The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms．Grain Rain（谷雨），as the last term in spring， starts on April 19 and ends on May 4．

Grain Rain comes from the old saying， "Rain brings the growth of hundreds of grains"，which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops．Here's something that you may not know about the Grain Rain．

1． Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer，and the temperature rises much higher than it does in March． With dry soil and heavy winds， sandstorms may happen more often．

2． There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain． Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes． It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck．

3． People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain． An old Chinese saying goes "loona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk"． The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin．

4． The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China． Grain Rain marks the start of the fishermen's first voyage of the year． The custom dates back to more than 2，000 years ago．

（1）When Grain Rain ends， 　　stars．

A．	summer
B．	spring
C．	fall
D．	winter

（2）The underlined word "crops" refers to 　　．

A．	flowers in the garden
B．	trees in the forest
C．	fishes in the sea
D．	plants in the field

（3）The people in southern China 　　on the day of Grain Rain．

A．	eat toona sinensis
B．	fly a kite
C．	drink tea
D．	start the first voyage

（4）We can infer that "toona sinensis" must be a kind of vegetable which 　　．

A．	can bring good luck
B．	is delicious and healthy
C．	grows at the seaside
D．	is a type of medicine

（5）The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be 　　．

a． Eating toona sinensis

b． Sandstorms happen

c． Grain Rain Festival

d． Drinking tea

A．	b﹣d﹣c﹣a
B．	b﹣a﹣d﹣c
C．	b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D．	b﹣d﹣a﹣c