() 4. People usually put up on the door beforehand (提前) every Chinese New Year to wish for keeping themselves from bad things.

A.fresh onions
B.colorful lights
C.Spring Festival couplets
D.red packets

4. C

() 5. — Would you like to come to my party this Friday night?
— But I have to take care of my cat at home because it’s ill.

A.I’d better not.
B.I’d love to.
C.Yes, I would.
D.Yes, I do.

5. B

五、完形填空
Different countries have their own festivals. The Spring Festival is a special time in Chinese culture. Families come together to 1 the new year with joy.
In the small town of Happy Valley, the Liu family is 2 the big day. Mrs. Liu is busy in the kitchen. She is preparing delicious 3 for the family. Her famous dumplings are everyone’s favorite. At the same time, the 4 family is helping with decorations. The grandma is sticking (粘贴) paper-cuttings on windows. The father is 5 red lanterns around the house. The children, Xiao Ming and Xiao Hua, are 6 excited. They can’t wait to wear their new clothes and get Hongbao. Everyone always enjoys the festive (节日的) time.
In the evening, the Liu family sits down together for the reunion 7. There is a big meal on the table. The smell of the dishes and their 8 fill the room. Mrs. Liu tells stories about the old days. It 9 memories of past Spring Festivals. After dinner, everyone sits in the living room to watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. The night ends with 10 lighting up the sky. Everyone feels warm, hopeful and happy.
() 1. A. protect B. check C. celebrate D. rush
() 2. A. getting ready for B. giving up C. standing for D. sailing away
() 3. A. stages B. dishes C. sticks D. leaves
() 4. A. scary B. shocked C. absent D. whole
() 5. A. hanging B. treating C. hoping D. hitting
() 6. A. silently B. madly C. peacefully D. nervously
() 7. A. dinner B. pork C. shape D. dumpling
() 8. A. speed B. view C. laughter D. notebook
() 9. A. goes out B. brings back C. takes over D. looks around
() 10. A. events B. volleyballs C. fireworks D. cameras

【主旨大意】本文描述了刘家在欢乐谷小镇庆祝春节的情景，展现了家庭成员共同准备和享受节日的温馨时刻。
1. C
2. A【点拨】根据下文可知，是在为这个节日做准备。
3. B【点拨】根据上下文及句意可知，刘太太在为家人准备美味的菜肴。
4. D【点拨】根据“... family is helping with decorations.”可知，此处指整个家庭。
5. A【点拨】根据“red lanterns around the house”可知，红灯笼应是被悬挂在房屋周围。
6. B【点拨】根据“They can’t wait to wear their new clothes and get Hongbao.”可知，孩子们非常兴奋，应用 madly 表示程度。 7. A
8. C【点拨】此处指他们的欢笑声充满了房间。
9. B
10. C【点拨】根据“lighting up the sky”可知，点亮夜空的应是烟花。

六、阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
In China, there are a lot of festivals around the year. The Chinese New Year is the most important 1. them. Every year people celebrate it in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it. So before it comes, people buy many things 2. do a lot. Parents always buy new clothes for 3. (they) children and children also help clean the house with their parents. All the family members come back home.
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together 4. a big dinner. They often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It 5. (mean) good luck.
In the next morning, people dress in their 6. (beauty) clothes. The old 7. (usual) stay at home, and the young go out to pay a New Year Call. It is 8. important time for the young. They bow (鞠躬) to the old people. Some young people even touch the ground with the forehead (前额). The Chinese people call it “Ke Tou”. Then the young people give their best 9. (wish) to the old people. The 10. (old) people give children gifts or lucky money.
People are very polite and do not use bad words on that day. Everyone has a good time.

1. among 2. and 3. their 4. for 5. means
6. beautiful 7. usually 8. an 9. wishes 10. elder