Have you ever watched the dragon dance?How much do you know about dragon dance?Today we will say something about it.
Dragons are a（n）（1）______of China and the dragon dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture.In the dance,a team of people（2）______the dragon and perform wonderful dances.（3）______the lion dance,the dragon dance is most often seen in festivals and celebrations.
（4）______,the dragons are made of wood,bamboo and a special kind of cloth.So they are always quite（5）______.However,in modern times,the dragons are much lighter because they are made of much lighter（6）______.A dragon can be of（7）______lengths（长度）.It can be from 25 to 35 meters for acrobatic（杂技的）acts,（8）______up to 50 to 70 meters long for quite large parades（游行）.People（9）______that the longer the dragon is,the more luck it will bring.Usually,a small group cannot(10)______a very long dragon.When the dragon is long,it becomes heavy,too.At this time,the dragon dance(11)______great strength and special skills.
The dragon dance(12)______during the Han Dynasty and was started by the Chinese who had great respect for dragons.The dragon dance was already a popular(13)______by Song Dynasty.At that time,people could often see(14)______during important festivals.In The Qing Dynasty,the Dragon Dance Team of Fuzhou was invited to give a(15)______in Beijing,which gave the emperor great satisfaction!

（1）	A．symbol	B．animal	C．character	D．example
（2）	A．divide	B．hide	C．carry	D．heat
（3）	A．Through	B．Like	C．For	D．To
（4）	A．Actually	B．Traditionally	C．Suddenly	D．Recently
（5）	A．heavy	B．short	C．small	D．old
（6）	A．instruments	B．products	C．projects	D．materials
（7）	A．medium	B．different	C．great	D．similar
（8）	A．but	B．so	C．and	D．as
（9）	A．believe	B．wonder	C．mention	D．promise
(10)	A．trade	B．check	C．control	D．list
(11)	A．returns	B．reminds	C．repeats	D．requires
(12)	A．failed	B．began	C．spread	D．changed
(13)	A．course	B．exam	C．event	D．object
(14)	A．it	B．us	C．him	D．them
(15)	A．speech	B．performance	C．message	D．report