2019年宁夏中考英语试卷以及解析答案
A．To say sorry．
B．To ask for advice．
C．To give advice．
D．To say something unfriendly．
（4）Carla gave pieces of advice to Eric．
A．five
B．four
C．three
D．two
16．（8分）Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Duanwu Festival．It is one of the three most important lunar（阴历的）festivals in China，along with Spring Festival and Mid﹣Autumn Festival．The date of the festival is said to be the date when Qu Yuan died﹣﹣the fifth day of the fifth lunar month，so the date varies from year to year，such as it is June 20 in 2015，June 9 in 2016，May 30 in 2017，June 18 in 2018，June 7in 2019，June 25 in 2020 and June
14 in 2021．
Although the date is different，the custom is the same．With a history of over 2000 years，people celebrate it with all kinds of activities on the day．They hold dragon boat racing，eat zongzi，drink realgar wine（雄黄酒），wear sachets（香囊）and so on．But dragon boat racing is the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat Festival．
（1）Which of the following is NOT the most important lunar festival in China？
A．May Day
B．Dragon Boat Festival
C．Spring Festival
D．Mid﹣Autumn Festival
（2）The underlined word"varies"in the passage means""in Chinese．
A．推迟
B．变化
C．提前
D．递进
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