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            “Four Tigers” Ceremony of the Tu Minority

Heigouding Village, Ledu County in the west of Qinghai province is a place where many people of the Tu minority have lived for centuries. As the little village is comparatively closed to the outside world, a custom called “Four Tigers” was created 200 years ago to protect its inhabitants(棲息地) from sickness and bad luck.

Every year the ceremony is held on the eve of January 15th according to the Chinese lunar calendar to frighten off ghosts and evil souls, and to pray for peace.

Normally four local villagers are selected to be the “tigers” in the ceremony. At first, they gathered with village elders at the mountain-god temple to offer sacrifices of wine, food and incense, and to ask the god to help the tigers. Then the tigers were adorned with herbs, candles and two batches of incense to serve as the tiger’s ears. Two red ribbons held in their mouths represented the tiger’s tongue. The “Tigers” drank wine, knelt and kowtowed to the mountain god before they received Hada, a kind of white silk scarf representing respects and good luck, from the village head with firecrackers crackling.

As night fell, the candles on the tigers’ bodies were lit and the tigers began their visits to one household after another. Villagers followed, shouting “Tigers are coming!” The elder from each household welcomed the tigers at the gate, while the rest of the family knelt down in the courtyard. Firecrackers were set off, a toast made and candies, meat and wine were presented to the villagers following the tigers. After twirling (快速轉動)in three circles in the courtyard while those present kowtowed and prayed, the tigers went through every corner of every room to drive away any hiding ghosts. If there was a sick person in the house, the tigers jumped around him or her, scratched their body and said lucky words to drive away diseases and ghosts. After the ceremony, the family would present wine and food to the tigers. Then, shouting “The tigers are leaving!” the whole family saw them off.

After visiting all 30 or 40 households, the herbs were removed from the tigers and burned, to indicate that all the ghosts had been conquered. Then the villagers knelt and kowtowed with the sound of firecrackers, marking the end of the ceremony.

The tiger image exists in other minority groups, also. In ancient times, people entrusted their happiness to gods. The “four tigers” ceremony is vividly held in memory of ancient times and a living fossil for academics studying the lives of ancient people. As it is not popular nowadays, this cultural heritage is on the edge of extinction and needs to be rescued.

The United Nations set _______ deadline for that country to accept _______ peace plan.

A. the; the         B. the; a             C. a; the             D. a; a

 The company in Hangzhou produced quantities of first-class silk, most of them ______ to Europe.

    A. selling           B. sold            C. were sold      D. are selling

With no one to        in such a dangerous situation, the lady felt very helpless.

   A、turn over           B、turn off           C、turn on                   D、turn to

How much does the TV _____?

A. spend  B. cost      C. take     D. been to

—Shall we go out for a walk?

— Sorry. This is not the right _______ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.

A. moment                B. situation               C. place                  D. condition

32. With a large amount of work ______, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday.

  A. remained to be done     B. remaining to be done

C. remained being done     D. remaining to do

 ______ the Venice Film Festival, we are to include high-quality films, ______ who makes them.

A. In defence of; regardless                   B. In the defence of; regardless

C. In defence of; regardless of                 D. In the defence of; regardless of

Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut.” Joanna noted.

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. ”She used to cuddle up with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”

Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “ In fact, parents are first on the list.” Said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years.” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”

Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.

65．“The door to his room is always shut” suggests that the son________.

       A．is always busy with his studies         

         B．doesn’t want to be disturbed

       C．keeps himself away from his parents       

         D．begins to dislike his parents

66．What troubles Tina and Mark most is that_______

       A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before   

         B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly

       C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter

       D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

67．Which of the following best explains ”the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?

       A．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.

       B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

       C．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

       D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

68．What can be learned from the passage?

       A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

       B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

       C．Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.

       D．Parent should try to understand their teenagers.

The woman _____ there, _____ in a blue shirt, is Lily’s teacher.　　

A．seated; dressing　　       B．sitting; dressed　　

C．sat; dressed　　　　       D．seating; dressed