Qu Yuan
On the 5th of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历), we have our big Dragon-Boat Festival (端午节). The important _ 1 is the dragon-boat trace in memory of Qu Yuan, a great 2 in ancient China. In his lifetime, because of his wisdom, other officials 3 him very much and caused the emperor to believe that he was not devoted (忠诚的). So 4 was very displeasure and drove off Qu Yuan from the kingdom.
His poem “Li Sao ” written about his own life and 5 important ones are all filled with his deep love for his 6 . At last, however, he was throwing 7 into the Miluo River. Many people were 8 they threw rice in the water to feed Qu Yuan’s spirit, 9 now we can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named “zong-zi”.
( ) 1. A. book B. calendar C. event D. person
( ) 2. A. poet B. teacher C. player D. soldier
( ) 3. A. liked B. hated C. respected D. loved
( ) 4. A. the officials B. the people C. Qu Yuan D. the emperor
( ) 5. A. other B. others C. the other D. the others
( ) 6. A. parents B. country C. children D. village
( ) 7. A. A. him B. his life C. himself D. the body
( ) 8. A. so sad that B. too sad to C. too sad that D. very sad that
( ) 9. A. then B. but C. or D. so
( )10. A. jiao-zi B. zong-zi C. Yuan-xiao D. Chun-juan
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