Question

Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their own country.

Christina from Spain

On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till 12 p.m. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a grape. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

Cordon from Britain

On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

Angela from Brazil

In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks. We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves and others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

1.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Having 12 grapes to eat.

B. Having parties.

C. Giving flowers to others.

D. Watching fireworks.

2.Who have parties during the New Year?

A. People in Spain. B. People in Britain.

C. People in Japan. D. People from all over the world.

3.From the paragraph of “Cordon from Britain”, we know that ______.

A. Cordon can’t drink much

B. People hear Big Ben on the radio

C. People sing a song about good luck

D. Cordon eats grapes

4.On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because ______.

A. they hope that can bring them good luck

B. that reminds them of their happy life

C. they think that they look beautiful in white

D. they think white means a new start

5.The article mainly tells us ______.

A. what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

B. when and where people have New Year parties

C. what people in different countries do on New Year’s Day

D. where people celebrate New Year’s Day

Answer 1