Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.
1. Christmas Eve is _____.
A .the night before December 24 B. the night after December 25
C the night of December 25
D the night of December 24
2. Father Christmas often puts the presents_____.
A into children’s hats
B into children’s stockings
C under children’s beds
D into children’s shoes
3. Father Christmas comes into the house through the___.
A window
B front door
C chimney
D back door
4. On the morning of Christmas Day, children wake up their parents early and say____.
A Good morning!
B Happy New Year!
C Best wishes for you!
D Merry Christmas!
5. On Christmas Day, people often ____to each other.
A give money
B ask for money
C ask for presents
D give presents
C
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)
A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.
Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’home, the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
6. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
A. a motor car
B. a motor home
C. a motorbike
D. a big truck
7. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.
A. sold their old house
B. moved to their grandparents’house
C. built a new place for a van
D. sold their second car
8. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.