In China, the National Holiday is a big festival and it is to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949.Besides from the Spring Festival, the National Holiday is the only other week-long public break from school and work.

As one of the only opportunities  for workers to go home, visit their families or to travel around the country, all hotels, tourist attractions, trains, buses and airplanes around the country are completely packed with holidaying Chinese people.

Are you sorry for not traveling during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.

Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All that we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.

So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

1. How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

A. He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day.

B. He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day.     

C. He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day.

D. He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day.  

2.How many days can people have a break on the Spring Festival.

A. 5 days        B.7 days          C.10 days      D 15 days

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?

A. You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day

B. You could walk as you like on the Great Wall

C. There were about 30 people per meter.

D. All that could you see on the Great Wall were people.

4.Where do you think is the article from?

A. www.chinabus.com            B. www.movies123.com      

C. www.chinatourist.com              D. www.storyhouse.com

In China, the National Holiday is a big festival and it is to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949.Besides from the Spring Festival, the National Holiday is the only other week-long public break from school and work.
As one of the only opportunities  for workers to go home, visit their families or to travel around the country, all hotels, tourist attractions, trains, buses and airplanes around the country are completely packed with holidaying Chinese people.
Are you sorry for not traveling during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.
Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All that we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.
So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

【小题1】 How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

Character（品质），courage and confidence are words you might use to describe your heroes．These words can describe you! Take action as follows and you'll be a hero，too!

Part l：Character

Character is something that makes you the person you are—like being honest，friendly，and helpful．See the chart（表格）below．On the left is our standard of good character．Write down your promise for each line on the right．Then，get a witness（证人）to sign it．Put it up where you'll see it every day and do your best to keep it．

Part 2：Courage

Of course it's going to take a lot of courage to keep your promise．Courage is challenging yourself to do something even though you think it might be hard．For each promise，find out two or three ways to help you keep it．For example，if you think that Being Honest is the hardest promise for you to keep，one of the ways might be “Tell people about my promise so that I won't break it”．

Part 3：Confidence

Confidence is believing that you have the skills to do something．Do you have a beautiful singing voice? Are you a good painter? These are all talents that can make you feel good，as well as the people around you．Once you've decided what your special skill is，think about how you can use your skill to make your corner of the world a better place．If you're good at art，try painting a picture on an old wall in your school（of course，make sure you're allowed）．

1．According to the writer，what is needed to be a hero?

A．Believe in yourself．                                   B．Be full of courage．

C．Have good character．                                D．All of the above

2．If your promise is “I'll show good manners in class”，you're trying to be                ．

A．smart                         B．polite                   C．brave                     D．strong

3．What is the most important thing to build your character?

A．Fill in the chart carefully．                          B．Write down your promise．

C．Look at your promise every day．                D．Do your best to keep your promise．

4．The word “talents” in Part 3 can be replaced（替换）by “                 ”．

A．ways                   B．ideas                    C．skills                      D．words

5．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Only a good painter can have confidence．

B．It'll take a lot of courage to make your promise．

C．Character is something that makes you feel good．

D．You can build your character with the help of others．