I have learnt a lot about Chinese life and culture while teaching in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and found them very interesting．
First, family life is quite   1  in China． In the USA, many young people   2  home after they finish their education and start working． However, in China, it is   3  for people to live with their parents until they get married．   4 , many of my Chinese friends told me that their  5  lived with them and helped take care of them when they were children． It seems that Americans think independence is more important   6  the Chinese think family relationships are more important．
Bargaining is another   7  that I have tried to learn． In the USA, prices are   8  and you can’t ask for a lower price． However in some small Chinese stores and tourist places, you are   9  to bargain． My Chinese friends taught me to ask for 40 percent or 50 percent   10  the original price． If the salesperson doesn’t agree to my price, I should   11  to leave and he might let me come back and sell me the item． It is a skill that you have to   12  if you live in China．
Tipping hasn’t been easier to   13 ． In the USA, many people in the service   14  want to get   15  money for serving customers． Tipping is not a part of Chinese culture．   16  I tried to tip a taxi driver． He looked a little   17  and refused to take the money．
In dinners, perhaps what surprises an American visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their   18 ． Actually, this is a   19  of true friendship and politeness． My Chinese friend told me if I didn’t want to eat it, I should just   20  the food in the plate．

小題1:	A．unique B．different C．private D．harmonious

小題2:	A．come B．build C．leave D．a(chǎn)bandon

小題3:	A．regular B．true C．common D．usual

小題4:	A．Also B．However C．Therefore D．Although

小題5:	A．parents B．relatives C．babysitters D．grandparents

小題6:	A．while B．since C．when D．a(chǎn)s

小題7:	A．way B．custom C．lesson D．habit

小題8:	A．made B．a(chǎn)greed C．charged D．set

小題9:	A．expected B．taught C．suggested D．required

小題10:

A．up B．a(chǎn)way C．off D．on

小題11:

A．promise B．pretend C．decide D．hope

小題12:

A．tolerate B．understand C．practise D．consider

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)djust to B．turn to C．refer to D．stick to

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)rea B．department C．branch D．industry

小題15:

A．easy B．extra C．pocket D．prize

小題16:

A．Often B．Once C．Sometimes D．Before

小題17:

A．excited B．satisfied C．frightened D．confused

小題18:

A．own B．children C．neighbors D．guests

小題19:

A．signal B．mark C．sign D．feature

小題20:

A．leave B．remain C．put D．taste

SAS Institute 2012 rank: 1 (2011 rank: 2)
Headquarters: Cary, N.C., USA
Software company SAS climbed to the top of the global list this year, edging up from the No. 2 spot it held last year. So what makes this company so great to work for? Well, for one thing, its leaders are certainly accessible. CEO Jim Goodnight hosts monthly “Conversations Over Coffee,” unscripted breakfast meetings that are open to all employees. These conversations are so popular that other division heads have begun to hold similar events for their employees.  
Google 2012 rank: 2 (2011 rank: 4)
Headquarters: Mountain View, Calif., USA
Google moved up by two spots in this year’s ranking of global workplaces. The highly desirable tech receives 61 times as many applicants as they have existing jobs, and for good reason. Google seems to be all about coaching. The company’s “CareerGuru” program makes 43 of its senior leaders available for one-on-one, confidential career coaching sessions with other Googlers.  
Engineering employees at all levels can also get advice from “EngAdvisors”, senior engineers at Google who can discuss any number of issues, like work-life balance, conflict resolution, and performance reviews.
NetApp 2012 rank: 3 (2011 rank: 3)
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, Calif., USA
All new employees at data storage provider NetApp participate in the TOAST (“Training On All Special Things”) orientation program, which introduces new arrivals to NetApp’s senior management. The meetings are held every month and are always led by the executive team.  
Microsoft 2012 rank: 4 (2011 rank: 1)
Headquarters: Redmond, Wash., USA
As part of Microsoft’s commitment to promoting women in technology, the company established its DigiGirlz program in 2000. Microsoft hosts a series of DigiGirlz Day events where female high school students meet Microsoft employees and learn about careers in technology. In 2011, some 36 Microsoft locations across the world hosted more than 2,000 girls. Microsoft also holds DigiGirlz High Tech Camps, multi-day programs where participants get hands-on experience with technology during workshops and meet with tech executives.
小題1: What helped make SAS climb to the top of the list in 2012?

