Proba orală de verificare a cunoştinţelor de limbă modernă

pentru admiterea în clasa a IX- a cu program bilingv – limba engleză

mai 2012

Ticket 10

The Chinese New Year

Every year , between 21 January and 20 February , millions of people

around the word celebrate the Chinese New Year .
I am usually very busy before the New Year arrives because our tradition
says to give the house a thorough cleaning in order to sweep away any bad
luck that may have accumulated over the past year. I am also involved in
decorating the house, I paint the doors and window panes red because it is
considered to be a lucky color. During the festival we welcome the new year
and celebrate health, wealth and happiness. There are lots of colorful street
parades. People wear dragon and lion costumes and dance through the
streets . It's fantastic !
After the parade I always go to my uncle's house for a traditional Chinese
New Year's meal . We have some delicious fish dishes and Chinese
vegetables. We also have sesame seed balls called Gum Tzin . People say
these bring luck for the year ahead . I've had a very good year, so I think that
last year's celebration was really lucky for me !

Answer the questions:

1)What does the author do before the Chinese New Year?
2)What do they celebrate during the festival?
3)How do they celebrate the New Year ?
4)What do they eat at the traditional meal?

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