There are some
special traditions in Hawaii . People there are very friendly and always
welcome visitors . They give visitors a lei , a long necklace of beautiful
fresh flowers . Men wear bright flowered shirts , and women often wear long flowered
dresses .
In Hawaii
you may find some traditional Chinese , Japanese and Philippine holidays . Of
course , many holidays are from the United States . People call Hawaii the
Aloha State . Aloha means both “hello” and “good--bye”. It also means “I love
you ” .
Usually when
people from different countries , races or traditions lives together , there
are serious problems . But in Hawaii there are few problems , people have
learned to live together in peace .
Hawaiians earn
most of their money from tourists , most of whom come from the mainland and
from Japan . The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland
own the important banks and companies . Japanese are also starting
business and buying more and more land .
1.The underlined word “l(fā)ei” in Paragraph One means ____________.
A. a necklace of
flower
B. a plant in Hawaii.
C. a group of
flower D.
a flowered dress
2.Which of the following is
TRUE about the people in Hawaii according to the passage?
A. They live together in peace.
B. There are no problems at all in Hawaii .
C. It is difficult for them to live together .
D. There are serious problems among them .
3. Most of the rich men in Hawaii are _____________ .
A. Japanese B.
Americans and Chinese
C. Japanese and
Americans D.
Chinese and Japanese
4.The holiday in Hawwaii
come from ______________ .
A. America B. Philippines C.
China and Japan D. All the above
5.From the passage we know that Hawaiians are mostly __________.
A. rude to others
B. friendly to
others
C. visitors from the
mainland
D. tourists from
Japan