There are some special traditions in Hawaii . People there are very friendly and always welcome visitors . They give visitors a lei , a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers . Men wear bright flowered shirts , and women often wear long flowered dresses .

 In Hawaii you may find some traditional Chinese , Japanese and Philippine holidays . Of course , many holidays are from the United States . People call Hawaii the Aloha State . Aloha means both “hello” and “good--bye”. It also means “I love you ” .

Usually when people from different countries , races or traditions lives together , there are serious problems . But in Hawaii there are few problems , people have learned to live together in peace .

Hawaiians earn most of their money from tourists , most of whom come from the mainland and from Japan . The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies . Japanese are  also starting business and buying more and more land .

1.The underlined word “lei” in Paragraph One means ____________.

     A. a necklace of flower                 B. a plant in Hawaii.

C. a group of flower                   D. a flowered dress

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the people in Hawaii according to the passage?

     A. They live together in peace. 

B. There are no problems at all in Hawaii .

  C. It is difficult for them to live together .

D. There are serious problems among them .

3. Most of the rich men in Hawaii are _____________ .

     A. Japanese                          B. Americans and Chinese

C. Japanese and Americans             D. Chinese and Japanese

4.The holiday in Hawwaii come from ______________ .

     A. America    B. Philippines    C. China and Japan   D. All the above

5.From the passage we know that Hawaiians are mostly __________.

     A. rude to others

     B. friendly to others

     C. visitors from the mainland

     D. tourists from Japan

There are some traditional festivals in China such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Lantern Festival. Do you like the Mid-Autumn Festival? It is a traditional Chinese festival and it is a popular festival, too. When is it? Well...it is on the 15^th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is round. The round moon stands for a family reunion(团聚) in Chinese tradition. On that day, families get together at home. They enjoy a wonderful dinner together. They sit around a table, have a chat and eat mooncakes. At night, they look up at the moon and give best wishes to each other.

There are many famous poems and songs about the festival. For example, Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote a poem about the Mid-Autumn Festival. That’s Prelude to Water Melody(水调歌头). The poem is about people missing their families and hometowns.

1.There are two traditional festivals mentioned in the first paragraph.

2.The Mid-Autumn Day is on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

3.The round moon stands for a family reunion in Chinese tradition.

4.We cannot know the name of the poem Su Shi wrote.

5.The passage is about the Lantern Festival.

Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the   46   day of the second lunar (农历的) month. In 2010, it is   47  March 7.
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes (灰) into kitchens and around water vats (缸). This was   48  the dragon into the house.
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes. All the day’s foods are   49   after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (龙须)”   50  called “dragons teeth”.
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often   51  rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is   52  the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that   53  the help of the dragon, ploughing (耕种) would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest.
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought   54  luck to the uncles in family. This is why you still see many people   55  their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day.