If you visit a supermarket in the UK in March or April, you will notice a strange thing: Shelf after shelf is filled with large, brightly-colored eggs.
Look a little 41. ________ (close) and you will discover something else. These eggs aren’t real. In fact, they 42. ________ (make) of chocolate. And that can mean only one thing — it’s Easter time again.
Easter is a festival 43. ________ has been celebrated in Britain for thousands of years. These days we mark the occasion (场合) by 44. ________ (give) each other chocolate eggs, or Easter eggs. But what are the roots of this 45. ________ (tradition) event?
For Christian people Easter is a religious festival. According 46. ________ the Bible, Jesus Christ was killed by the Romans 47. ________ came back to life three days later. That is 48. ________ Easter is seen as a time
of rebirth.
However, some people suggest that Easter has its origins in pre-Christian times. They say that the very earliest societies celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring — the time 49. ________ life returns to the land.
Whatever its origins, Easter is big business. The UK’s biggest retailer (零售商) of Easter eggs sold more than 20 million units last year and some Easter eggs 50. ________ cost more than £20!
50. Can