We live all around the world. We like to have celebrations. In China, people celebrate New Year. New Year is in January or February. They wear red clothes because red is a colour that will bring joy. Chinese children get money in a red packet for the New Year. They save the money that is inside. In Gambia. people celebrate Independence Day. It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebration. In England, people celebrate May Day. May day is in May. They wear pretty clothes to celebrate the arrival of spring. The children dance in and out around the maypole. They weave their ribbons into a colourful braid. In India, people celebrate Raksha Bandhan. It is in August. The children wear new clothes and celebrate their love for each other by exchanging things they have made. In the United States, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day, the firet harvest in America in 1621. It is in November.

The children make up a play about what went on at the first celebration. They eat turkeys, too.

1.How many countries are mentioned in the passage?

A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.

2.In _______, people celebrate the arrival of spring.

A. Greece B. India C. England D. China

3.In Gambia, Independence Day is celebrated in ______ .

A. February B. August C. November D. September

4.According to the passage, which of the followings is true about what children do at their celebration?

A. Children in India exchange red packcts to show love for each other.

B. Children in the USA put on a play about their country’ s Independence.

C. Children in England dance around the maypole to welcome spring.

D. Children in China send lucky money to their parents.

You may know the English letters A,B and C. But do you know there are ________ called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How _________ ! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people ________ you and me.

ABC means(意思是) American-born-Chinese. ________ ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people _________ an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. ________, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside—living like a Westerner and yellow outside—________ like a Chinese.

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know ________ about China or the Chinese language(语言). Some of them don’t ________ Chinese. But if ABCs can’t speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas(海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another ________ like the USA, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood(血统). Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. For example, we all know the famous scientist Ding Zhaozhong. He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1976. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

1.A. things B. animals C. people D. fruits

2.A. strange(奇怪的) B. nice C. fresh D. great

3.A. for B. like C. as D. about

4.A. A B. An C. The D. /

5.A. ask B. say C. give D. call

6.A. And B. But C. So D. Or

7.A. looking B. sounding C. smelling D. feeling

8.A. much B. many C. few D. little

9.A. know B. tell C. speak D. learn

10.A. city B. country C. village D. town

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