In 2050 we will still celebrate most of the same festivals as people celebrate now, and for us Chinese people the most important festival is still Spring Festival. People sometimes call Spring Festival “Luna New Year.” “Lunar” means “something to do with the moon,” and you will never guess where I will spend the “Lunar New Year” in 2050---I want to spend it on the moon!

    In autumn，2049，Mc Donald’s(Yes，we still have Mc Donald’s in 2049!) will hold a competition to celebrate the opening of their first branch(分部) on the moon．The first prize is a trip to the moon for the winner and his or her family. The winner will be allowed to choose when to take the trip. Lucki1y，I win the prize ! I decide to go at Spring Festival．   

By 2048 or 2049，we may have learnt in our history class that the first space tourist is a rich businessman who paid millions of dollars to be allowed to take a ride on a rocket．Space travel wi1l be a 1ot more common than it is now．But it is still something only billionaires(亿万富翁) can afford．Common families like mine can hardly have the chance to take holidays in space．

So we will be all very happy and thrilled when we really arrive at Jiuquan Space Centre in Gansu．The television cameras are there to record pictures of us getting into the space bus and then it is “…3, 2,1---Go!”  We are on our way to the moon·

1“ You will never guess…”in Paragraph 1 shows that the writer is going to tell us something_____．

A. dangerous    B. surprising     C. useful   D. terrible

2 In the year 2050，holidays in space are_____·

A. very usual for most common people  

B. not what we want to have

C. still too expensive for most people                  

D. not too expensive for us

3 The word “thrilled” in the 1ast paragraph means_____.

A. tired    B. worried     C. pleased    D. excited

4  Where will the writer want to spend the Spring Festival in 2050?

A. At his home．                                      B. At the Space Centre．

C. On the moon                                       D. On the rocket.

Have you ever studied abroad? If you come to Australia as a foreign high school student, you can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.
There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas.
Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.
Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines "Good Friday" and "Easter Monday". Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.
The Chinese new year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties.
【小题1】                   is the most important festival in Australia.

Of all festivals, the Spring Festival is the most important in China．

Several days before the Chinese New Year, people clean out their houses, take down the old pictures and put up new ones．On new Year’s Even, they have special family dinner, Everybody, even from far away, tries to come home for this celebration（庆祝）．During dinner they eat and chat, and they watch the New Year TV programs．

The celebrations usually last 15 days．On the first day of the New Year, the Chinese get up early and say “Happy New Year” to each member of the family．On the second and third days, they go to visit their friends and relatives．

The 15^th day of the first moon is the Lantern Festival．In the evening there are lantern shows or lion dances in parks and streets．People, both young and old, go out to enjoy themselves．

Sometimes they sing and dance late into the night．

（  ） 1．—What does “chat” mean?

      —It means_________。

      A．唱歌         B．闲谈           C．喝酒

（  ） 2．—What is the Chinese for “last”？

      —The Chinese is_________．

      A．最后的       B．上一个         C．持续

（  ） 3．—What’s the Chinese for “late into the night”？

      —It’s__________．

      A．到深夜       B．到傍晚         C．到午后

（  ） 4．The Chinese usually_________ after dinner on New Year’s Eve．

      A．go to a party and dance

      B．watch the New Year TV programs

      C．go to visit their friends

（  ） 5．The Lantern Festival is__________．

      A．the fifth of the first lunar month

      B．the first of the first lunar month

      C．the fifteen of the first lunar month

　　Chinese Dumpling (Jiao zi) is a traditional Chinese Food, which is essential（基本）during holidays in Northern China. Chinese dumpling becomes one of the most widely loved foods in China. This is because of many reasons. Here is a list of them.

　　Since（因为）the shape of Chinese dumplings is similar（与...相似）to ancient（古代）Chinese gold or silver ingots（银锭）, they symbolize（象征）wealth（财富）Traditionally, the members of a family get together to make dumplings during the New Year's Eve. They may hide（藏）a coin in one of the dumplings. The person who finds the coin will likely（很可能）have a good fortune（好运）in the New Year. Chinese dumpling is also popular in other Chinese holidays or festivals, so it is part of the Chinese culture or tradition.

　　Delicacy（美味佳肴）-Chinese dumpling is a delicious food. You can make a variety（多样，花样）of Chinese dumplings using meat or vegetables Some use pork or shrimp, and others use chicken

　　Family Link-Making dumplings is really a team work. Usually all family members will join the work. I started to make dumplings when I was a kid（小孩）in my family, so most Chinese like me know how to make dumplings I am very good at making dumplings, particularly making skins（皮）, which is the hardest part of making dumplings.

　　Sending Off（送行）Friends-Chinese dumpling is often the food for sending off friends or family members away. People hope they will have a good trip. I guess this is another tradition.

(2) We eat ________ in Spring Festival because they are the symbol（象征）of the wealth.

(4) Why most Chinese know how to make dumplings?

A．Because we started to make dumplings when we were kids in our family

B．Because we are good at learning the new things.

C．Because Chinese people are working hard.