你掌握的圣诞知识是否及格?

6 Did you know, in Britain the Queen has made a _________ on TV every Christmas day since 1957? 

A: sermon
B: talk
C: speech
D: lecture
  
答案是：C，speech通常含有公共演讲的意思，比如政治家或名人演讲。A不对，因为sermon带有宗教色彩，是布道说教的意思；B不对，在表达女王讲话这个意思的时候，talk 未免过于随便了，因为talk一词多用于有听众在场的发言和讲话，而女王都是在电视上发表全国讲话或祝词的，非常郑重; D不对，lecture通常指比较正式的讲座，带有专业和学术色彩，最长使用的场合就是在大学里面。

7 In Mexico and parts of Brazil, people watch a traditional _______ called "The Shepherds"--the shepherds kidnap (abduct) the baby Jesus! 

A: play
B: theatre
C: stage
D: acting
   
答案是：A，when you go to the theatre, you see a play。B不对，theatre是剧院的意思，人们去剧院看歌剧和戏剧；C不对，stage是舞台的意思；D不对，因为acting指的是具体的表演和演技本身: "His acting was fantastic" or "He's been acting since he was 3 years old".

8 Traditional nativity scenes are popular in many countries--they show the ___________ of Jesus.

A: life
B: birth
C: born
D: all of the above answers

答案是：B, "Birth"是个名词，你可以说"It was a difficult birth（难产）"。C不对，因为"Born"是个形容词，可以用这个句型：Jesus was born in Bethlehem。

9 A traditional English song is known as a Christmas ______. The possible answers were:

A: Carl
B: Carol
C: Karen
D: Kath

答案是：B，Carol是个女子用名，不过最初是从一个同舞蹈相关的词儿演变而来。

10 What was Rudolph, Santa's best-known reindeer famous for? The possible answers were:

A: His beautiful sleigh
B: His red nose
C: His huge antlers
D: His big eyes

答案是：B，这是从圣诞歌曲中得来的，歌中唱道，“鲁道夫，红鼻子的驯鹿”。A不对，虽然驯鹿拉雪橇，但它并不是以漂亮的雪橇而出名的；C不对，虽然它有鹿角，但是并不特别大；D不对，也许它的眼睛很大，但是它并不是以此而出名的。