根据中国的习俗,人们在元宵节的晚上会进行许多不同的庆祝活动。请将五种活动的介绍与对应的活动图片相匹配。其中有一项为多余项。

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26.1.It is the main activity of the festival. When the festival comes, lanterns in different shapes and sizes are seen everywhere including households(家户), shopping malls, parks, and streets. Children may hold small lanterns while walking the streets.

27.2.It is an important food of the Lantern Festival. It has the similar pronunciation to “tuanyuan”. It is made of glutinous rice flour(糯米粉) with different ingredients such as white sugar, sesame seeds(芝麻籽), peanuts(花生). It is usually sweet. It can be boiled, fried, steamed(蒸), or served in rice soup.

28.3.It is one of the most outstanding traditional folk dances in China. It is used for praying for good luck and safety.The acting is very amusing and spectators(观众) enjoy it very much.Chinese people use it to celebrate every Lantern Festival.

29.4.It is one of the most important and popular activities of the Lantern Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on paper notes and paste them upon the colorful lanterns. People who have the right answer to a riddle can pull the riddle off and go to the lantern owner to check their answer. If the answer is right, there is usually a small gift as a prize. It has become popular.

30.5.In Taiwan, “Deng” has the similar pronunciation to “ding”. It means “a new?born baby boy”. Therefore lighting lanterns there means hope for the future and giving birth.Lighting lanterns is a way for people to pray that they will have bright futures and express their best wishes for their families. Women who want to be pregnant(怀孕) would walk under a hanging lantern praying for a child.

This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the interesting activities.

Live Music—Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous drum player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well in the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

PLACE:The Jazz Club DATES:15~23 March

PRICE:¥80, ¥120 TIME:10:00p.m. till late!

TEL:6466-8736

PLACE:The Jazz Club DATES:15~23 March

PRICE:¥80, ¥120 TIME:10:00p.m. till late!

TEL:6466-8736

Scottish dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will explain the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and The Weefrees and also excellent.

PLACE:Jack Stein’s DATES:every Monday

PRICE:¥60, ¥including one drink TIME:7:00~10:00p.m.

TEL:6402-1877

PLACE:Jack Stein’s DATES:every Monday

PRICE:¥60, ¥including one drink TIME:7:00~10:00p.m.

TEL:6402-1877

Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum

There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof, It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs Exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

PLACE:Shanghai Museum

PRICE:¥30,(¥15 for students)

TEL:6888-6888 DATES:daily

TIME:Monday ~ Friday 9:00a.m. ~ 5:00p.m. , Weekends 9:00a.m. ~ 9:00p.m.

PLACE:Shanghai Museum

PRICE:¥30,(¥15 for students)

TEL:6888-6888 DATES:daily

TIME:Monday ~ Friday 9:00a.m. ~ 5:00p.m. , Weekends 9:00a.m. ~ 9:00p.m.

Dining—Sushi chef in town

Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi“artist”is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

PLACE:Sushi Scene in the DATES:all month

PRICE:¥200 TIME:lunchtime

TEL:6690-3211

PLACE:Sushi Scene in the DATES:all month

PRICE:¥200 TIME:lunchtime

TEL:6690-3211

For a full list of events, please see our website.

1.Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8:00p.m.on Saturday, which one can you choose?

A. Live Music—Late Night Jazz

B. Scottish dancing

C. Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum

D. Dining—Sushi chef in town

2.Which of the following is True according to the advertisements?

A. The performance given by the American jazz band won’t last long.

B. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it will never tire you out.

C. Kamura made Sushi popular in Shanghai.

D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum with the exhibits from Egypt.

3.From the text we may guess that Kamura is .

A. a cook B. a waitress C. an instructor D. an artist

When people find something valuable and return it to its owner, they are often given a reward. This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time __ its owner or taking it to the police station. There was once a young boy __ found a woman’s purse in a shopping center. Inside the purse there __ some money and the woman’s driving license. Her name and __ were printed on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and __ her door. When she opened it, he said, “I found your purse,” and handed it to her.

“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward, __ there were only bills of $20 in the purse and she thought that $20 was too __ to give the boy. “I’m sorry, “ she said, “but I don’t have any small ___ to give you.”

The boy said, “That’s all right,” and he went away.

A few days later he found __ woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “I found your purse,” and handed it to her.

“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.

“That’s ____”, she said, “Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5bills.”

“Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.

1.A. to find B. finding C. find

2.A. who B. whose C. which

3.A. is B. were C. was

4.A. e-mail B. address C. age

5.A. cut down B. knocked on C. broke into

6.A. so B. but C. or

7.A. little B. few C. much

8.A. change B. menu C. purse

9.A. another B. the other C. other

10.A. interesting B. exciting C. strange

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