Every year the White House celebrates the day after Easter Sunday in style. The President and First Lady throw a party for thousands of guests – mostly kids – on the White House South Lawn and nearby. There is plenty to do at this all-day affair--everything from storytelling and stage shows to art activities--and plenty to eat. But it is the egg rolling that attracts the most attention. Easter involves eggs, and the White House celebration has lots of them. Thousands of hard-boiled eggs are dyed different colors, and guests go home with special wooden eggs.
Washington. D,C has been hosting egg parties for quite some time. Some say Dolley Madison and also Abraham Lincoln held egg – rolling parties. But most people agree that the Easter Monday party got its started at the United States Capnol in the early 1870s. it moved to the White House South Lawn in 1878, when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Two years later, it was a regular event there.
The Easter parties are never the same. In the late 1880s, John Philip Dousa, a famous director, started performing at them. In the late 1920s, he even wrote a musical composition called “Easter Monday on the Write House Lawn”. In those years, guests played Egg Ball, toss and catch or Egg Croquet （槌球戏）. Sometimes they went on an egg bunt. While egg rolling was a big part of every party, egg – rolling races didn’t begin until the early 1970s. And it wasn’t until 1969 that the While House Easter Bunny was invited. He has been a every party since then.
Only a lew things can stop the White House Easter event. It has been canceled because of war, weather, and work being done on the Whine House. But nothing seems to keep kids away from this popular public event – one of the oldest in While House history. Two years ago, more than ten thousand guests celebrated Easter and egg rolling in White House style.
1．When and where is the egg rolling party held?
A．On the day before Easter Sunday; in New York.
B．On the day after Easter Sunday; on the White House South Lawn and nearby.
C．On the day before Easter Sunday; in Washington, D.C.
D．On the day after Easter Sunday; at the National zoo.
2．When did egg rolling party become a regular event?
A．In the early 1870s. B．In 1878.
C．In 1880. D．In the late 1920s.
3．What CANNT you expect to enjoy in egg parties?
A．Storytelling B．Stage shows C．Speeches D．The egg rolling
4．The best title of the passage is .
A．Egg rolling, White House style B．When egg rolling happens
C．How egg rolling happen D．Welcoming egg rolling