October 31st is Halloween.Where does Halloween come from? The Celts think October

31st is the last day of their year and they think ghosts come back to Earth on this day.So people treat the ghosts and then lead(带领)them away by wearing strange costumes.Today a lot of people around the world celebrate this old festival.They usually have parties, dress up and tell stories about ghosts.Children play games at Halloween parties.

Here are some games for children:

1.Ask your friends to bring a pumpkin lantern to the party. Give a present for the best one.

2.Hide some small pumpkins in the garden and play “Find the pumpkin”.

3.Get apples out.Put lots of apples in the water and then try to get them out! But no hands !

4.Tell ghost stories.Sit around on the floor and share exciting ghost stories with your

friends.

1.What do children do at Halloween parties?

A. They eat a lot of apples.

B. They tell stories about ghosts.

C. They look for their friends.

D. They play with ghosts.

2.Which is RIGHT according to(根据) the passage?

A. All people around the world like Halloween.

B. October 31st is the 1ast day of a year.

C. “Find the pumpkin” is one of the games for children at Halloween parties.

D. Children sit around on the floor and tell stories to ghosts.

3.What does the word“hide”mean in Chinese?

A. 寻找 B. 选择

C. 种植 D.隐藏

4.This passage is about____________.

A. when Halloween is and ghost stories

B. when Halloween is and Halloween games

C. where Halloween is from and ghost stories

D. where Halloween is from and Halloween games

Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题.

Each and every year, during Chongyang Festival, citizens of China celebrate the elders in their families and communities. It’s a special tradition which is rooted in the deep value that Chinese culture places on honouring their elders.

Sadly, many of our aging population are seniors without sons, daughters or grandchildren to visit. While they may have great friends, they no doubt miss the tender and loving relationships unique to families. To fill this void(空虚), many volunteers turned up on October 28 at nursing homes around the country in order to spend time with the residents. In some cases, they performed humble(谦逊的) gestures of kindness, such as combing their hair or washing their feet.

While the kind acts were appreciated, one embarrassing story out of Anhui province raised a valuable question. Reportedly, one old gentleman had his feet washed seven times during the day by different volunteers. Is this genuinely(真诚地) caring for the elderly? Many of the residents at the home said that those gestures do not make them feel cared for at all. Their family members or community volunteers may drop by for a few hours of token time, but soon they disappear back into their busy lives.

There is nothing we can give that is more valuable or appreciated than our time. While you may feel like there is barely enough time to care for your many responsibilities, might it be possible to spare just a moment as you walk home from school to sit with a senior who lives in your community? Just five minutes is not going to prevent you from getting your homework done, but it may totally change a day of loneliness into a day of joy for one old man or woman. Do you live far from your grandparents? Why not pick up the phone and let them know you’re thinking of them? Or maybe you could remind them of the “good old days” and mail them a short letter. Imagine their surprise and joy!

We live in a complicated(复杂的) and busy world, but kindness and caring is still a very simple thing.

1.People in China celebrate the elders at Chongyang Festival, don’t they?

2.Who appeared at nursing homes to spend time with the residents?

3.How many times did one old gentleman have his feet washed during the day?

4.Which gestures can make elders feel cared for ?

5.What did the family members of the residents at the home do?

6.Have you been to any nursing homes before? What did you do for the residents there?

If you haven’t, please tell us what you did for the elders around you in the past.

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