1、B2U3 Extended Reading A precious familyA precious family dinnerdinner BY G.Z WhatWhat mightmight bebe thethe mostmost importantimportant dinnerdinner inin a a year?year? On Chinese New Years EveOn Chinese New Years Eve A precious familyA precious family dinnerdinner What does the passage talk about?
2、 It is about what Luo Yans family do to celebrate Chinese New Year . How is the article organized? A. In order of time. B. With the change in the place. C. With the development of feeling. D. All the above. Why is the family dinner precious? A. Because there are all sorts of tasty dishes on the dinn
3、er table. B. Because Luo Yans wife and mother have prepared the soup. C. Because it is a dinner for the three generations under the same roof once a year. D. Because Luo Yans father has selected the chicken for Bofeng. Read the article and answer the question.Read the article and answer the question
4、. CelebrationCelebration Dishes Dishes AtmosphereAtmosphere JourneyJourney PreparationPreparation EntertainmentEntertainment ( (娱乐活动娱乐活动) ) During the dinner How often does Luos family stay together? They stay together once a year. Luo Yan, 29, lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich
5、smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared Luo Yans son, Bofeng, happily takes a bite if the chicken his grandfather has selected for him. Details Vivid descriptions CelebrationCelebration Dishes Dishes AtmosphereAtmosphere JourneyJourney PreparationPreparation EntertainmentEntertainment (
6、(娱乐活动娱乐活动) ) Before the dinner What is the change in Luos journey back home? It used to be a _one while now it takes only _to reach his home town by taking _. CelebrationCelebration Dishes Dishes AtmosphereAtmosphere JourneyJourney PreparationPreparation EntertainmentEntertainment ( (娱乐活动娱乐活动) ) Bef
7、ore the dinner Luo Yans home has been decorated for the joyous occasion. What do the decorations include? A. The neat designs of the paper-cuttings on the windows. B. The Spring Festival couplets on the door. C. The New Year paintings on the wall. D. All of the above. CelebrationCelebration Dishes D
8、ishes AtmosphereAtmosphere JourneyJourney PreparationPreparation EntertainmentEntertainment ( (娱乐活动娱乐活动) ) Before the dinner May you get more than you wish every year. CelebrationCelebration Dishes Dishes AtmosphereAtmosphere JourneyJourney PreparationPreparation EntertainmentEntertainment ( (娱乐活动娱乐
9、活动) ) After the dinner After dinner，the hours until midnight go slowly by. Which one is NOT true? A. Luos family chat with each other，eating snacks and dumplings. B. Luos family stay up late on the New Years Eve， enjoying the family togetherness. C. Luos family gather around the television，watching
10、the New Years program. D. Luo talks about his plan to take his parents to the city and spend more time with them. CelebrationCelebration Dishes Dishes AtmosphereAtmosphere JourneyJourney PreparationPreparation EntertainmentEntertainment ( (娱乐活动娱乐活动) ) After the dinner What traditions do Luos family
11、observe? Time On the way back home During the dinner _ dinner Close to _ Place On the _ _ the house In the house Outside the house Feeling _ Happy Worried and _ _ train Excited In After hopeful midnight Proud Luo Yans family came back from their home in the city to see his parents. They had a good t
12、ime in the 5-hour journey on the train, . When they finally arrived, Luos parents who had put up beautiful decorations around the house were glad to see them. On the Chinese New Years Eve they had a big dinner together happily and then watched the Spring Festival Gala. They felt comfortable in the w
13、armth, but Luo was also a little worried and hoped he could take his parents to live with him in the city in the future. Close to midnight, the whole family went outside to set off firecrackers. It was a time to celebrate their togetherness and look forward to the future with hope. It is just past f
14、ive oclock on the Chinese New Years Eve. Luo Yans son, Bofeng, happily takes 1._ bite of the chicken 2._(select) by his grandfather. 3._ it is the cold outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house. Luo Yan and his wife and son have settled in th
15、e big city, far away from their hometown. On their arrival, they find Luos parents 4._(eager) waiting for them. Their home has been specially 5._ (decorate) for the joyous occasion. 6._(range) from the neat designs of the paper cuttings on the windows, to the New Year paintings on the wall, everythi
16、ng 7._(represent) joy, luck and happiness. 8._ midnight approaching, Luo Yan takes his parents, wife and son outside 9._(set) off firecrackers. The whole village is lit up with colorful fireworks. All over the country, people are celebrating their good fortune, celebrating their familys togetherness, and celebrating their 10._(nation) strength. a selected Although eagerly decorated Ranging represents With to set national
