The Race Across the River

A long time ago in China ___ the Jade Emperor.

• live

• lived

• living

• has lived

One day, the Emperor decided to have a ___.

• race

• rais

• rice

• rays

"We will name ___ years,

each one - after an animal."

• twelve

• twelwe

• twelf

The first one to swim across and get out

will have the first year named ___ her.

• behind

• over

• under

• after

• this was

• All the animals

• a good

• thought

• plan.

The Rat and the Cat couldn't ___ very well.

• swim

• swam

• swum

• swing

Rat and Cat (a)   to the Ox and said:

We (b)   not good swimmers. You are a good (c)   .

Please, (d)   we ride on your​ (e)   ?

• went
• are
• swimmer
• can
• back
• going
• aren't
• swim
• head
• wwere

Right in the deep bit, Rat ___ Cat into the river.

• kicked

• pulled

• trew

• pushed

The first year of the Chinese Zodiac

is the year of ___.

• the Ox

• the Rat

• the Rabbit

• the Dragon

Match the animal to the year:

• 2nd

• the Tiger

• 4th

• the Dragon

• 6th

• the Ox

• 3d

• the Rabbit

• 5th

• the Snake