二、 完形填空 (10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

Halloween is an important festival in the USA. It has a(n)    16    of about 2,000 years.

Halloween is on October 31st. It isn’t a    17    in the USA.

Students have lessons as usual (照常).    18    they have parties in the evening. They have many ways to have fun. Most of them like to    19    special clothes for the festival. There are    20    many games on Halloween. Children like to play “trick or treat” best, and then they can get candies    21    their neighbours (邻居). And another game is bobbing for apples (咬苹果). Do you know    22    to play it? Children put some apples in a box. One of them tries to get an apple with the    23   , not with a hand. It is a(n)    24    game, but everyone enjoys it.

Of course, there are many jack-o’-lanterns. I am good at    25    one out of a pumpkin. Halloween is always lots of fun.

(   )16. A. lesson   B. story         C. history      D. idea

(   )17. A. holiday   B. festival        C. weekend     D. weekday

(   )18. A. If      B. So         C. But       D. Because

(   )19. A. paint      B. shout        C. wear       D. show

(   )20. A. seldom     B. never        C. always      D. sometimes

(   )21. A. to      B. with        C. for      D. from

(   )22. A. how     B. where       C. what       D. why

(   )23. A. nose    B. mouth       C. head       D. eye

(   )24. A. big      B. interesting    C. easy      D. important

(   )25. A. cooking     B. borrowing      C. putting     D. making