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七、閱讀測驗(5%)Pumpkins, black cats, and ghosts are parts of Halloween. Because of these traditions, Halloween was often thought to be terrible and scary. However, after several changes over time, today’s Halloween is in fact celebrated with laughs and surprises.First celebrated by the Celts in Ireland, Halloween arrived in America with the Irish immigrants in the 1840s. In the beginning, the Catholic (天主教的) church tried to change the name of this holiday to “All Hallows’ Eve,” a day to show respect for the saints (聖人). However, still wanting to keep old country customs, the immigrants changed the new name “All Hallows’ Eve” back to Halloween and developed the customs into the ones we know today.During this festival, orange and black are colors that are seen almost everywhere. Black is often used to decorate windows with pictures of cats, witches on broomsticks (掃帚), and bats. Orange is the color of the scary light from huge pumpkin when it’s lightened from the inside. In addition to decorating the house, people also like to celebrate Halloween by throwing parties, dressing up in costumes, making jack-o’-lanterns, and asking “Trick or treat?” from door to door.Now, Halloween is seen as an important day for American families. Adults spend a lot of time and money making sure their parties will be successful. For children, Halloween is a time of fun, laughter, and much candy.
Halloween was first celebrated ________.
(A) by the Celts in Ireland
(B) in the 1840s
(C) by the Irish Americans
(D) in America

參考答案

答案：A[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(3),B(2),C(1),D(0),E(0)

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