() 1. Besides eating yuanxiao, what other tradition is popular during Lantern Festival?
A. Setting off fireworks.
B. Solving riddles on lanterns.
C. Watching movies.
D. Eating mooncakes.
() 2. During which dynasties was the Lantern Festival most popular?
A. Tang and Song.
B. Ming and Qing.
C. Qin and Han.
D. Sui and Tang.
() 3. Why did unmarried young girls go out during the festival in ancient times?
A. To admire their stars.
B. To become a poet.
C. To search for true love.
D. To enjoy nice food.
() 4. How do you translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. 月上柳梢头,人约黄昏后。
B. 床前明月光,疑是地上霜。
C. 海上生明月,天涯共此时。
D. 明月几时有,把酒问青天。

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

七、首字母填空
In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar (阴历) is called Layue. The month is full of interesting and customs (习俗).
The Laba Festival, which is on the day of Layue, is the first festival in this month. From this day on, people begin to get for the Chinese New Year.
At the Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge. There are usually eight things in the porridge: rice, red beans, peanuts, dried lotus seeds, dates, and three different kinds of fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just good for your , but a blessing for the coming of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
Laba porridge is not the tasty food in Layue. Laba garlic (腊八蒜) is in the north. People begin to soak garlic in vinegar (醋) from that day on, and eat it with during the Chinese Lunar New Year. While in the south, people like making sausages.
major celebration before the Spring Festival is Xiaonian. It is usually on the 23rd or 24th day of the last lunar month. Traditionally it is an day when people offer sacrifices (祭品) to the Kitchen God who looks after the family.
Don't forget to clean your home. This is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year. It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh . Now, the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Spring Festival.

1. festivals 2. eighth 3. ready 4. health 5. only 6. popular 7. dumplings 8. Another 9. important 10. start

1. 根据上下文“the month is full of interesting...and customs”，and连接并列成分，customs是习俗，此处应填“节日”，首字母f，故填festivals。
2. “the Laba Festival...on the...day of Layue”，腊八节在腊月初八，即第八天，首字母e，填eighth。
3. “get...for the Chinese New Year”，为新年做准备，get ready for是固定搭配，填ready。
4. “good for your...”，对健康有益，首字母h，填health。
5. “not the...tasty food”，不是唯一的美食，首字母o，填only。
6. “Laba garlic...in the north”，在北方受欢迎，首字母p，填popular。
7. “eat it with...during the Chinese Lunar New Year”，春节期间配饺子吃，首字母d，填dumplings。
8. “...major celebration before the Spring Festival is Xiaonian”，另一个主要庆祝活动，首字母A，填Another。
9. “an...day when people offer sacrifices”，重要的日子，首字母i，填important。
10. “welcoming a fresh...”，迎接新的开始，首字母s，填start。