3．belief c．to praise；to envy

　　4．trick d．to bring...together

　　5．admire e．confidence or trust

　　四、短语互译

　　A．温故：从文中找出下列短语并写出它们的汉语意思。

　　1．ancient times______

　　2．in the shape of______

　　3．famous people______

　　4．give sb lucky money in red paper______

　　5．be proud of______

　　B．知新：从文中找出与下列释义对应的英文。

　　1．发生______

　　2．期望；盼望；期待______

　　3．日夜；昼夜______

　　4．玩得开心______

　　5．纪念；追念______

　　6．盛装；打扮；装饰______

　　7．好像______

　　8．搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑______

　　五、阅读课文FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS，完成下列短文

　　There are all kinds of festivals and __1__ around the world，which are held for different reasons.Most __2__ __3__ were mainly held to celebrate the end of the cold weather，planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Today's festivals have many origins.Some festivals are held to __4__ the dead or __5__ the __6__ in case they might do __7__，while other festivals are held to honour famous people or the gods，such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day.Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is __8__ for the winter and a season of __9__ work is over，to which mid­autumn festivals belong.And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the __10__ of spring，such as the Spring Festival in China，at which people have a very good time.

　　六、阅读FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS，回答下列问题

　　1．What did most ancient festivals celebrate?

　　A．Seasons.　　　　 　　 B．Religion.

　　C．Special people. D．Special events.

　　2．What do the Japanese do when the festival Obon comes?

　　A．Eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them.

　　B．Offer food，flowers and gifts to the dead.

　　C．Dress up and go to their neighbours' homes to ask for sweets.

　　D．Clean graves，light incense，light lamps and play music.

　　3．Which of the following festivals is a Mexican festival?

　　A．Obon.

　　B．The Dragon Boat Festival.

　　C．The Day of the Dead.

　　D．Halloween.

4．According to the passage，we know India used to be controlled by ______.