The Chinese come into a New Year as if they take their first step on a new road. If you want to find good luck, you must look forward to the New Year. If you look back to the past, you will find only bad luck. When the New Year comes in ,the old must go out. Each New Year is not the same. This year is the Year of the Rat, and next year will be the Year of the Ox. There are others, the Year of the Ram and the Year of the Pig.

The Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days. Good times go on all day long. Each person will wish you well. Some will wish you many rich days. Others will wish you lots of good luck. The best words a man can say at this time are,  “May you live for a long, long time.”

1. Chinese think that New Year is their _______________.

  A. new beginning in the new year             B. new roads to their homes

  C. first step to the day                     D. first road to the step

2. Which of the following years is not the name of the year in China?

  A. The Year of Ram                            B. The Year of Pig

  C. The Year of Ox                            D. The Year of Cat

3. If you look back to the past in the New Year, you will find ______.

  A. good luck                                B. bad luck    

  C. both good luck and bad luck                  D. neither good luck nor bad luck

4. If the Chinese New Year begins on January 14, when will it end?

  A. February 28     B. January 28            C. January 31            D. February 1

5. Which of the following is nor said when people meet in New Year?

  A. “Wish you many rich days!”                B. “Wish you lots of good luck!”

  C. “Bad luck!”                                    D. “May you live for a long, long time!”

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
【小题1】It is ____ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station,

they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.It is ______ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A．not useful         B．not helpful         C．very helpful        D．very bad

2.English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A．meet every time                        B．meet for the first time

C．say goodbye to each other                D．say hello to each other

3.Usually English people don’t shake hands ______.

A．when they will be away for a long time       B．when they say “How do you do?”

C．when they just meet or say goodbye         D．after they haven’t met for a long time

4.Which of the statements is RIGHT?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people shake hands as often as possible

C．German people hardly shake hands

D．Neither English people nor Germans shaking hands.

5.The story is about ______.

A．shaking hands                          B．languages

C．customs                              D．languages and customs

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.It is ____ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

2.English people usually shake hands when they ______.

3.Usually English people don’t shake hands _______.

4.Which of the statement（陈述）is right?

5.This story is about _______.