Festivals

Name      Spring Festival  Halloween     Dragon Boat Festival Christmas Day   Mid-autumn Day

Symbol    dumpling      pumpkin      rice dumpling      Christmas tree   mooncake

Country    China        the USA       China            the USA        China

1.The people in the USA celebrate___________________.

A．Christmas Day

B．Christmas Day and Halloween

C．Spring Festival

D．Mid-autumn Day

2.The symbol of Dragon Boat Festival is_________.

A．tree                                 B．pumpkin

C．rice dumpling                          D．dumpling

3.There are _______ festivals in China in the form.

A．two              B．three             C．four              D．five

During the last winter holiday, I went to China with my parents. The five-day trip left me with a deep impression.

As the capital of China, Beijing is a very beautiful city with fresh air and clean streets which make the travelers feel very pleased. To my surprise, many people there were learning English. Later I was told that they did so because Beijing would hold the 29th Olympic Games and they wanted most foreigners to understand them. They strictly kept the traffic rules. When there was a red light, no one was seen crossing the street.

Of all the places I visited, I liked the Summer Palace best. To our surprise, although it was winter when we were there, we still saw green trees and many fresh flowers. The whole park was very beautiful. We visited a very modern football field. We were told the buildings where the Olympic Games would be held were even better than that. I also enjoyed skiing in Xiangshan. Skiing is an interesting and exciting sport liked by many people.

In my eyes, China is a nice place and Chinese people are very kind. In Beijing Station, there were so many people, and most of them were going home to spend the Spring Festival—the most important Chinese festival, with their families. Passengers helped each other carry luggage（行李）, and they were very kind to foreigners. We were given a card by the hotel we stayed at, on which was the address of the hotel. With the card we never got lost in the city.

The five days passed quickly, but the trip left me a lot of sweet memories.

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

1.From the passage, we know the Summer Palace ______.

A. has flowers only in summer

B. is worth visiting all the year round

C. is a place where people visit only in summer

D. is a place where many people ski in winter

2.The writer enjoyed ______ in Xiangshan.

A. skating????????????? B. swimming????????????? C. skiing????????????? D. board-skating

3.The five-day trip of Beijing was ______.

A. during New Year’s Day????????????? B. after the Spring Festival

C. on the Mid-Autumn Day????????????? D. before the Spring Festival

4.The foreigners were given a card each by the hotel ______.

A. so that they could easily find their hotel

B. in order to go shopping

C. so they could get something freely from the hotel

D. as the New Year’s gift

5.In the writer’s eyes, Chinese people ______.

A. are kind????????????? ????????????? B. are helpful

C. strictly kept the traffic rules????????????? ????????????? D. all of the above

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I        . I         a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father       , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
In my family, my parents like         very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very happy. In the evening, we eat moon cakes and watch the        .
I have a friend. Her parents      in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to        . So she dials (拨打) the number, but then she puts down the phone.         About 15 minutes, she dials the number again.”Hi, Mom…”
Later, I ask, “Why do you dial the number        ?” She smiles, “My parents are old and      , so they can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them         time to         the telephone.”
My friend is a good girl. She is always         about her parents. You also want to be a         child, right? Please always remember to         your parents at anytime, not just on some important days.