39. Jack can sing and        (跳舞) .

38. I would like to make some nice        (燈籠) for New Year's Day.

37. They're        (慶祝) Spring Festival now.

36. There is some paper on the        (地板) .

  Spring Festival is the most important festival inChina. On Spring Festival's Eve,families get to?gether and have a big meal. In many places,people like to set off fireworks. Dumplings are the most traditional food. Children like the festival verymuch,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some lucky money from their parents. The money is given to children for good luck. People put New Year scrolls (卷軸) on the wall for good luck. Spring Festival lasts about 15 days. People usually visit their relatives (親戚) and friends. People enjoy Spring Festival very much,because during this time,they can have a good rest.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)題。

31. When do the families get together and have a big meal?

32. What is the most traditional food at Spring Fes?tival?

33. Why do children like the festival very much?

34. What can bring good luck for children?

35. How long does Spring Festival last?

  The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. American children of all ages give their mothers some?thing special. It is the day when;children,young and old,try to]show their love to mothers. It is the day to celebrate motherhood and to thank her for all small and big things she has done for her children. However,did you know that Mother's Day celebration is no recent thing?

England was the first country to set a day to honour mothers. In the United States,Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1910. An American girl,Anna? asked her governor to set a festival for mothers for their love. And they set the second Sun?day in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.

On Mother's Day morning,some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they have made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations (康乃聲) ，the offi?cial Mother's Day flower. If their mothers left the . world,they may bring white carnations to their grave sites (墓地) .This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On her special day,family members do not want Mom to cook dinner！

(   ) 21. Which country set Mother's Day first?

   A. China. B. England.

   C. America. D. France.

(   ) 22. All over the America began to celebrate Mother's Day in .

   A. 1901   B. 1910   C. 1911   D. 1921

(   ) 23. What colour of carnations an American mother may see at home on Mother's Day?

   A. Red. B. Orange.

   C. Yellow. D. White.

(   ) 24. According to the passage,American restaurants' busiest day of the year is on

   A. New year's Day

   B. Christmas Day

   C. Thanksgiving Day

   D. Mother's Day

(   ) 25. Which of the following is TRUE accord?ing to the passage?

   A. Only young children buy presents for their mothers.

   B. Anna wanted to set the festival for only her mother.

   C. Not all the states want to celebrate Mother's Day.

   D. Some mothers can eat breakfast in bed on Mother's Day.

 People in India call New Year "Diwali" or "the Festival of Light (光) ".

They often clean their houses before the day of Diwali. Most people clean their houses in the mor?ning. They often decorate their houses with flow?ers. They also make sweet food look like flowers,people and animals. Then they visit their friends and give them presents and cards.

On New Year's Day,many people open the doors and windows and light (點(diǎn)亮) candles in front of the doors. They want to bring good luck to their families. After Diwali,people often clean their hou?ses again. Some people like to make loud noises at their houses. They think this can make bad spirits (靈魂;精神) go away.

(   ) 26. People in India call New Year " the Festival of”.

   A. Food   B. Fruit   C. Light   D. Luck

(   ) 27. Indian people often decorate their houses with .

   A. trees   B. grass

   C. flowers   D. cards

(   ) 28. Indian people make        look like flowers,animals and people.

   A. presents   B. sweet food

   C. clothes   D. paper cuttings

(   ) 29. The underlined word "candles" means "      "in Chinese.

   A. 蠟燭   B. 火把   C. 燈   D. 燈籠

(   ) 30. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. People inIndiaoften light candles on New Year's Day.

   B. People inIndiaoften clean their hou?ses before and after Diwali.

   C. On New Year's Day,Indian people often visit their friends.

   D. Some Indian people make loud noi?ses,because they want to make bad spirits go away.

Christmas is an important festival. All the peo?ple in .Western countries 11        Christmas. And some people enjoy the hard work before that day 12        it's very interesting. Before Christmas,we must get everything 13        for it. For example,on the 14        before that day,people often have dinner by the Christmas tree. We often eat cakes and drink something. And we 15        our presents for other family members on the floor under the tree. In my family,my mother usually 16       a big cake for us. My old grandfather usually buys the Christmas 17       . My father and I usually 18        it. We cover it with lights and put the 19        in the tree. Everyone shouldn't 20        his present until that day.

(   ) 11. A. happy   B. leave

   C. enjoy   D. give

(   ) 12. A. and   B. so

   C. but   D. because

(   ) 13. A. red   B. bad

   C. away   D. ready

(   ) 14. A. evening   B. morning

   C. afternoon   D. noon

(   ) 15. A. get   B. put

   C. decorate   D. open

(   ) 16. A. does   B. eats

   C. makes   D. finishes

(   ) 17. A. presents   B. lights

   C. star   D. tree

(   ) 18. A. clean   B. sweep

   C. cook   D. decorate

(   ) 19. A. presents   B. coats

   C. traditions   D. lanterns

(   ) 20. A. put   B. find

   C. take   D. open

(   ) 10. ―Can I join you? 

--      .

   A. Of course   B. No,you don't

   C. Yes,you are   D. Yes,you do

(   ) 9. —Your skirt is very nice.

--      

   A. Yes,it is   B. Sorry,it isn't

   C. I Iere you are   D. Thank you