Diwaliisperhapsthemostwell—knownoftheHindu(印度人)festivals.ItiscelebratedbyHindusinIndiaandabroad.ItisoftencalledtheFestivalofLights.ForHindusDiwliisveryimportantanditisalsoveryexcitingtimeforthem.NormallythisholidayiscelebratedinOctoberorNovemberanditfallsonadifferentdateeachyear.ThisyearitwillbecelebratedonOctober23.

Diwaliisusuallycelebratedfor5days.ToprepareforDiwaliHindusspendseveralweekscleaningtheirhomesandpreparingspecialfoodinordertowelcomeLaskhmithegoodnessofwealth(财富女神)intotheirlives.Theywillopenthewindowsoftheirhomesduringthistimetomakesurethatshecanentertheirhome.

OneofothertraditionsofDawaliistolightupoillamp(灯)inthehomes.Theoillampsareusedtomakethegoddessofwealthenterthehomes.Hindusbelievethatshewillnotenterahomethatisnotlitup.

DuringDiwalithechildreninIndiadonothavetogotoschool.Theysharegiftswithoneanotherandpreparespecialholidaymealstocelebratethisevent.Fireworks(烟火)arealsoabigpartoftheDiwalifestival.Theyareusedtoscareawaybadspirits.(神灵)

1.Diwali_________.

A.iscelebratedforaweek

B.iscelebratedinIndiaonly

C.willfallonNovember23thisyear

D.fallsonadifferentdateeveryyear.

2.HindususuallydothefollowingEXCEPT_______duringDiwalitowelcomethegoddessofwealth.

A.watchingfireworks

B.cleaningtheirhomes

C.preparingspecialfood

D.openingthewindowsoftheirhomes

3.Hindusbelievethegoddessofwealthwillenterahomewith____duringDiwali.

A.badspiritsB.youngchildren

C.lotsofgiftsD.oillampson

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Lakshmiisakindofoillamp.

B.DiwaliisaveryexcitingtimeforHindus.

C.Childrendon’tgotoschoolduringDiwali.

D.FireworksareapopularactivityduringDiwali.

5.Thepassagemainlytellsabout____________.

A.HindusNewYearB.traditionsofDiwali

C.thegoddessofwealthD.thehistoryofDiwali