The most (17)__________ celebration holiday in China is the Lunar New Year. At this time, shops are closed. People celebrate by feasting, by paying friendly calls to their neighbors, and by visiting the temples or pagodas to (18)_________ promises for the New Year. Children march through the streets, carrying colorful lanterns and paper figures. Firecrackers similar to those used in the United States on the Fourth of July are set off.
The time of the New Year is also the time at (19)__________ Chinese people refresh their homes. For (20)_________, the windows, which are made of thick rice paper are torn down, and new ones are put up. This is also which people pay their debts. Everyone tries to settle all his bills before the (21)___________ of the New Year. Before New Year’s Eve, people make their homes attractive by decorating them with flowers and plants, and hanging brightly-colored (22) ___________.
- A. remarkable B. noticeable C. important D. replaceable
- A. keep B. make C. do D. cause
- A. when B. why C. that D. which
- A. instance B. example C. sample D. A and B are correct
- A. beginning B. staring C. ending D. finishing
- A. decorate B. decorated C. decorations D. decorative
