New Year’s Day is a traditional (传统的) festival in the world. On this day, people in different countries eat different food.
In the USA, people eat herrings (鲱鱼). Americans like herrings because herrings always swim fast together in the water. They are the symbol of happiness and richness for a family.
In Spain, families like to get together, listen to music and play games. And when it is twelve o’clock at night and the New Year begins, people will eat twelve grapes. They think the grapes can bring good luck in the next twelve months.
As we all know, dumplings are the best food for Chinese. They mean tuanyuan. And many families make one or two dumplings with coins (硬币) inside. People who eat dumplings with coins will get happiness.
Different people eat different food on New Year’s Day, but they all want health and happiness.
【小题1】In the USA, herrings are the symbol of ________ for a family.| A．happiness and richness | B．good luck |
| C．tuanyuan | D．health and happiness |
| A．Chinese put some coins in their dumplings. |
| B．Different people eat different food on New Year’s Day. |
| C．Americans eat herrings when the New Year begins. |
| D．The Spanish eat twenty grapes when the New Year begins. |
| A．People in the USA. | B．People in Spain. |
| C．People in China. | D．People in England. |
| A．Because they mean tuanyuan in China. |
| B．Because there are coins in the dumplings. |
| C．Because it is easy to make dumplings. |
| D．Because dumplings may bring them happiness. |
| A．different people | B．different food | C．different countries | D．different cities |
