We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival（春节）. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep , the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the horse.

Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives（亲戚）. They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

1.How many Chinese festivals are talked about (谈论）in this passage ?

A. One.    B. Two.    C. Three.   D. Four.

2.We can find every Chinese year is given ___________ name.

A. an animal    B. a plant  C. a  family     D. a full

3.How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve ?

A.They put on new clothes and go to the park .

B.They visit their friends and relatives

C.They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses

D.They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.

4.On New Year’s Day, people say “___________” to each other when they meet

A. Merry Christmas                 B. Good luck

C. Happy New Year                 D. Both B and C

5.The best title for this passage (本文的最佳题目)is ____________

A. Good Time                      B. The Spring Festival  

C. Big Dinner                      D. The Year of the Horse

Microblog(微博) is used by more and more people in China. Do you know what it is?
　　Micorblog makes the people around the world to know each other better. It helps people to find the information that they need more easily, also to get some information about the world they did not know before.
　　Many famous people are using microblog now, including singers, TV hosts and artists. The first day of Chinese New Year in 2010，people on Sina Microblog sent 9873 microblogs to wish somebody a Happy New Year. Yao Chen became the queen(王后) of microblog because her microblog has over 1.3 million followers; Li Yuchun sent a microblog and got 11760 comments(评论) within 24 hours; Cai Kangyong, who is a famous TV host and famous writer in Taiwan, has 15143 more followers within 24 hours.
　　Why is microblog so popular? The most important reason is that it is convenient(方便的). People need not use too much time to write the articles to express(表达) their feeling. They can write at most 140 words, and then send it through computers or mobile phones onto the microblog. As soon as they send it, their followers will know. They can use it anytime, anywhere.
　　Many of my friends use microblog to share things with others. They can talk about what they see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo. Also, they can follow their friends’ or their favorite stars’ microblogs. They can even join in any discussion of anything. Microblog is very hit now!
　　Have you microblog today?
【小题1】According to the passage, ________________.

—Happy New Year!

—________!

A. Thank you B. The same to you

C. That’s OK D. You are right

The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. For the Chinese，the New Year comes with the first day of the First Moon，between January 21 and February 19. People get ready for the holiday for fifteen days.
Finally，at midnight it is the first day of the First Moon. People close the shops and the streets are empty. Everyone locks（锁） the doors and stays at home.
It is an important time for the family. The younger people bow(鞠躬) to the older people. The Chinese call this Ke Tou. This means “to touch the ground with the forehead（额头）”．Then the younger people wish the older people a happy New Year. The older people give children gifts of money inside envelopes（信封）. The family then go to sleep.
In the morning，people dress in（穿上） their best clothes. Some people stay at home，others go out to pay a New Year Call. They are very polite and do not use bad words. It's the most important day of the year.
【小题1】“The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “______”．