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．

Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(標(biāo)識).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.

	Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets.
	Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings.		Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)).
	Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(紀(jì)念)them.		Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of  Chang’e.
	Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan.		Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old.

 
【小題1】Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.

A．on 15th of August	B．on 7th of July
C．on 15th of January	D．on 5th of May

【小題2】What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?

A．Dumplings.	B．Moon cakes.
C．Rice dumplings.	D．Sweet dumplings.

【小題3】Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.

A．Lantern Festival	B．the Night of Sevens
C．Spring Festival	D．Tomb-Sweeping Festival

【小題4】At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.

A．Qu Yuan

B．the elderly

C．Chang’e

D．the dead

【小題5】At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?

A．They watch lanterns.	B．They pay respect to old people.
C．They visit their relatives.	D．They get together to tell stories.

Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(標(biāo)識).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.

	Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets.
	Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings.		Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)).
	Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(紀(jì)念)them.		Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of  Chang’e.
	Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan.		Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old.

 
【小題1】Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.

A．on 15th of August	B．on 7th of July
C．on 15th of January	D．on 5th of May

【小題2】What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?

A．Dumplings.	B．Moon cakes.
C．Rice dumplings.	D．Sweet dumplings.

【小題3】Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.

A．Lantern Festival	B．the Night of Sevens
C．Spring Festival	D．Tomb-Sweeping Festival

【小題4】At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.

A．Qu Yuan

B．the elderly

C．Chang’e

D．the dead

【小題5】At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?

A．They watch lanterns.	B．They pay respect to old people.
C．They visit their relatives.	D．They get together to tell stories.

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．