The Spring Festival is our Chinese people's festival. There are different names for each Chinese year. We call it the year of sheep, the year of dog, the year of pig—And this year is the year of mouse.

     Before the day of the festival, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On the Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. It is the middle of the night. We have dumplings. We can watch many kinds of programs on TV. On the first day of the New Year, people especially children put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say "Happy New Year" and some other greetings to each other. People have a good time during the festival.

1. How many different names are there for Chinese years?

  A.10            B.6               C.4             D.12

2. When is the Eve in Chinese year?

  A. The evening of the Spring Festival day.

B. The evening before the Spring Festival day.

C. The evening after the Spring Festival day.

D. On the evening of January I st.

3. What does the people do before the Spring Festival?

A. They sing and dance with their friends.

B. They play games with their family.

C. They go shopping and clean their houses.

D. They watch TV programs.

4. What's the favorite food for the Chinese people on the Eve?

  A. Cakes.        B. Vegetables.       C. Dumplings.        D. Meat.

5. On the festivals people usually        .

  A. wear new clothes                           B. say some greetings

C. visit their friends                        D. Both A. B and C