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  How can a small stamp be worth $16, 800?

  Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors.A mistake on a two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.

  Do you think it impossible? Well, it is true.And this is how it happened.

  The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British colony(前英国殖民地)of Mauritius(毛里求斯岛), a small island in the Indian Ocean.In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to London.Mauritius was about to become the fourth country in the world to put out stamps.

  Before the order was filled and the stamps arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the commander-in-chief(总司令)of all the armed forces on the island.The dance would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius.Stamps were badly needed to post the letters.Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the stamps.He carelessly put the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid”, two words seen on stamps at that time, on the several hundred that he printed.

  Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues.Because there are so few Two-Penny Blues and because of their age, collectors have paid as much as $16, 800 for one of them.

(1)

When a mistake is made in the printing of the stamp, the stamp ________.

[  ]

A.

will be thrown away

B.

increases in value

C.

is not worth buying

D.

is worth no more than its face value

(2)

Why did Mauritius print some stamps too? Because ________.

[  ]

A.

London stamps were not well printed

B.

London would not print them

C.

invitations to a big dance had to be posted quickly

D.

Mauritius had a very good printer

(3)

“Post Paid” means ________.

[  ]

A.

the same as “Post Office”

B.

the Post Office is the place to buy stamps

C.

money has been paid for the stamp

D.

the letter must be posted

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  The Spring Festival is our Chinese people's festival. There are different names for each Chinese year. We call it the year of sheep, the year of dog, the year of pig… And this year is the year of chicken.

  Before the day of the festival, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On the Eve (除夕) , there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late (守夜)to welcome the New Year. It is the middle of the night. We have dumplings. We can watch many kinds of programs (节目) on TV. Oh the first day of the New Year, people especially (尤其) children put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say“Happy New Year” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People have a good time during the festival.

1.How many different names are there for Chinese years?

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A.10
B.6
C.4
D.12

2.When is the Eve in Chinese year?

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A.The evening of the Spring Festival day.

B.The evening before the Spring Festival day.

C.The evening after the Spring Festival day.

D.On the evening of January 1st.

3.What does the people do before the Spring Festival?

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A.They sing and dance with their friends.

B.They play games with their family.

C.They go shopping and clean their house.

D.They watch TV programs.

4.What's the favourite food for the Chinese people on the Eve?

[  ]

A.Cakes.
B.Vegetables.
C.Dumplings.
D.Meat.

5.On the festivals people usually ________.

[  ]

A.wear new clothes
B.say some greetings
C.visit their friends
D.Both A, B and C
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The Spring Festival

  In China the Spring Festival is the most important holiday.It falls on the first day of the first lunar month(阴历月).

  Before the Spring Festival comes, people go out to buy things,   1   as meat, chicken, fish, fruit, sweets and new clothes.They   2   their houses and decorate them.The Chinese character“fu”is a must.It is   3   stuck(贴)upside down, which means“fu comes”.

  The celebrations begin on the eve of the lunar New Year.The family get   4   for a big dinner.If a person is far from home, he will always   5   to get home for this big dinner.After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chat and   6   TV.

  During the holidays, they go to visit relatives and friends and exchange New Year greetings.They sit around talking and eating   7  , cakes and all kinds of delicious food.Every family prepares   8   special.Each child will get money as New Year gift.People in the north of China often eat dumplings for breakfast.People in the   9   often eat niangao because niangao means“higher and higher one year   10   another”.

  The celebrations last 15 days.It will come to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.

1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________

6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________

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