ONE DAY ON THE MOON LASTS FOR A WEEK. …….. …….. II. READING

5. One day on the moon lasts for a week.

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II.

READING: (2 marks)

A. Read the text carefully and circle the best answer A, B, C or D for each question (1m)

The lion dance has a long history in China. There are many different stories about how the lion

dance first started, but no one knows for sure. One story tells us that long time ago, a lion appeared in a

small village in China and attacked the people and animals there. The villagers didn’t know what to do

and offered ten pieces of gold to anyone who could help them.

A kung-fu fighter heard about this and went to the village. He fought with the lion three times

but couldn’t kill it. So he taught kung-fu to some of the villagers to help him kill the lion. A few

months later, they killed the lion. After this the villagers celebrated the event every year by following

the steps of those who fought the lion in a dance.

Another story tells us there was once an emperor who used to have bad dreams every night and

couldn’t sleep. One night he saw a lion dance in his dream and the bad dreams just disappeared. When

he woke up that morning, he showed his guards how to do the dance. From then on, they did the dance

on that same day every year and the emperor never had bad dreams again.

Lion dances take place at people’s homes during Chinese New Year. Chinese people believe

that the dancers will bring good luck to the homes they visit. Two people do the dance, one at the head

and another at the tail of the lion. They move the lion’s eyes, mouth and ears to make it look alive

during the dance. Loud music is played and sometimes firecrackers are fired during the dance. This

loud noise helps to keep evil spirits away and to bring good luck. The lion dance is one of the most

colorful events of the Chinese New Year celebration.