second year literary stream



Chinese New Year


The Chinese New Year is the most important and the happiest holiday for Chinese and other Asian people. The Chinese New year is always between late January and mid February. In this holiday, families and friends always get together to say good bye to the old year and welcome the new. In the past, there were three weeks of celebrations but today it lasts one week.

During this holiday the Chinese have many traditional activities. They clean their houses, pay off debts, buy new clothes, paint their house and windows and get a new haircut. The Chinese families come together for a celebration dinner. This custom is called "surrounding the hearth". Both children and adults eat together. There must be different dishes on the New Year's Eve dinner, such as, chicken, fish, clams, New Year cakes and carrots.

Other interesting things about the Chinese New Year are Red Packet, Red Couplets, The Lion Dance and fireworks. For example, The Lion Dance is the greatest event for the celebration. Some people dress up the lion clothes and dance in the streets. They bring good luck to the houses or businesses when the lion dance visits. The Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday for the Chinese.



1) How many paragraphs are there in the text?

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2) Say if the following statements are "true", "false", or "not mentioned".

a.The Chinese New year used to last three weeks of celebrations. (…………)

b.Chinese all over the world celebrate the Chinese New Year. ( …………)

c.All the members of the family eat together in the New Year's Eve dinner. (………….)

d.The Lion Dance is the only interesting event in the Chinese New Year. (………….)



3) Answer the following Questions.

a.When do the Chinese celebrate the Chinese New Year?

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b.What do people do during this holiday?

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c.How do people dress in the Lion Dance?

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d.What do families eat during the New Year's Eve dinner?

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4) Match each word with its corresponding synonym.

Words
Synonyms
a.Named
b.Several
c.biggest
1.different
2.greatest
3.called




Words
a
b
c
Synonyms



5) Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to

modern ≠………………………. Children ≠ ………………….









7) Fill in the blanks with "may", will, or "might".

a.Man …………… live more than 140 years.

b.We …………… travel to space in the future.

c.Pupils ………… study at home using computers.




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9) Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

a.In ancient times, Algerian men (wear) ………………..djellabas. However, today they (wear) …………….. jeans and sport shoes.

b.Years ago, Ann (can not) ……………swim. Today, she (can) ……………… swim more than three kilometers. Last week, her ship (sink) ………………. In the sea but she (can)

……………… swim to the beach.



10) Does intonation rise (↑) or fall (↓) in the followings?

Can I ask you some questions, please? ( )

Okay ( )

Please, I wonder if you could help me. ( )

Certainly ( )







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