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The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad.

United Kingdom Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.

United States The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.

Australia The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.

1.Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in .

A. 1890 B. 1980 C. 2000

2.At the Spring Festival, Chinese in America join in a large evening party to .

A. say hello to the new year B. refuse a good chance

C. tell others they are alone

3.Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except .

A. fireworks B. lion dances C. bridges

4.In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner in a restaurant but at home because .

A. they were born in Singapore and moved there from other places

B. the restaurant is far away

C. they want to keep Chinese tradition

5.After reading the passage above, we might say .

A. all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival

B. the Chinese New Year is celebrated only in China

C. Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival

Answer 1