ExercisesReading and understandingDealing with unfamiliar wordsReading and interpretingDeveloping critical thinking
Reading and understanding Dealing with unfamiliar words Reading and interpreting Developing critical thinking Exercises
ExercisesReading and understanding3Choosethe best wayto complete thesentences.1 The writer thinks the Chinese celebrate Christmasbecause(a)it's a Western festival(b)the worldhas undergone a great deal of changes(c)it's a festival which carries the same meaning in boththe East andthe West(d)ithas becomea festival whichiscelebrated aroundtheworld,and everyonecanrelax during thattimeMore
Reading and understanding 3 Choose the best way to complete the sentences. 1 The writer thinks the Chinese celebrate Christmas because _. (a) it’s a Western festival (b) the world has undergone a great deal of changes (c) it’s a festival which carries the same meaning in both the East and the West (d) it has become a festival which is celebrated around the world, and everyone can relax during that time Exercises
Exercises2 Some scholars fear that celebrating Christmas in China(a)maythreatenChineseculture(b) means that the Chinese blindly follow the West inevery way(c)causes Chinese festivals to lose their charm(d)isagoodexampleof WesterndecadenceMore
2 Some scholars fear that celebrating Christmas in China _. (a) may threaten Chinese culture (b) means that the Chinese blindly follow the West in every way (c) causes Chinese festivals to lose their charm (d) is a good example of Western decadence Exercises
Exercises3 The Chinese attach more importance to Christmas than acoupleofdecadesagobecause(a)television and the Internet have become uniting factors(b) changes throughout the world make them lookdifferently at the world and at China's place in it(c)webelongtoaglobal village(d)most of the worldfollows the Gregorian calendarMore
3 The Chinese attach more importance to Christmas than a couple of decades ago because _. (a) television and the Internet have become uniting factors (b) changes throughout the world make them look differently at the world and at China’s place in it (c) we belong to a global village (d) most of the world follows the Gregorian calendar Exercises
Exercises4 Enjoying a Western festival doesn't mean that(a)the Chinese approveofWesterndecadence(b)the Chinese are left untouched bythe festive season(c) the Chinese follow the West without thinking(d)the Chineseculture is free ofdecadenceMore
4 Enjoying a Western festival doesn’t mean that _. (a) the Chinese approve of Western decadence (b) the Chinese are left untouched by the festive season (c) the Chinese follow the West without thinking (d) the Chinese culture is free of decadence Exercises