1 . Many years ago I went on vacation for a week in Mexico. Arriving at the resort, I decided to try every activity it offered at least once, no matter what it was.
It was a really enjoyable vacation, but one thing really surprised me.
I want to relate this to life because we're here to get the most enjoyment out of life. When we do, life can truly be an adventure to enjoy.
Think of life in this way: Life is like a week's vacation at a resort. And there are thousands of things we can try, metaphorically (隐喻地) living on Earth.
| A．There're some things people are rather good at, but others that they're not. |
| B．Many people participated in only one or two activities in the whole vacation. |
| C．However, that isn't true for many people. |
| D．Life is an awkward experience to everyone. |
| E．The disapproval of others can have a lot of power over us. |
| F．Life really is a beautiful adventure if we are willing to try new things. |
| G．We never allow ourselves to be seen as not skilled at the things we do. |
2 . The Torch Festival (火把节) is a traditional festival which is celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, and Lahu, etc. It usually falls on the 24th or 25th of June, with three days of celebrations. The festival came from worship (崇拜) of fire by ancestors (祖先). For some ethnic groups, it’s a tradition in the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them about taking care of crops.
During the festival, big torches are made to stand in all villages, with small torches placed in front of the door of each house. When night falls, the torches are lit and the villages are bright. At the same time, people walk around the fields and houses, holding small torches and placing the torches in the field corners. Inside the villages, young people are singing and dancing around the big torches that keep burning throughout the night. Other activities like horse races are also held during the festival.
In a horse race of the Yi people in Yunnan, torches are used to form hurdles for riders to get through. The Hani people in Yunnan traditionally tie fruits to torches with strings. When the strings are broken after the torches are lit, people struggle for the fruits for good luck.
For the Lisu people in Sichuan, the festival is an occasion for holding torch parades. Big torches are carried by teams of people, which is like a fire dragon. If different teams meet, it’s a tradition to exchange the big torches with one another.
1. What can we know about the Torch Festival from the first paragraph?| A．It has nothing to do with farming. |
| B．Its celebrations usually last two days. |
| C．It is a traditional festival of all China. |
| D．It is a festival to show worship of fire. |
| A．ancestors. | B．young people. |
| C．elders. | D．ethnic groups. |
| A．Why the festival is enjoyed. | B．Where the festival is celebrated. |
| C．How the festival is celebrated. | D．What torches are used for the festival. |
| A．Holding torch parades. | B．Tying fruits to torches with strings. |
| C．Struggling for fruits for good luck. | D．Using torches as hurdles for a horse race. |
