Easter is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most fun holiday. It   1   as an important religious （宗教的） festival, but for the non-religious it is   2   a special time. It is an official holiday,   3   most people visit their families or friends during Easter.

The most important Easter tradition is   4   each other Easter eggs, because eggs are the symbol of new life. Traditionally people   5   paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.

A fun game during the festival is the Easter   6  hunt （搜寻）. Parents hide chocolate eggs in the   7  , and the children go out to hunt for them. What they find, they can eat! It’s quite normal for children to feel   8   after Easter weekend as a result of eating too   9   chocolate.

The date of Easter follows the cycle of moon. It is always sometime   10   late March and late April. This year Easter was on April 12th.

1. A. begin                        B. begins                     C. began                     D. begun

2. A. too                           B. also                        C. either                      D. as well

3. A. so                            B. or                           C. but                         D. however

4. A. cooking                    B. showing                  C. lending                    D. giving

5. A. got used to               B. was used                 C. used to                   D. was used to

6. A. egg                          B. candy                     C. chicken                   D. apple

7. A. drawer                     B. garden                    C. kitchen                   D. bedroom

8. A. ugly                         B. angry                      C. sick                        D. hungry

9. A. few                          B. many                      C. little                        D. much

10. A. after              B. between                  C. among            D. from

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Easter(复活节) is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most fun holiday. It began as an important religious(宗教的) festival, but for the non-religious it is also a special time. It is an official holiday, so most people visit their families or friends during Easter.

The most important Easter tradition is giving each other Easter eggs, ②because eggs are the symbol of new life. People used to paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.

A fun game during the festival is the Easter egg hunt(搜寻). Parents hide chocolate eggs in the garden, and then children go out to hunt for them. What they find, they can eat! It’s quite normal for children to feel sick after Easter weekend as a result of eating too much chocolate.

The date of Easter follows the cycle of the moon. It is always sometime 　①　 late March 　①　 late April.

1. 在①处横线上填入适当的词。___________　___________

2. 将②处划线部分翻译成中文。

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3. What do people usually give each other today during Easter?

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4. 找出并写出所给句子的同义句。

Normally, children eat too much chocolate and as a result, they feel sick after Easter weekend.

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5. 找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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