The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival, which is the biggest festival in China．

It usually comes in January or February．Where there are Chinese,  there is the Spring Festival．Each Chinese year has a name．We may call it the Year of the Tiger, the Year of the Pig or the Year of the Snake．And the year of 2007 is called the Year of the Pig．The year after it is the Mouse Year．

People always spend a month before the festival in preparing for it．People are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On the eve there is a big family dinner．All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year, watching the CCTV programs or playing cards．On the first day of the Chinese New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives(親戚) and friends, saying "Happy New Year", "Good luck" and some other greetings to each other．It often lasts to the Lantern Festival, which is also an important Chinese festival and people usually have sweet dumplings (yuanxiao)．People always have a very good time, especially children．Children can usually get some money for the new year from their parents and the elder relatives．

1．We call the Chinese New Year               ．

A．the biggest festival                             B．the Lantern Festival

C．the Spring Festival                                 D．the Year of the Pig

2．The year of 2008 is the Year of the              ．

A．Mouse                B．Pig                 C．Sheep              D．Tiger

3．"All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year．" Here "stay up" means        ．

A．to go to sleep          B．not to go to bed    C．to stand up       D．to have a good rest

4．What do we know from paragraph (段落) 2?

A．The Spring Festival is celebrated only by Chinese people in China．

B．The Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, even when they are in foreign countries．

C．People celebrate the Spring Festival all over the world．

D．People who can speak Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival in the world．

5．What do people say when they meet on the Chinese New Year's Day?

A．They say "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year"．

B．They say "Good luck" and "Good night" to each other．

C．They say "Have a nice day" and "Good luck" only to their friends and relatives．

D．They say many greetings, such as "Good luck" to each other．

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　　The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival. It's the biggest festival in China. It usually comes in January or February. Where. there are Chinese, there is the Spring Festival. Each Chinese year has a name. We may call it the Year of Tiger, the. Year of Monkey or the Year of Horse (馬). And the year of 2000 is called the Year of Dragon. The year after it is the Snake Year.

　　People always spend a month before the festival in getting ready for it. People are busy cleaning their houses and buying many delicious things to eat like pork (豬肉), fish, fruit, drinks and many other things. They often make a special kind of food called "dumplings". On the Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year, watching the CCTV programs (節(jié)目). On the first day of the Chinese New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives (親戚) and friends, say "Happy New Year", "Good luck" and some other greetings (賀詞) to each other. It often lasts to the Lantern Festival (元宵節(jié)). People always have a very good time, especially (尤其) children. Children can usually get some money for the New Year from their parents and their relatives.

(1) The Spring Festival means "________" in Chinese.

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(2) The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in ________.

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(3) Which year is called the Year of Horse?

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(4) What's the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

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(5) What can children get from their parents and their relatives?

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The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival，which is the biggest festival in China．

It usually comes in January or February．Where there are Chinese，there is the Spring Festival．Each Chinese year has a name．We may call it the Year of the Tiger，the Year of the Pig or the Year of the Snake．And the year of 2007 is called the year of the Pig．The year after it is the Mouse Year．

People always spend a month before the festival in preparing for it．People are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On the eve there is a big family dinner．All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year，watching the CCTV programs or playing cards．On the first day of the Chinese New Year，people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives and friends。saying “Happy New Year”，“Good luck” and some other greetings to each other．It often lasts to the Lantern Festival，which is also an important Chinese festival and people usually have sweet dumplings（yuanxiao）．People always have a very good time，especially children．Children can usually get some money for the new year from their parents and the elder relatives．

1．The most important festival in China is _________．

A．the Lantern Festival                                  B．the Spring Festival

C．the New Year                                            D．the October 1st

2．2008 is the _________year．

A．Mouse                 B．Sheep                  C．Tiger                     D．Pig

3．“All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year．” Here “stay up” means _________．

A．to go to sleep                                          B．not to go to bed

C．to stand up                                              D．to have a good rest

4．Which sentence is Right?

A．The Spring Festival is celebrated only by Chinese people in China．

B．People celebrate the Spring Festival all over the world．

C．The Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, even when they are in foreign countries．

D．People who can speak Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival in the world．

5．What do people say when they meet on the Chinese New Year's Day?

A．They say “Merry Christmas” and “Happy New Year”．

B．They say “Good luck” and “Good night” to each other．

C．They say “Have a nice day” and “Good luck” only to their friends and relatives．

D．They say many greetings，such as “Good luck” to each other．

The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival，which is the biggest festival in China．

It usually comes it]January or February．Where there are Chinese，there is the Spring Festival．Each Chinese year has a name．We may call it the Year of the Pig or the Year of the Snake．And the year of 2009 is called the year of the Ox．And the year of 2010 is the year of the Tiger．

People always spend a month before the festival in preparing for it．People are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On the eve there is a big family dinner．All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year，watching the CCTV programs or playing cards．On the first day of the Chinese New Year，people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives and friends，saying“Happy New Year”，“Good luck”and some other greetings to each other．It often lasts to the Lantern Festival，Which is also an important Chinese festival and people usually have sweet dumplings（yuanxiao）．People always have a very good time，especially children．Children can usually get some money for the new year from their parents and the elder relatives．

1．The most important festival in China is ________．

A．the Lantern Festival                                     B．the Spring Festival

C．the New Year                                             D．the October lst

2．“All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year．”Here“stay up”means ________．

A．to go to sleep                                             B．not to go to bed

C．to stand up                                                 D．to have a good rest

3．Which sentence is Right?

A．The Spring Festival is celebrated only by Chinese people in China．

B．People celebrate the Spring Festival all over the world．

C．The Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival，even when they are in foreign countries．

D．People who can speak Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival in the world．