In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar (阴历) is called Layue. The month is full of interesting festivals and traditions (传统).

Laba Festival is the first festival in this month. From this day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

On Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge (粥). There are usually eight things in the porridge, like rice, red beans, peas, and some other fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just rich in nutrition that is good for people, but a hope for the coming of the Chinese New Year.

Laba porridge is not the only nice food in Layue. Laba garlic (腊八蒜) is popular in the north. People begin to put garlic in vinegar (醋) from that day on, and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year. While in the south, people like making sausages (香肠).

Xiaonian is usually on the 23rd or 24th day of the last lunar month. Traditionally, it is an important day when people offer sacrifices (祭) to the Kitchen God who looks after the family.

Cleaning the home is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year. It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a new start. Now, the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Chinese New Year Festival.

【小题1】What do people usually do to celebrate Laba Festival?
①People celebrate Xiaonian on that day.            ②They usually eat porridge with eight things in.
③People in the north make Laba garlic.             ④People in the south make sausages.
⑤People clean the house.

A．②③④

B．①②⑤

C．②③⑤

D．①②③④

【小题2】What does the underlined word “nutrition” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?

A．风味

B．色泽

C．谷物

D．营养

【小题3】Why do people clean the home before the Chinese New Year according to the passage?

A．Because their houses are dirty and need cleaning.

B．Because people want to get their good luck back again.

C．Because people need to ask friends to visit their houses.

D．Because people look forward to something new in the coming year.

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．People from all over the world celebrate Laba Festival.

B．People do some cleaning to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

C．People make Laba garlic on Laba Festival and eat it at Xiaonian.

D．Layue usually begins on December 1st and ends on December 31st.