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belief or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of giftgiving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way. 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph? A. Sweetest Day is a holiday which always falls on the Saturday in October. B. More and more people are now celebrating Sweetest Day in the whole country. C. Only a few religious have the tradition to celebrate the holiday. D. Sweetest Day is much more important in big cities than in small cities. 2. The idea of creating Sweetest Day came from _____. A. a city named Cleveland 60 years ago B. the city’s orphans and shutins C. a man who cared orphans and shutins D. a man’[s friends, relatives and associates 3. Sweetest Day is celebrated in the following ways EXCEPT _____. A. a kind act B. a small remembrance C. giftgiving D. a family party 4. From the third paragraph we can learn that _____. A. over 60 years ago, a man too often felt fotten and neglected B. only with the help of the man’[s friends and neighbors, he got a small remembrance. C. it is the people in Cleveland who spread Sweetest Day to other cities. D. all people loved to be remembered by others on Sweetest Day in Cleveland. B The Double Ninth Festival The Chong Yang Festival is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. Origins: The festival began as early as the Warring States Period (475 221 BC). According to the yin/yang division that forms a basis to the Chinese world view, yin stands for the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness. The number nine is regarded as yang. The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day, so the name Chong Yang Festival. Came into being. The ninth month is also a sign of the ing of winter. It is a time when the living need warm clothing, and filial(孝順 ) Chinese sons and daughters developed this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors. The Double Ninth Festival, therefore, also became an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members. Clothes made of paper would t be burnt as offerings. Climbing mountains: On the Double Ninth Festival, people customarily climb mountains, appreciate chrysanthemum(菊花 ), drink chrysanthemum wine, and eat doubleninth cakes. The Double Ninth Festival is also the Old Men Festival. Old people are especially meant to improve their health by taking part in the activities on the day of the festival. Family gettogethers: The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family gettogethers. It is an occasion to remember one39。s ancestors. Often, family outings are anized during which people search to enjoy nature and to show their love and care for family members. 5. The Double Ninth Festival became wellknown as the following EXCEPT _____. A. the ninth day of September B. a sign of the ing of winter C. an occasion to visit the graves of the dead D. an occasion to remember one’s ancestors 6. How do Chinese people honor their ancestors on the Double Ninth Festival? A. They provide their dead family members with all kinds of winter clothes. B. they make paper clothes and burn them as offerings of winter clothes. C. they go to climb mountains with their