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Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we  buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don t want anyone to go shopping on that day.
Buy Nothing Day is on November 29th. It is 25 days before Christmas. At that time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy,buy, buy!“
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, USA, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don t need many toys. Last year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico,high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighbours to donate the food. They put up posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, many students liked the idea of this new tradition. This year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day.
When is Buy Nothing Day?

A.On December 25th. B.On November 29th.
C.On November 25th. D.On December 29th.

Buy Nothing Day started in               .

A.Vancouver B.Albuquerque C.California D.Manchester

In California, children usually enjoy               on Buy Nothing Day.

A.going shopping for Christmas
B.buying some toys with their parents
C.organizing a dinner for other students
D.reading stories, singing songs and painting pictures

In Albuquerque,high school students organized a dinner to             .

A.help poor people
B.make money on Buy Nothing Day
C.make advertisements for the restaurants
D.let other people learn about Buy Nothing Day

What's the best title for this passage?

A.A Free Dinner B.A Big Success
C.Buy Nothing Day D.A New Christmas Day
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