In China, people talk about “Shuxiang , which

InChina, people talk about “Shuxiang”,which is very interesting. For example, 2006 is a “dogyear”, and when a baby is born in this year, wesay he or she is a little dog. Shuxiang usually brings people good luck. Thereare 12 animals below.

 social, having rich feelings, friendly butplaining

 hard, ordered, but keeping old

 brave, confident, but careless

 peaceful, having a good manner, a business head butcold emotion

 active, outgoing, popular but selfish

 fascinating(迷人的), thoughtful, but doubtful

 active, self-confident, wise but proud and angry

 kind, helpful, elegant but sad

 wide, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick(圆滑的)

 confident, helpful, happy, but dressy

 realistic, loyal(忠诚的), practical

 hard, honest, simple, lucky but careless

6.When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little     .

A.pig              B.rat              C.tiger        D. snake

7.If we call a boy a little horse, when was he born?

 A.In 1998.        B. In 2000.     C.In 2002.     D. In 2004.

8.Mr Lu, our English teacher, was born in 1976, a dragon year. Can you choose theright description of his characteristics?

 A.He is a active, self-confident, resourceful but proud and angry

 B.He is kind, helpful, artistic but sad

 C.He is active, outgoing, popular but selfish

 D.He is fascinating, thoughtful but dressy and doubtful

9.If someone is brave, confident but careless, we can guess he was born in a    year.

 A.rat             B.dog          C. horse        D.tiger

10.Which of the following is not true?

 A.In China, when me talk about “Shuxiang”,it means twelve animals.

 B.From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year.

 C.Shuxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’tbelieve it.

 D.A cock year always es after a monkey year.