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 .
The underlined word “lei” in Paragraph One means ____________.
A.a necklace of flower | B.a plant in Hawaii. |
C.a group of flower | D.a flowered dress |
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 . |
Most of the rich men in Hawaii are _____________ .
A.Japanese | B.Americans and Chinese |
C.Japanese and Americans | D.Chinese and Japanese |
The holiday in Hawwaii come from ______________ .
A.America | B.Philippines | C.China and Japan | D.All the above |
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 |