四、还原信息
The Lantern Festival, with a history of over 2 000 years, falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar (农历的) month. It means the last day of the Spring Festival. There are all kinds of traditional activities during the Lantern Festival.
1. When the festival comes, lanterns of different shapes and sizes are everywhere. Kids may carry small lanterns when walking on the streets.
Guessing lantern riddles (谜语) is another important and popular activity of the Lantern Festival. People write riddles on paper and put them on the colourful lanterns. If someone thinks he has the right answer, he can pull the riddle off and go to check (查验) his answer.
2.
Eating yuanxiao or tangyuan is a must-do during the Lantern Festival. They are ball-shaped dumplings. 3. So it is a way for Chinese people to send their best wishes to their families.
4. These fairs (集市) let people have a great experience (体验) of the Lantern Festival celebrations.
A. Watching lanterns is a popular activity of the festival.
B. In some cities, people usually stay at home at night.
C. If the answer is right, he usually gets a small present.
D. Students make different lanterns out of paper and other things at school.
E. Chinese people think that the round ball is the symbol of getting together.
F. During the Lantern Festival, you can see many lantern fairs in China.

五、完形填空
Maple Syrup Festival (枫糖节)
It is spring, but it is cold in Canada. Many people come to 1 a sweet festival. It is the Maple Syrup Festival. There are many maple leaves (枫叶) in Canada. People 2 it "the country of the maple leaves". Some maple leaves have sweet juice 3. People put some bottles in the trees. They use 4 to hold (容纳) the sweet juice from March to April.
5 the cold morning of Maple Syrup Festival, my parents take me to a farm. The 6 is big and clean.
How do people find maple syrup? An old man gets some juice from the maple tree first, then he boils (煮) it. After a long 7, the juice becomes a little yellow. The old man pours (倾倒) it on a piece of ice, and it turns into sugar.
It is time to eat. The sugar is very nice. I feel 8 to eat it. It is cold but sweet. Many people eat the sugar. We have a good time. This is a natural gift in 9. It is healthy. It is interesting to eat it in this way. I think I will 10 forget (忘记) the festival. I want to come to Canada again next year.
() 1. A. celebrate B. start C. find D. bring
() 2. A. choose B. change C. show D. call
() 3. A. inside B. outside C. in D. out
() 4. A. him B. her C. them D. it
() 5. A. In B. At C. With D. On
() 6. A. house B. home C. school D. farm
() 7. A. time B. hour C. minute D. trip
() 8. A. easy B. difficult C. tired D. excited
() 9. A. spring B. winter C. autumn D. summer
()10. A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes