Mid-autumn Day is for families to get together in China. People show their thanks for the year's harvest and pray for another year of good harvest. Moon cake is a traditional gift and food that people give each other during the festival.
Mid-autumn Day was a harvest festival long time ago. The story goes as follows.
Long time ago, there were 10 badly behaved suns in the sky. Houyi, a capable archer shot down nine of them to save the people and the earth.
The hero Houyi went to the Kunlun Mountains and gained a pill from Xi Wangmu, the Goddess of the West Xi told him that he would never die after he took the pill. When he came back home, he gave it to Chang'e, his wife asking her to keep it safe.
While Houyi was away, an evil follower tried to steal the pill. Chang'e put it into her mouth and immediately floated to the moon.
Houyi cried for the loss of his wife. He laid a table in his yard and put out some of Chang'e's favorite foods. Moon cakes are among them. People then followed and prayed to Chang'e, now a goddess to bring them happiness and bountiful harvests.
选择题
1-1、Mid-autumn Day is for families to ___________ in China.
A、get together
B、have a dance
C、go to parks
1-2、One traditional gift and food that people give each other during the festival is the_________.
A、dumplings
B、moon cake
C、noodles
1-3、Why did Houyi shoot down nine suns?
A、In order to be a hero.
B、In order to have fun.
C、In order to save the people and the earth.
1-4、Chang’e put the pill into her mouth because___________.
A、an evil follower wanted to steal the pill
B、she would never die after she ate the pill
C、Houyi asked her to take the pill
1-5、Which of the following statements about Chang’e is not true?
A、Moon cakes are among Chang’e’s favorite foods.
B、Chang’e floated to the moon after she ate the pill.
C、Chang’e was very selfish because she ate the pill.
