Bonnie looks very smart and is always 　　 pink because pink is her favorite color.

A. with　 B. on　 C. about　 D. in

Chinese people call the Spring Festival“Nian”. But do you know that Nian
was once the name of a monster(妖怪)?
　　A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate
animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and
ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their
doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a
village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things——the
color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make
big fires and set off fireworks(放鞭炮)to make Nian go away.
　　On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it
opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was
really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire.
When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster.
　　After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs,
and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They
put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the
night.
　　In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the
Spring Festival.
【小题1】 From the story, Nian seemed to be       long, long ago.
A exciting    B  interesting    C boring   D terrible
【小题2】 The monster Nian ate people in winter because it          .
A  wanted to make people afraid    B  had no food to eat
C  celebrated the Spring Festival    D liked to eat people in a village
【小题3】Nian was afraid of          .
A red    B fire   C noise    D  A, B and C
【小题4】 The monster Nian wasn’t killed until          .
A it had eaten all the animals  B  the old man came to a village
C it was too tired to run away  D people knew what it was afraid of
【小题5】 What is the best title for the passage?
A How the Spring Festival Came  B What People did During Nian
C How People Celebrated Nian  D What the Spring Festival was 

Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like　 1 . Red is used for signs of 2 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of　 3　 in autumn. People say orange is a　 4　 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __5__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __6__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __7__ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __8__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __9__. Those who like to be with __10 _ like red. The cool colors are __11_ and blue. Where there are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __12 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __13_ for a living room or a __14_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __15　 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

　　1. A. sadness　　 B. anger　　　 C. administration　 D. smile
　　2. A. roads　　　 B. ways　　　 C. danger　　　　　 D. places
　　3. A. land　　　 B. leaves　　 C. grass　　　　　　 D. mountains
　　4. A. lively　　 B. dark　　　 C. noisy　　　　 　　D. frightening
　　5. A. moonlight　 B. light　　　 C. sunlight　　　　 D. stars
　　6. A. summer　　 B. spring　　 C. autumn　　　　　 D. winter
　　7. A. speak　　　 B. say　　　　 C. talk about　　　 D. tell
　　8. A. green　　　 B. yellow　　 C. white　　　　　　 D. gray
　　9. A. calm　　　 B. sleepy　　 C. active　　　　　 D. helpful
　　10.A. the other　 B. another　　 C. other one　　　　 D. others
　　11.A. black　　　 B. green　　　 C. golden　　　　　 D. yellow
　　12.A. go round　 B. go by　　　 C. go off　　　　　 D. go along
　　13.A. one　　　　 B. way　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　 D. matter
　　14.A. factory　　 B. classroom　 C. restaurant　　　 D. hospital
　　15.A. Different　 B. Cool　　　 C. Warm　　　　　　 D. All