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Christmas in Germany In the Bavarian Alps,
Christmas Shooting is a tradition that dates back many hundreds of years. In
southern Germany, too, at Christmas time the so-called Berchtenrunners are part
of the traditional scene. Named for Frau Berchta, who in old German folklore
made the fruit of the fields grow, these runners today wear frightening masks.
Carrying chains, brooms and pickaxes, they go from farm to farm asking for
little presents in payment for Berchta’ s services. Canadian
Christmas The most spectacular creation is the Santa Claus
parade. The parade consists of a series of house—drawn floats, each one to the
elaborate portrayal of some scene from story book or fairy tale, such as "Snow
White and Seven Dwarfs" or "Red Riding Hood". Fabulously spectacles are created
from these characters of fiction and fantasy by the department store window
dressing staffs. The high point of the parade occurs when the fairy saint with
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[单项选择]W: Have you decided what to give your son for Christmas yet
M:()
A. I don’ t know Christmas is coming to us.
B. Oh, sorry, haven’ t yet. It’ s a hard decision to make.
C. You know, she has to decide it herself.
D. You know, not every Chinese considers Christmas as a serious holiday.
[单项选择]The jurors came to a deadlock in the defendant’s trial for murder.
A. a decision of guilty
B. a decision to punish by electrocution
C. an impasse
D. an unusual verdict
[单项选择]Where did Jerry fall off
A. 1990.
B. 1909.
C. 1919.