【改编】Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.
Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even if they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.
The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder
If next year is the year of the monkey, what is the name of this year?

A．It is the year of the goat.

B．It is the year of the hare.

C．It is the year of the rat.

D．It is the year of the ox.

Suppose that next Chinese New Year's Day is on 25th January, when will people have their big family dinner?

A．On January 25.	B．On January 26.
C．On January 24.	D．On January 23.

The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of _______.

A．the unmarried son	B．the unmarried daughter
C．the married daughter	D．the parents

People celebrate the New Year ________.

A．for 15 days

B．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C．from January 21 to February 20

D．both A and B

From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __.

A．the sun’s revolutions（旋转）

B．the moon’s revolutions

C．the earth’s revolutions

D．both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions