The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year’s   1  . It usually comes in   2  . Every one in China    3   the Spring Festival. When the Spring Festival   4  , Children usually   5   their parents clean their home and do some shopping and other housework. On the Eve (除夕) of the Spring Festival, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the families stay up late (守夜) to welcome the New Year’s Day. At midnight people eat Jiaozi, and   6  TV.   7   the first day of new Year, people in China have New Year’s dinner. Children put on their new clothes and go to   8   their friends. They say “  9  ” to each other. Chinese people are so   10   during the festival.

1．A．day                                            B．Day                           C．Days

2．A．February or March                      B．December or January   C．January or February

3．A．likes                                          B．like                            C．is likes

4．A．comes                                        B．come                         C．is comes

5．A．helps                                         B．help                           C．ask

6．A．see                                            B．look at                        C．watch

7．A．On                                            B．In                              C．At

8．A．ask                                            B．see                             C．look at

9．A．Happy New Year                         B．Good morning             C．Hello

10．A．happily                                        B．happy                     C．fun

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

We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the pig. And this year is the year of dragon. Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner all the families stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on the new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.
【小题1】How many Chinese festivals are talked about in this passage?

We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival（春节）. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep , the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the horse.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives（亲戚）. They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.
【小题1】How many Chinese festivals are talked about (谈论）in this passage ?