You may know May Day, but do you know Lei Day? Like May Day, Lei Day is also celebrated (庆祝) on May 1st. People wear leis (花环) on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers . On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where do you know this holiday is celebrated? Hawaii, of course! People give leis on birthdays, weddings (婚礼) and as a way to say "I love you". In 1928, a writer, Don Blanding, wrote an article saying that this tradition should become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warren, thought of the idea of celebrating this day on May 1st and said, "May Day is Lei Day."On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next year, Lei Day became a public (公共的) holiday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all have a happy May Day and a happy Lei Day!
【小题1】The underli ned word "circle" can be replaced (替代) by "_________".

情景交际(10’)

A: May Day is coming. What plan do you have for it, Eric?

B: I’m going to Yunnan.___21______

A: Really? Great. Are you going with your parents/

B:___22____. So I’m going with my mother. What about you?

A: ___23____.But my parents say it’s dangerous.

B: Then what are your plans?

A:_____24_____.

B: Great. You can visit Cambridge University—my favourite university. But the weather there is changeable(多变).__25______.

May Day is the day when we celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring. It’s a time of new life, with new leaves on the trees and wildflowers growing in the woods and fields. On that day, children in Britain and other parts of Europe often make May baskets and hang them on a neighbor’s door as a gift of love and friendship.
Here are the steps of making this kind of basket.
Step 1  Food paper into a cone(圆锥形) and stick it to keep the shape.
Step 2  Cut top of the cone with scissors.
Step 3  Make two holes on opposite sides of the cone. Leave 5cm form the top.
Step 4  Pass ribbon(彩带) through holes and tie it to create a basket handle.
Step 5  Fill your basket with different kinds of flowers.
根据以上制作步骤重新排列A、B、C、D四副图片的顺序，并将其编号填入小题中。

Why do children in Europe make May baskets? Because they want to ____.

You may know May Day, but do you know Lei Day? Like May Day, Lei Day is also celebrated (庆祝) on May 1st. People wear leis (花环) on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers . On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where do you know this holiday is celebrated? Hawaii, of course! People give leis on birthdays, weddings (婚礼) and as a way to say "I love you". In 1928, a writer, Don Blanding, wrote an article saying that this tradition should become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warren, thought of the idea of celebrating this day on May 1st and said, "May Day is Lei Day."On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next year, Lei Day became a public (公共的) holiday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all have a happy May Day and a happy Lei Day!

1.The underli ned word "circle" can be replaced (替代) by "_________".

A. ring    B. card    C. garden    D. watch

2.What do people give each other on Lei Day?

A. Clothes.   B. Books.   C. Leis.    D. Cakes.

3.Lei Day became a public holiday in _____.

A. 1928     B. 1929    C. 1930     D. 1931

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Lei Day is on the day after May Day.

B. Lei Day was first celebrated in 1928.

C. Don Blanding said "May Day is Lei Day".

D. People all over the world celebrate Lei Day.

5.What is the passage about?

A. Lei Day in Hawaii.      B. May Day in Hawaii.

C. How to make a lei.      D. How to celebrate May Day.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.For her    ▲   (twelve) birthday, Jenny invited her teachers and classmates to her house.

2.—How was your visit to Nanjing Confucius Temple at the weekend?

—Wonderful! My parents and I enjoyed    ▲   (we) very much there.

3.After several    ▲   (week) study, the American students found Chinese interesting to learn.

4.You can see the    ▲   ( happy) on her face because she can't find her lovely cat.

5.When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become a desert much    ▲   (easy).

6.—May Day is coming, would you like to go    ▲   (climb) with us?

—Why not, I’d love to go to Zijin Mountain.