On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the streets. In Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets. Each holds(拿着) grapes(葡萄). When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles(面条) on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life(生命). Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji(富士山). There they watch the first sunrise(日出) of the new year.
1. This story is about New Year’s Eve in ________.
A. Italy            B. Spain            C. Japan            D. A,B and C
2.People in Spain welcome New Year by ________ after twelve.
A. eating grapes                   B. eating noodles  
C. throwing the old things         D. watching the sunrise
3.People in both Spain and Japan ________ to bring the New Year.
A. Throwing things away         B. sing and dance
C. eat some food                   D. climb a mountain
4.Japanese climb Mount Fuji to _________.
A. look at the stars             B. look for New Year’s wishes 
C. see the sun coming up           D. have a rest
5. The people in ________ hope to get long life from their New Year’s food.
A. Japan         B.China   C. Spain     D. Italy