The most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The date of the Chinese New year is the 1st day of the 1st lunar（陰歷的）month.

In China, there's an animal to represent（代表）the year, and it is called the zodiac sign（生肖）.The Chinese zodiac is a 12—year cycle（循環(huán)）named with animals, starting with a Rat and ending with a Pig. For example, if you were born in 1995 or 2007, you are a Pig. On Chinese New Year, which is on Jan.25th 2020, the Year of the Pig will be over and the Year of the Rat will begin.

By（通過(guò)）telling your zodiac sign, you may also tell others what you are like. People believe some animals are luckier than the others, such as the Dragon. Unlike the Western tradition, the Chinese Dragon is a symbol for（...的象征）power, strength（力量）and wealth. And People say that if you are born（出生于）in the year of Rat, you are cheerful and kind. Rats like to sleep all day and all night. So people say if you are born this year, you may have an easy and comfortable life.

Are you a Rat? If so, enjoy the coming 2020!

1._____________ is the date of the Chinese New Year in 2020.

A.January 1st B.January 25th C.January 24th

2.If you were born in 1996, you are ____________.

A.a Pig B.a Rat C.a Dragon

3.Which one is TRUE about the Dragon according to the passage?

A.Dragon is the luckiest in the 12 zodiac signs.

B.Westerners think Dragon is a symbol of good luck.

C.In Chinese tradition, Dragon means being powerful, strong and wealthy.

4.If you are a Rat, __________ in 2020.

A.you may be happy and nice

B.you may be of power, strength and wealth

C.you may have an uneasy and uncomfortable life

5.This passage mainly talks about __________.

A.the zodiac signs in China .

B.the Spring Festival in China .

C.the meaning of the Rat in China.

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