A．Accessible leaders.	B．Popular divisions.
C．Qualified employees.	D．Quality software.

小題2:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Microsoft employed over 2,000 girl workers in 2011.

B．New engineering Googlers could get advice from senior Googlers.

C．All NetApp employees had to attend a special training.

D．All leaders in SAS had the same conversations with their employees.

小題3:These American companies are ranked according to _________.

A．the training program each company establishes

B．the wealth each company possesses now

C．the level of technology each of the company reaches

D．the number of people willing to work for the company

Taiwan-born American director Ang Lee's win of his second directing Oscar has sparked complex feelings among Chinese audiences, who expressed their pride due to the director's Chinese roots, but couldn't help but reflect on why the Chinese mainland has failed to deliver more outstanding films to the world .
Lee, 58, on Sunday accepted the Academy Award for best director for Life of Pi, a 3D adventure-drama film.Lee had won the top directing award in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain and the best foreign language film Oscar in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Lee came to Hollywood's attention after directing three Chinese-language films in the early 1990s, with an emphasis on the interactions between modernity and Chinese traditions.Some Web users called Lee "a source of pride for Chinese people," and admired him for bearing the torch of Chinese culture.
However, a large number of audience members and critics from the mainland expressed their frustrations over home-made movies: Mainland filmmakers have made numerous ambitious tries for the prestigious award but never won.
Hao Jie, a young director whose 2010 film Single Man won the Special Jury Prize in the Tokyo Filmex Festival but was never screened in the mainland for it showed complex sex lives in a village.
"Due to the censorship(審查), we are prevented from the beginning of our production, which forbids our works from mirroring realities," Hao said.
While acknowledging the system's role in undermining(削弱) excellent works, Su Mu, a well-known film critic, argued that the atmosphere in the mainland's film circle is also to blame."Lee produces his works with his heart, but most mainland directors now only have money in mind."
Though having obtained approval for his second film from the film authority, Hao said cinemas have kept delaying the screening of his work."This is another factor that prevents us from progressing. Cinemas won't risk showing our film, which features no stars and is considered non-mainstream," complained Hao.
小題1:What does the underlined phrase “the prestigious award” refer to?

A．the Best Director of Oscar

B．a(chǎn)ny of the Oscar Awards

C．the Special Jury Prize

D．the best foreign language film Oscar

小題2:Which of the following statements is true? 

A．Ang Lee’s films are always focusing on Chinese traditions.

B．Chinese audiences are proud of their Chinese identity in the films.

C．Ang Lee has won the world’s favor only by means of his three Oscars.

D．Ang Lee is famous for his combining modernity and Chinese traditions.

小題3:Which of the following is NOT the factor that prevents Chinese mainland films’ progressing?

A．Strict censorship.

B．A lack of wonderful directors.

C．The bad atmosphere in the film circle.

D．Cinemas’ not risking showing low-cost films.

小題4:The best title for the passage is probably_____.

