Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?” He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got up, put on his dressing gown(长袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: "It is now after midnight (午夜), so it is April Fool's Day(愚人节). April fool to you!”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed(惊叫)and almost smiled. He went back to bed and fell asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.
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A. The Mid-Autumn Festival B. The Dragon Boat Festival C. Mother's Day D. Christmas Day E. The Water Splashing Festival |
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Chinese New Year's Eve is a time for families to be together. Wherever they are,people are expected to go back home the festival with their families.
The New Year's Eve dinner is called "reunion dinner",and is believed to be the meal of the year because it has many meaningful dishes. Big families of several generations (代) around tables and enjoy the food and time together. Dishes with meanings must be included in the dinner such as fish,dumplings,and spring rolls (春卷) . Food for the New Year has the symbol lucky meanings. Fish is a must for the New Year's reunion dinner. it means "surplus" (盈余) .
Chinese people have the custom of up late on our New Year's Eve to welcome the new year's arrival. After reunion dinner,families usually sit to watch the Spring Festival Gala (春节联欢晚会) . It's one of the most popular TV in China. At the same time,most people send WeChat hongbao or short messages to friends and by phone.
Dear Mike,
How are you? I'm really glad that you are interested in Chinese traditional festivals. There are many traditional (节日)in China, such as the Spring Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and so on. I'd like to (介绍)the Spring Festival to you. The Spring Festival is the most (重要的)traditional holiday in China. It usually lasts for 15 days.
Before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning can (扫)away bad luck. They decorate their houses with paper-cuts.
On the eve of the festival, family members get (在一起)and have big meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.
During the festival, kids get (幸运的)money from old people. People visit their(亲戚)and friends. They(祝愿)each other a happy new year and good luck. How happy they are!
Best wishes!
Yours,
Liu Wei