Do you get seared(惊吓的) easily? Lucy, a  1  American girl, doesn’t．She is making her “Jack-o’-lantern”(南瓜灯笼)．She cuts eyes and a mouth in a big pumpkin and then puts a candle in it．When the candle is lit, the pumpkin turn  2  a horrible face!

She is excited  3  Halloween which is on October 31 every year．This is an exciting time when people  4  ghosts(鬼) and witches．Children start to prepare for Halloween a week before．There is a lot to do! Kids need  5  scary clothes, make special food and cut their pumpkins．Halloween is one of  6  festivals in America．But it  7  2, 000 years ago in Ireland．People believed that October 31 was the last day of the year, and the dead visited their homes on that day．Halloween is celebrated at night．Children carry their pumpkins and walk around their town dressed in  8  clothes．They go to houses nearby and shout, “Treat or Trick!” This means “Give me a present like some sweets or toys,  9  I’ll play a trick(恶作剧) on you!” Then they will get some presents．

Sometimes people have Halloween parties．They sit in the dark and tell ghost stories．If you ever go to a Halloween party, get ready to be  10  !

1．A．10 year old        B．10 years old         C．10-year old             D．10-year-old

2．A．up                         B．on                       C．into                       D．out

3．A．about                    B．of                        C．on                         D．with

4．A．dress                     B．dress up               C．wear                      D．be in

5．A．make                     B．to make               C．made                     D．to be making

6．A．celebrate                                                   B．celebrated

C．the most celebrated                                      D．more celebrated

7．A．got                        B．found                  C．came                     D．started

8．A．afraid                 B．frightened            C．scary                     D．beautiful

9．A．and                       B．but                      C．or                          D．so

10．A．pleasant               B．frightened            C．happy                    D．interested

1、1-5  DCABB           6-10  CDCCB