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On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy(意大利) throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds,
clothed and plates in the streets. In Spain(西班牙), the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening
people come together to the streets. Each holds a bag of grapes. When twelve o’clock comes, people
start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next
morning, some families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise(日出) of the new year.
1. This story is about New Year’s Eve in ________.
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. Japan
D. All of the above
2. People in Spain welcome New Year by _________after twelve.
A. eating grapes
B. eating noodles
C. throwing the old things
D. watching the sunrise
3. People in both Spain and Japan________ to bring in the new year.
A. throw things away
B. eat noodles
C. eat some food
D. climb a mountain
4. Japanese climb Mount Fuji to __________.
A. look at the stars
B. look for New Year’s wishes
C. see the sun coming up
D. have a rest
5. The people in ________hope to get long life from their New Year’s food
A. Japan
B. China
C. Spain
D. Italy