A．Ang Lee-Pride of Chinese Movie-makers

B．The Future of Chinese Mainland Film-making

C．Bitter-sweet Feeling over Ang Lee’s Oscar Win

D．What Can Chinese Films Do for the Oscar Awards

(The Guardian)More UK universities should be profiting from ideas
　　A repeated criticism of the UK's university sector is its noticeable weakness in translating new knowledge into new products and services.
　　Recently, the UK National Stem Cell Network warned the UK could lose its place among the world leaders in stem cell research unless adequate funding and legislation could be assured, despite an annual £40m spent by the Department of Health on all kinds of research.
　　However, we do have to challenge the unthinking complaint that the sector does not do enough in taking ideas to market. The most recent comparative data on the performance of universities and research institutions in Australia, Canada, USA and UK shows that, from a relatively weak starting position, the UK now leads on many indicators of commercialization activity.
　　When viewed at the national level, the policy interventions (interference) of the past decade have helped transformed the performances of UK universities. Evidence suggests the UK's position is much stronger than in the recent past and is still showing improvement. But national data masks the very large variation in the performance of individual universities. The evidence shows that a large number of universities have fallen off the back of the pack, a few perform strongly and the rest chase the leaders.
　　This type of uneven distribution is not strange to the UK and is mirrored across other economies. In the UK, research is concentrated: less than 25% of universities are receiving 75% of the research funding. These same universities are also the institutions producing the greatest share of PhD graduates, science citations, patents and license income. The effect of policies generating long-term resource concentration has also created a distinctive set of universities which are research-led and commercially active. It seems clear that the concentration of research and commercialization work creates differences between universities.
　　The core objective for universities which are research-led must be to maximize the impact of their research efforts. Their purpose is not to generate funds to add to the bottom line of the university or to substitute other income streams. Rather, these universities should be generating the widest range of social, economic and environmental benefits. In return for the scale of investment, they should share their expertise (expert knowledge or skill) in order to build greater confidence in the sector.
　　Part of the economic recovery of the UK will be driven by the next generation of research commercialization spilling out of our universities. On the evidence presented in my report, there are three dozen universities in the UK which are actively engaged in advanced research training and commercialization work.
　　If there was a greater coordination（協(xié)調(diào)）of technology transfer offices within regions and a simultaneous (happening at the same time) investment in the scale and functions of our graduate schools, universities could, and should, play a key role in positioning the UK for the next growth cycle.
小題1:What does the author think of UK universities in terms of commercialization?

A．They have lost their leading position in many ways.

B．They still have a place among the world leaders.

C．They do not regard it as their responsibility.

D．They fail to change knowledge into money.

小題2:What does the author say about the national data on UK universities’ performance in
commercialization?

A．It masks the fatal weaknesses of government policy.

B．It indicates their ineffective use of government resources.

C．It does not rank UK universities in a scientific way.

D．It does not reflect the differences among universities.

小題3:We can infer from Paragraph 5 that “policy interventions (in Paragraph 4)” refers to _____.

A．concentration of resources in a limited number of universities

B．compulsory cooperation between universities and industries

C．government aid to non-research-oriented universities

D．fair distribution of funding for universities and research institutions

小題4:What dose the author suggest research-led universities do?

A．Fully use their research to benefit all sectors of society.

B．Generously share their facilities with those short of funds.

C．Advertise their research to win international recognition.

D．Spread their influence among top research institutions.

“Indeed,” George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “some kind of fly, or bug, had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.” But the father of America was not the father of bug. When Washington wrote that, Englishmen hade been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century, and Americans had already created lightning-bug(螢火蟲). But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language, leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The American bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity. Although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs, baseball bugs, and the like.
Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bug-shaped car. The bug could also be a burglar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug, that is, “to install (安裝) an alarm”. Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others’ conversation. Since the 1840s, to bug has long meant “to cheat”, and since the 1940s it has been annoying.
We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison. In 1878 he explained bugs as “l(fā)ittle problems and difficulties” that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering ‘a(chǎn) bug’ in his invented record player.”
小題1: We learn from Paragraph 1 that __________________.

A．Americans had difficulty in learning to use the word bug

B．George Washington was the first person to call an insect a bug

C．the word bug was still popularly used in English in the nineteenth century

D．both Englishman and Americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century

小題2: What does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Explanation.

B．Finding.

C．Origin.

D．Fault.

小題3:The passage is mainly concerned with__________________.

