--- Halloween is coming.--- ____? We have no ...

--- Halloween is coming.

--- ____? We have no holiday anyway.

A．What if           B．So what           C．Why             D．Really

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Halloween is perhaps the third most popular holiday for parties, coming after New Year’s and Christmas. With Halloween, we have the opportunity to dress up for the night and “be someone else”.

Team Maker

If you are going to have games, you may require teams. One way to put together the teams randomly, thus encouraging guests who don’t already know each other, is to have them draw pieces from a cauldron(大锅) or witch’s hat. Beforehand, write enough words on pieces of paper to have one for every guest. On the pieces of paper write words like: Egyptian tomb, pyramid, magic wand, magic spell, black cat, etc. Everyone draws a piece of paper.

Dress Up the Dead

This game is not for the shy and may result in some small rude performance. For the game, you will need a put-together skeleton. They can be found in the Halloween section of many stores. The skeleton can be of wood or plastic, so long as it can be taken apart easily and can be recombined together. The host “buries” the broken up skeleton under a pile of sawdust, loose dirt or hay in the yard. The first team, while being timed, must discover all the skeleton pieces then run to where there’s a hook for hanging the skeleton. They must recombine the skeleton and then, donating parts of their own clothing, dress the skeleton in a shirt and pants.

Murder Mystery

Host a murder mystery as a play. Select players, either by volunteers or by random drawing or even have guests vote. While the players read over their parts, the rest of the guests arrange the room. Set up a row of chairs facing the party audience. This will be the “stage” where the murder mystery players will sit and perform their roles. The host keeps the game (play) moving, usually by playing one of the detective characters.

1.How can people form a team?

A. By giving a performance.　　 B. By making a witch’s hat.

C. By writing some words.　　 D. By drawing a piece of paper.

2.What persons are suitable for Dress Up the Dead?

A. Those who can tell stories.

B. Those who are not brave enough.

C. Those who don’t mind small rudeness.

D. Those who are not good at making up.

3.What is the function of chairs in Murder Mystery?

A. They are prepared for the audience to sit.

B. They are used to sit in and perform for the players.

C. They are prepared for the host to guide the players.

D. They are used to attract the audience’s attention.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Games for Halloween Party

B. How to Prepare for the Halloween Party?

C. The Reason Why Halloween Party Is Popular

D. What Is the Purpose of Halloween Party?

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Halloween is believed to be a day ______all the spirits come back to the world of the living, and we have the same day in China called “Guijie", the Day of Dead．

A．where              B．when                 C．which                D．that

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Halloween is believed to be a day ______all the spirits come back to the world of the living, and we have the same day in China called “Guijie", the Day of Dead.

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How happy we are! The holiday we have been looking forward _______ at last.

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We will have six-day holiday during the coming APEC meetings　　 traffic on the roads．

A． to ease　　　　 　　 B． easing

C． ease　　　　　　　　 D． having eased

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We will have six-day holiday during the coming APEC meetings　　 traffic on the roads．

A． to ease　　　　 B． easing

C． ease　　　　　　　　 D． having eased

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We will have six-day holiday during the coming　 APEC meetings　　　 traffic on the roads.

A .to ease　　 B. easing

C. ease　　 　　 D. having eased

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Everything has its root. “Holiday”, is no exception. The origin of “holiday” is easy to see, coming from “holy day”, a day of particular religious significance, often celebrating the life of a saint (圣徒), during which no work was to be done. As far back as the 11th century, “holidays”, especially the major feast days, were times of “celebration and amusement”, as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it.

The number of holidays steadily increased during the Middle Ages, until a medieval Englishman would have had the luxury of 40 to 50 days a year off work, depending on where he lived, in addition to a free day on Sundays.

During the Reformation, Henry VIII abolished most of the holidays partly because of the Protestant (新教徒的) suspicion of saints, but more practically, because, according to historian Eamon Duffy, “A large number of holidays were making the people poor by limiting agriculture.” The people took a different view and organized a protest march—the Pilgrimage of Grace—partly to protect their days off.

Though at first the religious and festive senses of holiday were combined, the word gradually came to be used for any kind of relaxing break from work. As the word was drawing away from a religious society, the number of authorized holidays was reduced, until by 1834 most workers had only four official days off a year, in addition to Sundays. Many factory workers amplified this time by staying home on “Saint Monday” to recover from what they had gotten up to the day before.

By the late 19th century, employers were compromising and offering half-day Saturdays, the beginning of the “weekend”, a term first used in 1879. In 1908, an innovative mill in New England gave its employees all of Saturday off, and the practice of their getting the whole Saturday off spread widely during the Great Depression as a way to keep employment up. It took 400 years, but finally workers could enjoy as many holidays as they had in the 15th century.

1.What was the word “holiday” originally intended for?

A. Economy.　　 B. Entertainment.

C. Religion.　　 D. Politics.

2.What’s the main reason for Henry VIII’s ending most holidays according to Eamon Duffy?

A. His people required a thorough reformation.

B. He didn’t believe in God and saints.

C. People took no interest in the agriculture due to them.

D. Large numbers of holidays stood in the way of the agriculture.

3.Which can best replace the underlined word “amplified” in paragraph 4?

A. lengthened　　 B. wasted

C. shortened　　 D. guaranteed

4.When did most employees get the whole Saturday off?

A. In 1879.　　 B. During the Great Depression.

C. In 1908.　　 D. In the 15th century.

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It's an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My wife says no because we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and what's the point if you can't go on holiday. The joy of a recession (不景气) means no argument next year - we just won't go.

Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday A YouGov survey of 2, 000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money. A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples.　

Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money may be different things to men and women. “People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it's for.” he explains. “They'll say it's to save, to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them.” He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that they've achieved something.

　“The biggest problem is that couples assume each other know what's going on with their finances, but they don't. There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌) about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what you're doing, who's paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately. In a healthy relationship, you don't have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.”

1.What does the author say about going on holiday in Paragraph 1?

A.It will cost them too much money.

B. Few people can afford it without working hard.

C. It makes all the hard work worthwhile.

D. It is the chief cause of family quarrels.

2.According to the text, what does Kim Stephenson believe?

A.Money is often a symbol of a person's status.

B.Money means a great deal to both men and women.

C.Men and women spend money on different things.

D.Men and women view money in different ways.

3.The author suggests that couples should ______ .

A.put their money together instead of keeping it separately

B.discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship

C.make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets

D.avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic

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