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Chinese people receive a day off for most public holidays.For Spring Festival and National Day,they have three days off.But people are usually71askedto work on weekends before or after the holiday72sothat they can have three or five days off in a row.
    Many people choose to travel during long breaks,and this73greatlyencourages the economy(经济):more money is spent and more things are sold,so companies have more profit and the economy becomes74stronger.
"I want to visit the Forbidden City.During my summer and winter holiday vacation,my parents need to work;75duringthe Spring Festival holiday,we visit my grandparents.So the Nationl Day holiday is our once-in-a-year chance,"said Huang Hanyuan,14 from Henan.
    But if everyone 76takestime off in the sane days,what will happen?After the 7-day holiday,Huang Hanyuan feels77sad,but her parents find it a relief(解脱).They visited Beijing during the break.It was overcrowded everywhere.Highways turned into parking lots.Train tickets sold out within minutes.Police helped clean jammped roads.
    To make things better,people are 78callingfor more flexible(灵活的) holiday,given paid annual leave(带薪年假),for example.
     Many European79countriesmake it a law that people have at least 20 paid days off every year,and Jpanese people have at least 10.People can decide by80themselveswhen to take the time off.In this way,they can arrange trip better.
7.Almost every child likes sweet things,such as candies,chocolate,ice cream and desserts.But do you know there is a holiday called Sweetest Day in the USA?Does it mean people can eat lots of sweets on that day?
   Sweetest Day is a popular holiday for Americans.People celebrate it on the third Saturday in October.On that day,people show their love to the elderly,children,their good frinends or anyone else they want to help.Orphans (孤儿) and patients can also enjoy people's greetmgs.In fact,anyone may get a gift on that day.It is just a day that offers people a chance to show their love and care to others.
  How did the holiday originate (起源)?Here is a story.In 1922,a very kind man in Cleveland,a city in Ohio of America,thought that many poor people in the city needed care from others.He wanted them to be happy and he hoped they would find people always remembered them and cared about them.So he gave them boxes of sweets or small gifts to show his love.He also asked his friends and neighbours to help him do these things.Many people thought it was a great idea.After that,more and more people in Cleveland began to do things like  him every year.Gradually(逐渐地) it become a popuular holiday for 1ots of Americans.

46.The underlined(划线的) word"desserts"in Paragraph 1(第1段) probably meansD.
A.eggs   
B.salty food
C.beef            
D.sweet food
47.Oct.4 is the first Saturday in October this year,so Sweetest Day will be celebrated onC.
A.Oct.4  
B.Oct.11  
C.Oct.18  
D.Oct.25
48.Paragraph 2 mainly talks aboutB.
A.what the Americans do to make friends
B.how Americans celebrate Sweetest Day
C.why the elderly and children are helped
D.where orphans and patients are greeted
49.Sweetest Day has a history of aboutByears.
A.82   
B.92  
C.102  
D.112
50.More and more people did things like the kind man becauseA.
A.they agreed with the kind man and followed his example
B.they thought they would also be cared about if they did so
C.they thought they could be remembered by the poor people
D.they were asked by the kind man to try their best to help others.
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