We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the tiger.

Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, the family don’t go to sleep to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

1.How many Chinese festivals are mentioned(谈到) in this passage(段)?

2.We can find every Chinese year has ________ name.

3.How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve?

4.On New Year’s Day, people say “_______” to each other when they meet

5.The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) is ______.

根据短文内容，填入适当的单词，每空一词。

An elephant wants to have some friends. He sees a monkey in a tree. “Can you be my friend?” asks the elephant.

“You are too big. You can’t swing (摇荡) in the trees like me.”

Then the elephant meets a rabbit. “Please be my friend,” he says.

“How can I? Sorry, sir. You are too strong.”

The elephant is very sad. Then he goes home.

The next day, he sees all the animals running(跑). He doesn’t know why. The monkey says a tiger is near(在……附近)here. He will come to eat the animals.

The elephant goes to the tiger. “Please, Mr Tiger. Don’t eat the animals.”

“Go away（走开）!” says the tiger.

The elephant is not happy and kicks (踢) the tiger. Then the tiger goes away. At last, all the animals want the elephant to be their friend.

1. The monkey is in the          when the elephant sees him.

2.The elephant is too         , so the monkey and the rabbit don’t want the elephant to be their friend.

3. The elephant isn’t afraid (害怕) of the tiger because (因为) he is big and         .

4.All the animals are          when they see the tiger go away.

5. There are          kinds of（种类）animals in the story (故事).

An elephant wants to make some friends. He see a monkey in a tree and asks, “Can you be my friend?”
“You are too big. You can’t swing(摇荡) in the tree like me.”
Then the elephant meets a panda. “Please be my friend.” he says.
“How can I ? Sorry, sir. You are too big.”
The elephant is very sad(伤心).Then he goes home.
The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. A rabbit tells him that there’s a tiger near here. He is coming to eat the animals.
The elephant goes to the tiger. “Mr. Tiger, don’t eat the animals, please”
“Go away(走开)！” says the tiger.
The elephant is not happy and kicks(踢)the tiger. Then the tiger goes away.
At last, all the animals want to make friends with the elephant.
【小题1】What does the elephant want to do?
A. To look for some food.
B. To make some friends.
C. To see the tiger.
【小题2】The panda doesn’t want the elephant to be his friend because        ?
A. The elephant is too big.
B. The elephant’s nose is long.
C. The elephant eats too much.
【小题3】Why are the animals running?
A. Because they are playing games.
B. Because they don’t want to see the elephant.
C. Because a tiger is coming to eat them.
【小题4】There are           kinds of animals in this story.
A. four.           B. five.           C. six.   
【小题5】Which of following is right?
A. When you are big, you can’t find friends.
B. The elephant doesn’t have friends at last(最后).
C. After the elephant helps others, he has many friends.