When I was 5 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.

On the morning of Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm. Each of us brought a pumpkin to school. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two triangle eyes and a scary mouth.

In the afternoon, we put on the Halloween costumes and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice, but some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman’s clothes.

I did a lot of things that day, but the part I liked best was “trick or treat” in the evening. After dinner, I went outside with an empty bag. I hoped to get a lot of candies from people. At first, I was a bit nervous, so when I knocked at the door, my heart was beating very fast. A lady came out, and I said carefully to her, “Trick or treat.” My voice was very low, and even myself could hardly hear it. To my surprise, the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars, and I was so excited, thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn’t remember how many houses I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got—I got 91 pieces of candy , and I was so proud of myself.

What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish we could have a Halloween every month!

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My First Halloween in America
 

Activities at Halloween
 

In the morning
 

We visited a pumpkin farm and brought1.to school.
 

In the afternoon
 

We went on parade in school in Halloween2..
 

In the evening
 

“Trick or treat” was my3.part.
At last I got 91 pieces of candy. This made me feel4.of myself.
 

Wish
 

I wish there were5.Halloweens a year.
 

In modern times, the development of electronic books has changed the ways of reading. It is very convenient for readers to download(下载) electronic books on the Internet.

However, experts say that readers will not be able to absorb( 吸收) efficiently what they have read, because the information is shown in such a simple form.“Some e-readers(电子阅览器), such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, show texts clearly to readers. This encourages the brain to be ‘lazy’ and make readers easily forget what they have just read, ”experts say.

A. student by Princeton University finds that many readers can recall more information after reading if they read paper books. Compared with electronic books, paper books are less convenient for readers to read. Such difficulty in reading makes readers cherish(珍惜) the information they are reading and encourage their brain to think. As a result, the efficiency of reading will be improved greatly. Experts say if readers get information actively, that is to say, if they read paper books, they will be able to remember the information longer than those who passively read electronic books.

Others experts say that e-readers and computers may stop us from absorbing information, because the screens may make you feel that the words on the screen are not important. Mr. Lehrer, an expert, said, “E-readers have changed the reading habits of people, but they make people’s ability of reading degenerate(退化)”

1.Now a lot of electronic books have changed .

A. people’s ways of eating

B. people’s ways of speaking

C. p people’s ways of reading

D. people’s ways of learning

2.The Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader .

A. are new kinds of computers

B. can make readers’ brain to be “lazy”

C. are two electronic texts

D. can be used to learn English

3.According to the study, if readers read paper books, they .

A. will forget the information they have just read easily

B. will not think more about what they are reading

C. will fall asleep easily

D. can recall more information after reading

4.The underline word “passively” mean “ ”in Chinese.

A. 被动地

B. 主动地

C. 快捷地

D. 茫然地

5.From the passage, we can know .

A. electronic books are less convenient for readers to read

B. the efficiency of reading is higher if people read paper books

C. e-readers don’t change people’s reading habits at all

D. people easily forget what they have read because they read too much

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