Hanukkah (光明节), the annual (每年的) Festival of Lights, is celebrated with zeal (热情) by the Jewish people around the world. They celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the menorah (多连灯烛台) , traditional foods, games and gifts. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival.It falls on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kiskv (犹太教历), which is usually sometime in December. The festival celebrates the time, over 2,000 years ago,when the Jewish people fought against an emperor who would not let them follow their own traditions and religion (宗教) . When the Jewish people won back their temple in Jerusalem(耶路撒冷), they found there was only enough holy(神圣的) oil to keep the sacred light (神圣之灯) burning for one day. However, to their surprise, this small amount of oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights, until the people had time to make more oil.

At the center of the Hanukkah celebrations is a candle stick (called a Menorah) that holds nine candles. On the first night of Hanukkah the first candle is lit, and each day this candle is used to light another candle, until on the eighth day, the last day, all the candles are lit. During Hanukkah, people go to the synagogue (犹太教堂) to pray and to remember the miracle (奇迹) of the holy oil. Hanukkah is a time for family and friends to come together. People exchange gifts and greeting cards, and children go to parties. Parents often give their children money at Hanukkah. Potato cakes, called latkes, are a traditional Hanukkah food. Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish year, however, the Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.

1.For how many days does Hanukkah last?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

2.Jewish people fought against the emperor because______.

A. the emperor didn't let them eat traditional food or wear traditional clothes

B. the emperor didn't allow them to follow their own tradition and religions

C. the emperor didn't let them celebrate their own festivals

D. the emperor didn't allow them to keep the sacred 1ight burning

3.What do the candles on the Menorah remind Jewish people of?

A. The war that they fought 2,000 years ago.

B. The God that they honored best.

C. The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2,000 years ago.

D. The church they built 2,000 years ago.

4.During Hanukkah, families and friends usually ______.

A. send each other postcards B. go to parties together

C. get together D. light candles together

5.The passage mainly tells us about______.

A. the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated

B. why Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah

C. why Jewish people protect their traditions

D. the miracle of the holy oil in the Jewish temple

The students in Grade Nine have to take a P.E. test in many places around China. The full mark is usually 50 points and it counts for much in the high school entrance exam.

In Shizong the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own or the other school. Each student is tested on three sports. They can choose long jump, basketball dribbling(运球) or volleyball. The pull-up(引体向上) is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must pass in the test, or they can’t go to the higher school to go on studying.

Most students find the test easy and more than 90% of them can get full marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the whole three years. Students in Grade 9 usually do lots of practice in P.E. classes and after class. The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.

Students in Kunming don’t need to run a lot for the test, but students in Shizong must do lots of running for the test. In Shizong running is one of the sports in the test. So in P.E. classes, they usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 3,000 meters in one class. Most teachers and parents welcome the P.E. test. They say it helps students build up their bodies.

1.Students take the test ______ in Shizong.

A. in Grade Seven B. in April C. in another school D. in autumn

2.The PE test in Shizong includes(包括) all of these sports except(除了) ______.

A. baseball B. basketball C. volleyball D. long jump

3.Most students find the test is easy, because_______.

A. P.E test is not so important for their entrance exam

B. students have been training for a long time

C. teachers and parents can help them pass it.

D. all students do well in P.E.class.

4.Running is one of the sports in test in ______.

A. Kunming B. Chongqing C. Shizong D. Shanghai

5.Most teachers and parents think that the P.E. test is_.

A. difficult B. easy C. bad D. good

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