Spring Festival has just passed. were you excited about getting lucky money and watching the Spring Festival Gala (春节联欢晚会) on TV? Spring Festival is a happy time. But do you know how we celebrate it?

Whether Chinese or American, everyone enjoys a good holiday. In China, Spring Festival is the most joyous time of year, while many Americans look forward to celebrating the Christmas holiday.

I love a good party so much that I have experienced both Spring Festival and Christmas. I have found they have many differences, as well as a few things in common. Both holidays involve lots of family and great food. When I was in China, I made fresh dumplings during the Spring Festival and waited for my red bags. Unfortunately, my family was back in America so I never got any. Christmas is a lot of fun. In the afternoon, families get together and have a huge meal and talk about all of the gifts they got that day. Usually they eat ham or turkey on Christmas day. On Christmas, many Americans leave gifts under the Christmas tree. Little kids wake up early and open presents.

One of the major differences between the holidays is that Spring Festival also starts the Chinese New Year. So there are many fireworks and parties. When I was in Beijing, I couldn't sleep because there were so many booms (回响) from fireworks. In America, we celebrate the New Year on January 1st and so we save all of our excitement for that day. Another difference is that Christmas is a religious (宗教的) holiday. It celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

Traditional Holidays

Countries

America

China

 1.

Food

eat ham or 2.

have 3.

 4.

leave them under the Christmas  5..

put the lucky money in  6. bags.

Aim

the 7. of the Christmas holiday.

the most  8. time of year and the start of the Chinese New Year

Activities

a huge meal and a talk

 9. and parties

Similarity

Both holidays involve lots of 10. and great food

Jenny was a pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were shopping at the store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace (珍珠项链) priced at $50. Jenny wanted that necklace so much that she asked her mother to buy it for her. However, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs a lot of money." "But I love it very much. I really want it. Mommy," said Jenny. "OK. I'll buy it for you, but you should help do the housework to pay for it. OK?" said Jenny's mother. Jenny agreed and she got the necklace.

After that, Jenny worked on the chores very hard evenly day. Soon Jenny paid off the necklace. How Jenny loved it! She wore it all the time except when she took a shower, However, her mother was afraid that the necklace would turn her neck green if she always wore it.

One night, Jenny's father asked her, "Jenny, do you love me?"

"Oh, yes. Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said.

"Well, then, can you give me your necklace?"

"Oh! Daddy, not my necklace," Jenny said. "But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll (玩偶). Or you can have my Ribbons, my favorite toy."

"But I just want your pearl necklace," her father said.

Jenny seemed very upset, but she finally made her decision. "Here, Daddy. I love you more than all of them," she said and put the necklace in her father's hand.

With one hand her father held the plastic pearl necklace and with the other one he pulled a beautiful box from his pocket. Inside the box was a real pearl necklace! He was waiting for Jenny to give up the plastic pearl necklace so she could have the real one.

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案。

1.Why didn't Jenny's mother want to buy the plastic pearl necklace for Jenny at first?

A. Because it was expensive.

B. Because Jenny had already had one.

C. Because it was plastic, not a real one.

D. Because Jenny was too young to have it.

2.What did Jenny do to pay for the plastic pearl necklace most probably?

A. She sold her favorite toys.

B. She did the dishes at home.

C. She did a part-time job at a store.

D. She finished her homework on time.

3.When didn't Jenny wear the plastic pearl necklace?

A. When she lay in bed.

B. When she went to school.

C. When she took a shower.

D. When she did the housework.

4.Which of the following did Jenny love most?

A. Rosy. B. The necklace.

C. Ribbons. D. Her father.

5.What can we learn from what the father did?

A. It's not good to have too many toys.

B. Things made of plastic are always very cheap.

C. Everyone should work hard to buy things for themselves.

D. One might get more valuable things when giving something to others.

Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back to your high spirit. So if you're having a bad day and need a boost,then help is just a click away.

A website is trying to offer people positive(积极的)messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be“the nicest place on the Internet",where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits.

The website, thenicestplaceontheinter.net, lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors' spirits.

The website was created by Jeff Lam and is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The well-known artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend Lauren were having one of those bad days.

"We tried to become cheerful,but none of the usual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good.So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created‘The Nicest Place On The Internet," he explained on his website.

One user of the site, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said,“it's a fun and

exciting website. I visit every once in a while when I'm missing my friends or family. I think it could really be a help to people that are feeling down or sad. It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You can also post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. It's very easy to share the love.”

Mr. Lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positive voicemails for strangers. The idea is that strangers send an audio(声音)diary by leaving a voicemail and then anyone can listen to it.

1.The underlined word "boost" in paragraph 1 probably means

A.鼓舞 B.放松 C.休闲 D.提高

2.The website was created in order to_______

A. provide a place for those who want to post their videos

B. discover something positive, honest and good

C. recommend positive voicemails on the website to people

D. offer something positive to cheer people up

3.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Jeff Lam is working on a new project to collect more audio diaries.

B. Jeff Lam met a lot of difficulties during the time of creating the website.

C. Joseph Meehan has got help from the website and supports it.

D. Joseph Meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers.

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