3.　　　 B. Ways to decorate houses.

2.　　　 A. The winter season and fun winter activities.

1.　　　 What does this passage mainly talk bout?

22.　 D. a time for families to get together

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　 Cold air. Snow. Shorter days. We are in winter now.

　Winter is the coldest season of the year. It comes between autumn and spring. For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January. But that is only because we live in the northern part of the Earth.

　 In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter, and the beginning of spring. But, this is the time that the southern part of the Earth, has its summer. Imagine when we are playing with snow, Australian kids are enjoying ice cream!

　 Winter isn’t always gray. It can also be bright. Here’s how.

　 Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to come to your house and make beautiful clothes and write a play. Act it out for your family.

Play around. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Make a snowman with your friends.

If you really have to stay indoors, give your room a clean and decorate (装饰) it. You’ll find it a lot of fun.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

21.　 C. only celebrated in China

20.　 B. celebrated for one whole month

19.　 A. a time of harvest and fun

18.　 We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.

17.　 A. 跑出去　　　　　　　 B. 打碎　　　　 C. 耗尽　　　　 D. 离开

16.　 The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.