Peter, an American friend of Judy’s, visited hera few days before the Chinese New Year. He foundall Judy’s family were busy cleaning up the house.Judy told him the Chinese New Year will be aroundthe corner. All that they did was to prepare forChinese New Year’s celebrations. Peter kept askingJudy some more questions about the importantholiday of the year. To him, the most interesting oneis that the number “four” should not be said duringthe Chinese New Year because it sounds like theword for “death” in Chinese. Now Peter is lookingforward to having a big dinner at Judy’s house onChinese New Year’s Eve. He’s sure it will be anexperience that he’ll keep in mind for good. He’llnever forget it.
【題組】38.What do people do before the Chinese New Year?
(A) They ask their foreign friends to decoratetheir house with them.
(B) They spend some time cleaning up their house.
(C) They keep saying the number “four.”
(D) They feel like eating dinner at a nice restaurant.