Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America.

On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents Day (Sep. 1).

The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.

People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.

There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks.

Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.

1.How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?

A. Four.                B. Five.                C. Seven.          D. Ten.

2.What is the most important holiday for the young people?

A. Thanksgiving Day.                 B. Christmas Day.

C. Valentine’s Day.                   D. New Year’s Day.

3.From the reading we know that Father’s Day comes                .

A. in May              B. in April.            C. in June           D. in July

4. Halloween is one of the interesting holidays for   .

A. children            B. mothers           C. girls              D. students

5. Many people return home in November because they want to ___________.

A. enjoy a long holiday            B. stay with their family members

C. eat big meals with friends                 D. spend Thanksgiving Day

If you want to travel with a partner, you may ask for one on the Internet. There are some tips about how to choose a right partner on the Internet:

Unluckily, you can’t ask a person if he has a good feeling. If you ask, everyone will tell you that they do! It is important that you have to get to know your travel partner to find out what kind of feeling he really has.

You can tell a lot about a person’s feeling by the words he uses. Ask him about his worst trip. Is he laughing about it now, or still unhappy? Does his worst trip sound like an adventure to you? If so, he doesn’t match you. Having a good feeling is important for having a good time.

Talk about the hotel you would like to stay in. See if you have the same habit of spending holidays. This is such a quick way to find a partner.

What’s more? Always keep in contact with(联系) your travelling partner when travelling. Don’t simply hang out without telling them, and don’t let them do it to you, either.

1.The passage mainly talks about how to find a right partner _________.

A．in class           B．in school          C．on the Internet     D．in the neighborhood

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us it is important ___________.

A．to find a partner                        B．to find out the feeling of the partner

C．to ask if he has a good feeling              D．look for a partner on the Internet

3.The underline word “adventure” means ___________ in Chinese.

A．冒险             B．安全             C．刺激             D．兴奋

4.What is the quick way to find if you have the same habit of spending holiday with a       partner?

A．Talk about money.                       B．Talk about study.

C．Talk about the place you want to go.         D．Talk about the hotel.

5.The best title for the passage is __________.

A．Have A Happy Holiday                    B．Find a Right Partner for Traveling

C．Don’t Hang Out Alone                   D．Make Sure if Has Good Feeling

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．

What day is __61___ day of the week? We Chinese may say Monday, because Monday is the first working day in the week. But__62___people have different ideas. They say__ 63___ is the first day of the week. Also, they work only five days a week and have a long __64___: Saturday and Sunday. People are different __65___ many other ways, too. We Chinese put our last names first and our first name last .British and American people put them in the other way. Chinese people speak Chinese, but British and American people speak English. Chinese eat a lot of__ 66___ . British and American people have a lot of bread and potatoes. Most Chinese ride bicycles, but most British and American people drive __67___. People write __68___ in different ways, too. We Chinese write “November 10, 2005” as “05 / 11 / 10”, in big -to - small order. But British put it as “___6 9__”, in small - to - big order, and the Americans even write it as “10/ 11 / 05”. What a difference!

Do you know any other __70___ between us Chinese speaking people and English speaking people.

1.                A．one            B．first            C．the first   D．a first

2.                A．speaking English  B．English speaking  C．English spoken D．spoken English

3.                A．Sunday         B．Saturday        C．Monday  D．Tuesday

4.                A．holiday         B．time           C．weekday  D．weekend

5.                A．to             B．by             C．in   D．from

6.                A．bread          B．crops          C．rice  D．corn

7.                A．buses          B．cars            C．taxis D．bikes

8.                A．dates          B．days           C．months   D．years

9.                A．05 / 10 / 11     B．10 / 11 / 05      C．05 / 11 / 10   D．11 / 10 / 05

10.               A．different        B．more different   C．differences     D．difference

Name????????????? Country????????????? Date????????????? How to celebrate

Remembrance Day????????????? England????????????? November 11th????????????? People wear red flowers to remember people who died in the two World Wars.

Easter Day????????????? America????????????? March or April????????????? This festival is a symbol of new life. People eat Easter eggs and chickens, and wear new clothes. Children often look for Easter eggs in the grass.

Bank Holiday????????????? England????????????? May????????????? Workers in banks will have a holiday. They can spend their free time with their families and friends. They can do some shopping have a trip and enjoy themselves.

Girls’s Day????????????? Japan????????????? March 3rd????????????? People put dolls into a boat and let the boat down the river to the sea. People also eat a special food — sweet rice cakes.

1.People celebrate Remembrance Day in _________ every year.

A. December ????????????? ????????????? B. March?? ????????????? ????????????? C. May????????????? ????????????? D. November

2.People _______ to celebrate Easter Day in America.

A. eat Easter eggs and wear new clothes????????????? ?????????????

B. go boating with their family

C. wear red flowers????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. go shopping in different countries

3.People in ______ celebrated Bank Holiday first.

A. America????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. England???? ????????????? C. Japan????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Germany

4. Tony’s family can have a chance to enjoy sweet rice cakes on _______.?

A. Bank Holiday??????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Easter Day ?????????????

C. Girls’ Day? ????????????? ??????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Remembrance Day

5.We can know from the passage _______.

A. people may celebrate Easter Day and Girls’ Day in the same month

B. people put dolls into a boat on Remembrance Day

C. English people celebrate Bank Holiday in March

D. we can see children look for Easter eggs in the grass on Girls’ Day