A．the misunderstanding of the word bug

B．the development of the word bug

C．the public views of the word bug

D．the special characteristics of the word bug

Shoppers throughout the West, wary(警惕的) of a double-dip recession（經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退）, are still pinching their pennies. However, Chinese consumers are opening their wallets—big time. According to McKinsey, shop sales in China have grown by 25 percent annually from 2007 to 2009. Consumer confidence is now at its highest point since 2007 and female shoppers are leading the way.
Chinese women saved just 24 percent of their income, compared with 55 percent in 2006, according to a recent study in Women of China Magazine. What’s more, three quarters of Chinese women say that they’re the ones who control the family purse strings .That means the nation’s 650 million women are an “emerging powerhouse within the powerhouse” of China.
In the 1950s women contributed just 20 percent of household income. That rose to about 40 percent in the 1990s and then reached 50 percent last year.
In a recent study of Chinese consumer behavior, McKinsey found that women tend to shop more frequently than men, and spend more on personal-care products and food. Men, by contrast, tend to spend more of their income on gadgets(小玩意) , drinks and alcohol, dining out, and socializing. They also tend to save for the bigger-ticket items, like cars and houses.
Chinese women make up an ever-growing small part of the market—up from 20 percent a decade ago to 50 percent last year. It’s estimated that in the next five years women will account for 55 percent of the $9 billion market. “The future is female,” concludes a January HSBC(匯豐銀行) report on luxury goods(奢侈品) in China.
The Chinese Market Research Group recently found that women younger than 35 are the most optimistic segment(群體) in China. A very large 80 percent of the 3,500 women surveyed saying they’ll spend more in the second half of 2010 than they did in the first half. With trends like these, Chinese women may bring new meaning to the term “the power of the purse.”
小題1:According to the passage, Chinese women _________.

A．save more of their income than before

B．save less of their income than before

C．make as much money as men in the 1990s

D．spend half of their income on luxury goods

小題2:The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that _________.

A．women go shopping more frequently than men

B．women spent more on personal care products than men

C．men tend to save for the bigger-ticket items than women

D．Chinese women and men have different consuming behavior

小題3:The underlined phrase in the first paragraph probably means_________.

A．making more money in a careful way

B．wasting their money without hesitation

C．spending their money in a careful way

D．recovering the economy at a fast speed

小題4:Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Chinese Men Go Socializing	B．Chinese Women Go shopping
C．The Future Is Female	D．The Purse Is Powerful

A reader from Brazil recently wrote to us asking for some advice. He’s planning a trip to the United States, and wanted to know about the best places to travel in America. Today, we are going to give you some information which may help you when choosing your destination.
Each of the 50 states in America has interesting things to offer visitors, but some are more popular than others. Washington, D.C. is famous for its historical places, like the White House and the Lincoln Memorial. Visitors to Los Angeles, California can see the Hollywood Walk of Fame or shop the stores on Rodeo Drive where they may see a star or two. The Grand Canyon in Arizona appeals to hikers, climbers and nature lovers, as does Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
TripAdvisor is a website where people can write reviews about their travel experiences. Every year, TripAdvisor makes a list of the top 25 cities to visit in the United States. The results are based on the opinions of visitors to the website.
Brooke Ferencsik of TripAdvisor said the top picks on the list were not surprising. And it’s no secret why New York City was named the number one destination.
New York City is sometimes called “the city that never sleeps” because it can be very busy. It is an exciting place for many people because there is so much to do. But the city might be too busy for travelers looking for rest and calm. They might want something more like Myrtle Beach, in the state of South Carolina, which made it to number 21 on Trip Advisor’s list.
“A lot of people come to Myrtle Beach for great weather, it’s a wonderful family vacation spot, the beaches - got the wonderful Atlantic beaches there - there’s a lot of family-friendly parks and water parks.”
Many people take time off from their jobs in the summer to travel. Because there are many tourists visiting other places, June until August is known as “high season.” Traveling during the high season can be crowded. Hotels, restaurants, and transportation might also be very expensive.
If you want to save money on a trip, it is a good idea to plan to leave before or after the summer months. These times are known as “shoulder seasons” for travel.
“If you’re looking for value, try and think about traveling through the shoulder season if it’s possible - the shoulder season being the fall or the spring. The weather is still very good in some of these destinations, and you can get better prices.”
America’s major cities are still the most popular destinations for visitors. Ferencsik says this is because of the good quality of services they provide tourists.
“They do a great job of giving travelers what they want when they’re on vacation. I think they kind of cater to every type of traveler need. So whether you’re traveling alone, you’re traveling for business, you’re traveling with your family - whatever it is, those destinations are really tuned in to delivering amazing experiences and just a lot of different opportunities when you’re there.”
小題1:Lily has great interest in nature and American history. She can visit___________. 
A. The Grand Canyon and Rodeo Drive
B. California and Los Angeles
C. White House and Arizona
D. Washington, D.C and The Grand Canyon
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true about Myrtle Beach?

