Halloween--a Candy Holiday It is that time of year when kids dress up in costumes and arrived at your doorstep for candy，screaming "Trick or treat"（1）GG.The origin of Halloween lies in an ancient Celtic festival celebrated to make the end of fall and the start of winter.
Some of the old Celtic traditions continue even today.In fact dressing up as a witch is still probably one of the most popular costumes for Halloween.（2）EE.Costumes and candy have become an equally important part of the celebrations.
According to the National Retail Federation，this year 7.4 billion will be spent on Halloween-relateditems.（3）BB.Certainly，that is a lot of money.
Jacko'-lanterns（南瓜燈）have been around for along while and continue to be one of the lasting decorations of Halloween.（4）DD.Across the US nearly 2.8 billion is expected to be spent on costumes，of which nearly 350 million will be spent just on decorating pets!
Nowadays，kids use Halloween as an excuse to eat and indulge in（沉溺于）candy.Do you know that Halloween is the day when the largest amount of candy is consumed in the United States？
Total candy sales in 2014 are expected to be 2.23 billijye.ai.On an average，kids consumed about 3 cup of sugar（3，500～7，000 calories）that night.That is as much as 144 teaspoon of sugar!（5）AA.
A.It will accumulate in your body.
B.Think of it as about 77 per person.
C.That doesn't mean you should save money.
D.This year more than 1 billion will be spent on just pumpkins.
E.However，a lot has changed in the way we celebrate Halloween now.
F.This treat is concerning many people including parents and researchers.
G.But do you know Halloween had nothing to do with costumes and candy for long？
【考點】人與社會．
【答案】G；E；B；D；A
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