Easter is very important in the west. In many countries it is the most important except Christmas.
People spend Easter on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21st. More people go
to church on Easter Sunday than at any other time of the year.
     People love all holidays and usually find a way to have fun on each of them. One thing that some
people like to do on Easter is to dress up in fine, new clothes and walk with their families on one of the
main streets. This is called the "Easter parade(游行)". People like to see what others are wearing and
they also want the others to see their own fine clothes.
     A very old tradition on Easter is to give children a basket full of candy. Parents often hide the basket
so that the children have the fun of looking for it. Boys and girls believe that the Easter Bunny brings the
basket each year. The Easter Bunny is as important as Santa Claus.
     Sometimes the city will have all the children come to a big park for an egg hunt. Early in the morning
people who work in the park hide eggs and pieces of candy. They put them in trees, behind rocks or in
other places where children have to look for them.
     At Easter time mother buys a lot of eggs. She boils them until they are hard. Coloring these eggs is
another Easter tradition. It is a nice tradition because all the family members gather around the table to
help. Having the family together is the nicest part of any holiday.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
  1. When do people in the west spend Easter?
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  2. Do people usually go to church on Easter Sunday?
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  3. What is important to children at Easter time?
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  4. What do children go to park for on Easter Sunday?
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  5. What is the nicest part of holiday?
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         There is a one-day holiday in most countries on New Year's Eve. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.  
         Though Christmas is a family get-together. New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year. At such arties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears for the coming of New Year.  
         At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year ”to each other. Champagne（香槟酒）is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks（烟火）are let off at midnight ,and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits（幽灵）.  
        One important song is often sung at New year-the Scottish（苏格兰）song of Auld Lang syne (good times long ago.）

1. People usually have great celebrations for New Year on         .   

A. New Year's Day                    
B. the night before New Year's Eve  
C. the night of New Year's Day      
D. the night before New Year's Day

2. In the West, New Year is also a time when.         .   

A. friends get together              
B. friends write to each other  
C. people can have a week's holiday  
D. people came from country to country

3. The word “customs ”in the passage means          .   

A. 习俗                    
B.  聚会            
C. 饮食                  
D. 活动

4.At midnight on New Year's Eve western people often          .  

① hold parties to welcome New Year        
② make a noise to drive away bad spirits  
③ drink with friends or families          
④ say “Happy New Year ”to each other  
⑤ sing an important French song          
⑥ let off fireworks  

A. ①②③④             B. ③④⑤⑥           C. ②③④⑥         D. ①②⑤⑥         . 

5. This passage mainly talks about

A. western people drink together on New Year's Eve  
B. what western people do on New Year's Day  
C. how western people spend their New Year's Eve
D. western people have a good time on New Year's Day