Question

Every spring, usually on March 17, many people wear silly hats, dance, drink and have fun in the streets. Most of these people will have some connection with Ireland, and they will be_______ St Patrick’s Day (圣帕特里克節(jié)).

The national holiday has become one of the most popular _______ in the UK, as well as in the US, Australia and New Zealand. For this _______ , the saying “Everyone wants to be Irish on St Patrick’s Day,” is now truer than ever before.

Eating and drinking are a large part of St Patrick’s Day. A lot of _______ , from Dublin to New York, hold street parades.

Irish people have been celebrating St Patrick’s Day _______ thousands of years. Nowadays, Irish people _________ in green clothes and paint shamrocks (三葉草) on their faces and clothes. The shamrock is a _______ of Ireland. St Patrick is Ireland’s saint (圣徒). _______ he is very famous, little is known about his life. One story says he _________ all the snakes out of Ireland. But this is probably just a story, as Ireland was never actually ________ to any snakes at all.

1.A. holding B. expecting C. celebrating

2.A. businesses B. matters C. events

3.A. result B. reason C. purpose

4.A. cities B. countries C. villages

5.A. at B. for C. in

6.A. wear B. put on C. dress up

7.A. mark B. symbol C. sign

8.A. Although B. Because C. When

9.A. made B. kept C. drove

10.A. home B. family C. house

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