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上海市浦东新区第四教育署2019-2020学年六年级下学期英语期末试卷
There are many holidays and festivals, such as the Spring Festival, May Day, National Day, Mid-autumn Festival and so on. Mums have Mother's Day. Dads have Father's Day. Children have Children's Day. Is there a special day for old people?
Double Ninth Festival is a special day for old people in China. It started long ago. The festival is on lunar the ninth of September. This year it is on the second of October. This day, people show love for their grandparents.
People do many different kinds of things this day. They enjoy flowers, eat special cakes and drink wine. It's very interesting. The best way to celebrate it is to climb hills or mountains.
People think that climbing will bring them good luck and help old people live long lives. Double Ninth Festival is also a good time for a family to get together. And young people give their presents and best wishes to the old.
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A. Later, countries began to make their own coins. B. However, it was not the kind of money we use today. C. They lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants. D. However, European countries did not start using paper money until the 1600s. E. We do not use only coins or paper money. |
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