完形填空通读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Hongbaousuallyaredenvelope(信封)withsomemoneyinsideisakindoftraditionalgiftinChina.Peoplealway

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通读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Hongbao usually a red envelope (信封) with some money inside is a kind of traditional gift in China. People always give it during the Spring Festival or for some special events such as birthdays weddings (婚礼) and so on. It is considered as a way to    1     love good wishes or blessing(祈祷).

The red color means good luck in   2   culture and can also help people stay away from bad things. This tradition started from more than 2 000 years     3     when old people began to give money to their grandchildren for good luck and safety in the coming New Year.

Different from the traditional red envelope with     4   inside the virtual(虚拟的) hongbao becomes quite popular this year. It provides people with a chance to give hongbao to other people or to receive them from     5     on the Internet. This new form of hongbao is becoming more and more popular     6    the Wechat (微信) users especially in 2015.

During the seven - day Spring Festival holiday I   7    more than 300 yuan by using Wechat and got half of the money I gave. Although the smallest hongbao had only 0.01 yuan in it my friends and I still had great    8    giving and receiving the red envelopes. No matter in which way people send red envelopes the meaning behind it is the same. However some people especially the young spend too much time    9    with their mobile phones to get the virtual hongbao. This not only makes them lose the time they spend with their family but is also   10    for their health and study. So what do you think of the virtual hongbao? Are you for or against it?

1. A. say          B. see          C. show           D. take

2. A. British      B. Canadian     C. Japanese       D. Chinese

3. A. later        B. ago          C. early          D. before

4. A. love         B. luck         C. money          D. wishes

5. A. other        B. the other    C. another        D. others

6. A. among        B. in           C. of             D. between

7. A. gave away    B. gave out     C. gave up        D. sent for

8. A. money        B. time         C. fun            D. love

9. A. playing      B. having       C. watching       D. sending

10. A. good       B. important     C. helpful        D. bad

Answer 1

1C  2D  3B  4C  5D  6A  7B  8C  9A  10D