A．People can enjoy a wonderful holiday with their family there.

B．It’s a place where people can have rest and calm.

C．It’s on the list of the top 25 cities to visit in the United States.

D．It’s in North Carolina with great weather that attracts tourists.

小題3:Why does the author suggest traveling through the shoulder seasons?

A．To enjoy good weather in spring and fall.

B．To have good quality of services.

C．To have better value of traveling .

D．To save money and energy.

小題4:The author write this passage to ___.
A. give some information about the top 25 cities to visit in USA.
B. talk about some American popular places and advice on traveling
C. advise tourists to visit big cities for their good service and opportunities.
D. give advice on saving money and time when traveling in America.
小題5:This passage may probably be taken from ____.

A．a(chǎn) travel journal	B．a(chǎn) magazine
C．News Weekly	D．a(chǎn) website

Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s see if I can name a few proverbs “off the cuff” since I haven’t prepared for it.

English expressions with “pants”

People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have “ants in their pants.” They might also “fly by the seat of their pants” -- they use their natural sense to do something instead of their learned knowledge. Sometimes, people may “get caught with their pants down” -- they are found doing something they should not be doing. And, in every family, one person takes control. Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say “she wears the pants in the family.”

When people what to say something about money

Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can “burn a hole in your pocket.” Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants. If you have less money than usual, you may have to “tighten your belt” -- you may have to live on less money and spend your money carefully. But once you have succeeded in budgeting your money, you will have that skill “under your belt.” I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really “take my hat off to them.” Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it “at the drop of a hat” -- immediately, without waiting. And sadly, you cannot “pull money out of a hat” -- you cannot get money by inventing or imagining it.

English expressions with “shoes”

Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are “too big for their boots” think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people. I really do. You can bet your boots on that! Yet, truly important people are hard to replace. Rarely can you “fill their shoes” -- or replace them with someone equally effective.

English expressions with “shirt”

My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him well think he is too firm and severe. They think he is a real “stuffed shirt.” But I know that my father “wears his heart on his sleeve” -- he shows his feelings openly. And, he knows how to “keep his shirt on” -- he stays calm and never gets angry or too excited.

 
小題1:What is this passage mainly about?

A．How to say English correctly and properly.

B．Why English expressions include words about clothes.

C．Which words can be used to describe my father.

D．What people mean when they use some proverbs.

小題2:Which of the following proverbs are not related to money?

A．tighten one’s belt	B．burn a hole in one’s pocket
C．get caught with their pants down	D．take one’s hat off to them

小題3:Tim often considers himself the most important person in the world , which is far from the truth .We may say ____.

A．he is “too big for their boots”.

B．he “bet his boots on that ”.

C．he “ fill their shoes”.

D．he “wears his heart on his sleeve ”.

小題4:If you want to praise somebody for his calmness when facing danger , you may say ___.

A．“You really fill your shoes”

B．“Awesome ! You wear your heart on your sleeve!”

