now I am 5.c___ our house with my parents. On the evening6.b__ Spring Festival , people usually have a big 7.t__ family dinner. They often eat 8.d__. Then we watch a special 9.p__ on TV together. On Spring Festival, people usually visit their relatives and friends. Children can get 10.l_____ money. So we have a good time, and I like the Spring Festival very much!
Spring Festival:
It falls on the first day of the first lunar month .People follow many national and local customs .They paste spring poems with lucky words on the door .They eat delicious food with symbolic values, for example, chicken for good luck .They exchange greetings with friends and relatives.
New Year:
It is on the first day of the year. It marks the beginning of a new year. On this day, people enjoy a paid day–off .There will be parties everywhere in parks, dancing halls and universities.
Lantern Festival:
It comes on the 15th of the first lunar month. It marks the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, people eat sweet dumplings for good luck (in North China).Special activities include the display lanterns and riddle solving.
Dragon Boat Festival:
It is on the fifth of the fifth lunar month .People gather to watch the colorful “Dragon Boat Races”. People eat rice dumplings on this day
Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival:
It is on the 15th of the eighth lunar month .People gaze at the “lady in the moon” and eat moon cakes for family reunion and happiness.
Chinese Festivals
Festivals | Time | Activities |
Spring Festival | 1. | paste spring poems, eat delicious food and exchange greetings |
New Year | on the first day of the year | 2. |
3. | on the 15th of the first lunar month | eat sweet dumplings display lanterns and riddle solving. |
Dragon Boat Festival
| on the fifth of the fifth lunar month | Watch the colorful “Dragon Boat Races” and eat rice dumplings |
Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival | 4. | 5. |
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Chinese Moon Festival, takes place at the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month. The reason for celebrating the festival during that time is that it is the time when the moon is at its fullest and brightest.
The Mid-autumn festival is one of the two most important occasions in Chinese calendar (the other being the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year) and it is an official holiday. It is a time for families to be together, so people far from home will gaze longingly at the moon and think about their families.
The traditional food for mid-autumn festival is the moon cake which is round and symbolizes reunion.
1.The other name of Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is ( ).
A. Chinese Mid Festival B. Chinese Moon Festival
C. Chinese Festival D. Spring Festival
2.Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival takes place at ( ).
A. the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month.
B. the 16th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month.
C. the 15th day of the ninth Chinese lunar month
D. the 15th day of the eighth Chinese month.
3.Why do people celebrate the festival during that time? ( )
A. Because the moon is at its fullest and brightest.
B. Because it is a time for families to be together.
C. Because it is an official holiday.
D. Because it is one of the most important occasions.
4.The two most important occasions in China are ( ).
A. Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival.
B. Spring Festival and Lantern Festival.
C. Spring Festival and Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.
D. Spring Festival and New Year.
5.The traditional food for mid-autumn festival is ( ).
A. sweet dumplings. B. rice dumplings.
C. chicken D. moon cake
