() 1. You can ______ at Mary's party and Bei Lei's party.
A. eat a birthday cake and dance
B. eat a birthday cake and have lunch
C. have lunch and dance
D. have breakfast and dance
() 2. Mr. Smith sends Sally an invitation. She should call him at ______.
A. 752-9718 B. 752-9178 C. 826-1889 D. 670-0111
() 3. What day is January 23rd according to the passage?
A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Friday
() 4. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. Mary lives on No.231 Chaoyang Road
B. Mr. Smith lives on No.501 Jianshe Road
C. Mr. Smith's party begins at 5:30 p.m. on January 20th
D. Bei Lei's party begins at 11:30 a.m. on January 23rd

二、完形填空
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar (农历). This day is always the _1_ full moon in the new year. Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival. Celebrations and traditions on this day _2_ from the Han Dynasty (朝代) and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.
Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions. Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees, or along river banks on show. It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to _3_ help when he was in trouble. Today, when the lanterns slowly rise _4_ the air, people make wishes.
Another tradition is _5_ lantern riddles (谜语). The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character (汉字), a famous person's name, or a place name.
The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with _6_ tastes. In northern China, they are called yuanxiao _7_ in southern part they're named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity, they are usually done _8_ by a group of friends or family members.
In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic. Watching lanterns gave young people a _9_ to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this: Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for _10_ in the crowd. Suddenly I turned, and there she stood, in the dim (昏暗的) light.
（ ）1. A. first B. second C. third D. last
（ ）2. A. stopped B. remained C. began D. continued
（ ）3. A. take care of B. stick to C. run after D. ask for
（ ）4. A. into B. on C. with D. for
（ ）5. A. making B. guessing C. breaking D. protecting
（ ）6. A. the same B. similar C. close D. different
（ ）7. A. when B. while C. as D. because