C．“Amazing !How can you keep your shirt on at that time!”

D．“Cool! You are truly a stuffed shirt”.

An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public  36 for knowledge about how the financial system  37  .
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January,  38 UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were  39 up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society, and a  40 lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were  41 crowds of 400, rather than the  42 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics  43 who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to  44  my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t  45 done.” He added.
University applications  46 7% last year. But there were rises  47  average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed  48 in careers in the public sector, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A  49 study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial  50  and almost half said their children had asked them what was  51 , although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the  52 will be a generation that’s financially  53 and better equipped to  54  their money through times of economic  55 .”

小題1:	A．concern B．thirst C．sense D．taste

小題2:	A．works B．performs C．serves D．a(chǎn)ffects

小題3:	A．in terms of B．a(chǎn)ccording to C．on account of D．in spite of

小題4:	A．yet B．once C．a(chǎn)lso D．still

小題5:	A．outstanding B．inspiring C．convincing D．leading

小題6:	A．catching B．a(chǎn)ppealing C．drawing D．covering

小題7:	A．usual B．regular C． average D．common

小題8:	A．majors B．interests C．preferences D．standards

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ttach B．a(chǎn)dapt C．a(chǎn)pproach D．relate

小題10:

A．generally B．frequently C．traditionally D．originally

小題11:

A．raised B．rose C．fell D．struck

小題12:

A．by B．in C．over D．a(chǎn)bove

小題13:

A．effect B．focus C．interest D．benefit

小題14:

A．recent B．late C．present D．unique

小題15:

A．matters B．a(chǎn)ffairs C． events D．issues

小題16:

A．taking up B．going on C．calling up D．keeping on

小題17:

A．overturn B．downturn C．breakthrough D．breakout

小題18:

A．cleverer B．smarter C．brighter D．wiser

小題19:

A．strugglt B．measure C．manage D．earn

小題20:

A．stability B．puzzle C．uncertainty D．recovery

Festivals play an important role in a culture’s identity. I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world.
★Boryeong Mud Festival--Boryeong, South Korea
For two weeks in July, millions gather in Boryeong to experience the grey pools and slides. What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party , complete with music and fireworks. While the mud is usually only available in cosmetic products, here you can cake yourself in grey as you want.
★Holi--lndia
Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of bright colored powder. The festival is celebrated differently throughout the country, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world.
★Koninginnedag--The Netherlands
Although their current Queen’s birthday is really during the winter, the Queen still celebrates it on April 30th,the country’s official “Queen’s Day” since 1949. Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of feather boas（長圍巾）and body paint as crowds gather in the plazas（廣場）. Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, with many live music acts, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day.
★National Elephant Day in Thailand
In Thailand, March 13 is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history. Thai Elephant Day has been held on an annual basis since the idea was first approved by the Thai government in 1998. Special events are held at a number of venues in northern Thailand. At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, it has become a tradition on March 13 for the dozens of elephants there to be treated to a huge feast of fruits and sugarcane.
小題1:What we can learn from the passage is that ________.

A．Boryeong Mud Festival was originally held to advertise for their mineral resources

B．people around the world celebrate Holi differently to promote their religions

C．Koninginnedag--The Netherlands was celebrated on their current Queen’s birthday

D．it is an international custom for the Thai elephant to eat all kinds of fruits and sugarcane

小題2:What is the purpose of the festival held on March 13 in Thailand?

A．To call on people to protect these endangered elephants.

B．To give the Thai elephant a chance to eat fruits and sugarcane.

C．To stress the importance of the elephant in the Thai history.

D．To help people relax themselves by feeding the Thai elephant.

小題3:You can experience the Festival of Colors in _______.

A．South Korea

B．Thailand

C．the Netherlands

D．India

小題4:What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To tell people how to enjoy and relax themselves.

B．To introduce some unique festivals around the world.

C．To get people to celebrate different kinds of customs.

D．To show the importance of celebrating different festivals.