圣诞节对于很多人来说是庆祝的时刻。在英国，人们会遵循古老的传统，庆祝每年一度的圣诞佳节。圣诞传统知识，你知道几个？试着回答以下的问题。

 

1. On Christmas morning, where can most presents be found ready to be unwrapped?

 

a) Under the Christmas tree

 

b) Outside the back door

 

c) In the shops

 

d) Hidden in a cupboard

 

2. In Britain, who has traditionally made a speech on TV every Christmas Day since 1957?

 

a) Father Christmas

 

b) The Queen

 

c) The prime minister

 

d) None of the above

 

3. A tradition at Christmas is to pull a cracker¹, but what can be found inside one?

 

a) a paper hat

 

b) a joke

 

c) a small gift

 

d) all of the above

 

4. In a traditional Christmas dinner, green vegetables - which looks like very small cabbages - are served. What are they called?

 

a) cabbage

 

b) carrots

 

c) peas

 

d) Brussels sprouts²

 

5. Which evergreen³ plant is traditionally used as a Christmas decoration? It's a tradition to kiss someone under it...

 

a) holly⁴

 

b) ivy⁵

 

c) mistletoe

 

d) fir tree

 

6. During the Christmas season, it is tradition to go to the theatre to see a pantomime. In these plays, what do we call a man who dresses up as an old woman?

 

a) dame⁶

 

b) fall guy

 

c) clown

 

d) ventriloquist

 

1) a, 2) b, 3) d, 4) d, 5) c, 6) a.

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