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A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word comes from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy event or person. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.
Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day(January 1),May Day and National as legal holidays, as it was on Oct.1,1949 that People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several as legal days such as New Year’s Day (January 1);Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday; Washington’s Birthday; Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrate special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day; Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.
In the States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween.
21. Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?
A .China’s National Day B. Valentine’s Day
C. Italy’s Liberty Day D. America’s Independence Day
22. From the passage we can infer that _______.
A. Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival
B. students don’t have to go to school on any holiday
C. Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday
D. Americans can easily draw money from the banks on legal days
23. In the sentence “China observes New Year’s Day(January 1)”,“observe” means _____.
A. praise B. spend C. celebrate D. care
