At Spring Festival we often______ “Happy New Year” to each other.

A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. 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.
B 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.
C 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(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
【小題1】Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

【小題2】Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain.  B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.
【小題3】From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推斷)that___________.

－Happy New Year to you!

－_______.

A. You’re welcome　 B. The same to you　 C. Congratulations

任務(wù)型閱讀 (10)

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. It is usually in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things. And they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means(意思是) ‘come together’. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents.

On the Spring Festival Eve (除夕), all the family members come back home to have a big dinner. When they enjoy the meal, they give the best wishes to each other for the coming year. After dinner, all the family stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year. They sing, dance and play cards.

On the first day of the new year, people put on new clothes and visit their friends. They say ‘Happy New Year!’ to each other. They all have a good time during the festival.

1. When is the Spring Festival in China every year?

2. What do people do before the Spring Festival comes?

3. What do ‘dumplings’ mean?

4. What do children get from their parents ?

5. Do people have fun at the Spring Festival?

1－Happy New Year to you!

－_______.

A. You’re welcome

B. The same to you  

C. Congratulations