Qu Yuan

    On the 5^th 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