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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 (马). 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 (猪肉), 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 (节目). On the first day of the Chinese New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives (亲戚) and friends, say "Happy New Year", "Good luck" and some other greetings (贺词) to each other. It often lasts to the Lantern Festival (元宵节). 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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Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes， everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork， beef， chicken， fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival， parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve（除夕）， all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance， some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal， they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.

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1.Which is the most important festival in China? 

A. Mid-Autumn Festival. B. Spring Festival.

C. Children’s Day. D. Teachers’ Day

2.When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated(庆祝)?

A. In March or April.   B. In May or June.

C. In January. D. In January or February

3.       is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.

A. Chicken   B. Dumplings   C. Fish D. Beef

4.What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese people in the Spring Festival? 

A. Look up.   B. Help yourself. C. Come together. D. Take care

5.The family         when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.

A. give each other the best wishes  B. buy each other presents

C. sing， dance and play cards D. play cards

The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.

On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.

In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call(拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow(鞠躬）to the old people. The Chinese call this “Ke Tou”. This means “touching the ground with the forehead(额头)”. Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.    

They are very polite(礼貌）and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It，s the most important day of the year.

1.‘The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “      ” .

A. Mid-autumn Festival      B. the Spring Festival

C. Christmas Day        D. the Dragon Boat Festival

2.It takes about to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A. a few days B. twelve days C. half a month       D. three weeks

3.On the eve of lunar New Year, Chinese people stay up late and eat dumplings because

A. they’re hungry      B. they want to get good luck

C. they like Chinese food very much            D. they want to read books

4.From this passage we can know that       give children gifts or lucky money.

A.the teachers B. their friends C. the old people D. their brothers

5.On the Spring Festival Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A. How are you?        B. Merry Christmas.

C.Good morning.       D. Happy the Spring Festival.