1.      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. （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
3. （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
5. （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
7. （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
9. （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.