Reading comprehension

IV. Reading comprehension.

Read the following passage and complete the tasks. (1.5 points)

My name is Quanzhou and I’m from China. My favorite time of the year is Chinese New Year. People decorate houses and streets with lanterns and flowers many days before the New Year festival. Everything is red and gold, because they’re the lucky colors. People give children lucky money in red envelops, and they also give friends mandarin oranges for good luck. The New Year’s Eve dinner is called Reunion Dinner. People in the family sit together, talk and enjoy traditional food. One special dish is Nian Gao. People make Nian Gao with sugar and rice. We also eat fish, chicken and dumplings. After dinner, we watch the New Year music performance on TV. At midnight, we can see fireworks in the sky. The colors are amazing. There are parades and lion dances in the streets, too.

* Decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. (1 point)

17. People decorate their houses during New Year festivals.                                 _______________

18. Red and gold are lucky colors in China.                                                              _______________

19. Children receive lucky money in red envelops.                                                  _______________

20. People eat fish, chicken and mandarin oranges for Reunion Dinner.                 _______________       

* Choose the word or phrase that best answers each question. (0.5 points)

21. What do people give to friends for good luck?

     A. Nian Gao                      B. mandarin oranges     C. money                           D. flowers

22. What do people make Nian Gao with? 

     A. fish and chicken                                                 B. rice and dumplings

     C. sugar and rice                                                      D. fish and rice