Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called “Buy Nothing Day”. They don't want anyone to go shopping on that day.
Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It's 25 days before Christmas. It's after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy buy, buy!”.
The idea of Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque. New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a Spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at the high school like the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want have another dinner to tell more people about “Buy Nothing Day”.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day?| A．November | B．days before Christmas. |
| C．After Thanksgiving. | D．The first day after Christmas. |
| A．In California, parents and children get together to play games. |
| B．In England, people celebrated by performing plays. |
| C．In Mexico, high school students dressed up. |
| D．They bought nothing and persuaded others not to buy things |
| A．They donated the food of their own. | B．They talked to others about it. |
| C．They made some slogans for it. | D．They organized a luxurious dinner. |
| A．A Free Dinner | B．A Big Success |
| C．Buy Nothing Day | D．A New Christmas Day |
