Easter(复活节)is one of the two important Christian festivals．Easter celebrates resurrections (复活) of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth．It's not a festival as big as Christmas．It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday．It’s quite a long holiday for everybody．

The main symbol(象征物)of Easter is Easter eggs．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．Eggs are a symbol of new life．

Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas．Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends．

1.People love Easter because ___________．

A．it’s a long holiday

B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ

C．they can have real eggs on that day

D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ

2.People begin to celebrate Easter in _________．

A．mid-April or late April

B．mid-March or late March

C．late March or early April

D．early March or mid-March

3.Easter eggs are _________．

A．covered by chocolate                    B．chocolate eggs

C．a symbol of death                       D．not food

4.From the passages，we know that ________．

A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day

B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day

C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter

D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day．

Everyone believes that colours can affect our moods，but do you know food can also change our moods and make us feel happy or sad? Food can affects our moods. Scientists have already made some reports to explain what effects the different food can bring us.

When you feel blue or a little sad, you may try the food with some sugar in it. (1)Scientists find that a banana can help people get out of sadness. But when you eat the banana, you'd better eat it slowly. Don’t you think it's quite interesting? So next time, eat chocolate when you are in a bad mood. If you are feeling stressed, you should eat some green vegetables or oranges. They can help you feel relaxed. (2)If you are angry about something and want to ______ down, _______ to eat some sunflower seeds.

1.将(1)句译成汉语。___________________________________________________

2.在(2)句空白处填上恰当的词使句子意思完整，上下文通顺：_______、_______

3.回答问题：If you are feeling stressed, what should you eat?

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4.在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子。

We should eat bananas slowly._________________________________

5.找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

November 19th, 2013                                                   Sunny 

Today is my first day in Singapore. It’s quite fascinating. I fell in love with this beautiful c 1.   as soon as I got off the plane. The city was so tidy that I couldn’t find any r  2. .

My host family were waiting for me outside. I wanted to s  3.  hands with them because they are Chinese, but they k  4. me to welcome me. All of us wanted to be as polite as possible. On the way to their home, my host p   5.   to a beautiful statue--- Merlion Statue and told me it was the s  6.  of Singapore. My host had prepared a big dinner for me. When I saw forks and k  7.  on the table, I told them I had learned how to use chopsticks before I left France for Singapore. I had the most delicious Chinese food. After dinner, we took a walk in the park n 8.   the house. Though we are from d  9.  countries, we talked happily. My host family went out of their way to make me r  10.   and feel at home.