The most important holiday in spring, especially for Christians, is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year,but it’s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day.
But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter, many people go to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection(复活)from the dead. Most people color Ester eggs. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs,they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world. People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium, children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America, children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny (兔子).But in Belgium, the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria (保加利亚), red Easter eggs are lucky in churches. Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria,for example,children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs.
1.Easter comes _______.
A.on the same date every year B.on Sunday on March 22
C.on Sunday on April 25 D.on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25
2.To celebrate Easter, people ___________.
A.go shopping, hide colored eggs and children hunt for them
B.give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one another
C.buy new clothes, hide colored eggs and children look for them around the house
D.both B and C
3.For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is________.
A.going to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection B.buying new clothes
C.eating delicious food and paint color eggs D.exchange beautiful gifts each other
4.In some places of Austria, children sing from door to door for_______.
A.blesses B.Easter eggs C.candy and goodies D.Easter bunny
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A farmer had a cow. (奶牛) He 36 very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very 37 . He telephoned the vet(兽医).
“What’s the problem?”the vet 38 him when he arrived.
“My cow is ill,”the farmer said.“I don’t know what’s the matter 39 her. She’s lying down and won’t 40 up. She won’t eat, and she’s making a strange 41 .”
The vet looked at the cow.
“She’s certainly ill.” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong 42 .”
He took a bottle out of his box, and put two pills into his 43 .
“Give her these,” he said. “The pills should make her 44 .”
“ 45 should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a 46 tube(管子).
“Put this 47 in her mouth, ”he said,“then put the pills 48 the tube and blow( 吹). That’ll make it.”
The vet went away.
The next day he came to the 49 again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked 50 .
“How’s your cow?”the vet asked.
“No change,”the 51 said. “and I’m feeling very well myself.”
“Oh?”the vet said.“ 52 .”
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“And?”the vet asked.
“The cow 55 first,”the farmer said.
1. A.made B.took C.got D.carried
2. A.happy B.glad C.frightened D.worried
3. A.asked B.told C.said D.spoke
4. A.in B.to C.for D.with
5. A.wake B.take C.throw D.stand
6. A.face B.line C.voice D.song
7. A.rest B.wind C.cold D.medicine
8. A.mouth B.bottle C.hand D.pocket
9. A.ill B.upset C.better D.good
10. A.Why B.What C.When D.How
11. A.thick B.long C.wide D.short
12. A.tube B.house C.door D.eye
13. A.from B.in C.on D.above
14. A.factory B.garden C.park D.farm
15. A.beautiful B.obvious C.worried D.balanced
16. A.vet B.farmer C.cow D.woman
17. A.When B.What C.Who D.Why
18. A.what B.which C.how D.that
19. A.apples B.pills C.tubes D.pens
20. A.admired B.looked C.cried D.blew
The road is covered with snow. I can’t understand _____ they want to go to school by motorbike.
A.why B.when C.since D.that
My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
A.curious B.content C.harmful D.ordinary
One of owning your own car is that you can go anywhere at any time you like.
A.theory B.belief C.advantage D.Permission