2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. The lion dance has a long history in China. There are many different stories about how the lion dance first started, but no one knows for sure. One story tells us that long time ago, a lion appeared in a small village in China and attacked the people and animals there. The villagers didn't know what to do and offered ten pieces of gold to anyone who could help them. A kung-fu fighter heard about this and went to the village. He fought with the lion three times but couldn't kill it. So he taught kung-fu to some of the villagers to help him kill the lion. A few months later, they killed the lion. After this the villagers celebrated the event every year by following the steps of those who fought the lion in a dance. Another story tells us there was once an emperor who used to have bad dreams every night and couldn't sleep. One night he saw a lion dance in his dream and the bad dreams just disappeared. When he woke up that morning, he showed his guards how to do the dance. From then on, they did the dance on that same day every year and the emperor never had bad dreams again. Lion dances take place at people's homes during Chinese New Year. Chinese people believe that the dancers will bring good luck to the homes they visit. Two people do the dance, one at the head and another at the tail of the lion. They move the lion's eyes, mouth and ears to make it look alive during the dance. Loud music is played and sometimes firecrackers are fired during the dance. This loud noise helps to keep evil spirits away and to bring good luck. The lion dance is one of the most colorful events of the Chinese New Year celebration. 1. How did the lion dance first start? A. When the kung-fu fighter killed the lion. B. When the emperor had a dream. C. When the emperor taught his guards how to do the dance. D. No one knows for sure. 2. Why did the kung-fu fighter go to the village? A. He wanted to get some gold. B. He wanted to teach kung-fu to the villagers. C. He wanted to kill the lion. D. He wanted to teach the people how to do the lion dance. 3. How did the villagers celebrate the kil li ng of the lion? A. They taught kung-fu to everyone in the village. B. They gave gold to all the people who killed the lion. C. They followed the steps of the fighters every year in a dance. D. They gave ten pieces of gold to the kung-fu fighter every year. 4. What happened when the emperor saw the lion dance in his dream? A. He woke up quickly. B. The bad dreams disappeared. C. His guards woke him up. D. He couldn't sleep after that. 5. Why do people light firecrackers during the lion dance? A. The loud noise keeps evil spirits away. B. The loud noise brings good luck. C. Both these reasons. D. Neither of these reasons.