The Chinese come into a New Year as if they take their first step on a new road. If you want to find good luck, you must look forward to the New Year. If you look back to the past, you will find only bad luck. When the New Year comes in ,the old must go out. Each New Year is not the same. This year is the Year of the Rat, and next year will be the Year of the Ox. There are others, the Year of the Ram and the Year of the Pig.

The Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days. Good times go on all day long. Each person will wish you well. Some will wish you many rich days. Others will wish you lots of good luck. The best words a man can say at this time are,  “May you live for a long, long time.”

1. Chinese think that New Year is their _______________.

  A. new beginning in the new year             B. new roads to their homes

  C. first step to the day                     D. first road to the step

2. Which of the following years is not the name of the year in China?

  A. The Year of Ram                            B. The Year of Pig

  C. The Year of Ox                            D. The Year of Cat

3. If you look back to the past in the New Year, you will find ______.

  A. good luck                                B. bad luck    

  C. both good luck and bad luck                  D. neither good luck nor bad luck

4. If the Chinese New Year begins on January 14, when will it end?

  A. February 28     B. January 28            C. January 31            D. February 1

5. Which of the following is nor said when people meet in New Year?

  A. “Wish you many rich days!”                B. “Wish you lots of good luck!”

  C. “Bad luck!”                                    D. “May you live for a long, long time!”

The Olympic Games have a history of more than two thousand years．The Games are held every four years．

   There are five rings on the Olympic flag which are considered to symbolize(象征)the five continents：Europe，Asia，Africa，Australia and America．The Olympic motto is：swifter，higher，stronger．

   Many countries try their best to hold the Olympic Games．Every country does its best to get more medals(獎牌)in the Games．In 2004，Athens held the 28th Olympic Games．Over one hundred countries joined the games．We won 32 gold medals that year and came second in the Games．China，a large sports country，will hold the 29th Olympic Games in 2008．It is the first time for China to hold such an important match．We have no experience(經(jīng)驗)，but the people all over the country are participating(參與)in all kinds of activities and getting ready for it．Chinese people will give the world the best Olympic Games in history．It is also a good chance for China．

1．How often is the Olympic Games held?

  A．Every year．  B．Every three years．  C．Every four years．  D．Every two years．

2．What’s the motto of the Olympic Games?

  A．One world，one dream．          B．New Beijing，New Games

  C．Green Games，Science Games    D．swifter，higher，stronger．

3．How many gold medals did we get in the Athens Games in 2004？

  A．28       B．32．      C．29．      D．2004．

4．Beijing will hold the __________ Olympic Games this year．

  A．27th      B．28th      C．29th       D．30th

5．Did China hold Olympic Games before?

  A．No，it didn’t．    B．Yes，it does．    C．Yes，it did．    D．No，it isn’t．