(五)The Lantern Festival marks(象徵) the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.On the night of the Lantern Festival, beautiful lanterns of different shapes and sizescan been seen at the temples. Many little children love to carry lanterns with cuteshapes. They have much fun to carry lanterns on this day. Chinese people believe thatlanterns are also a symbol of a bright future. They can bring us good hope and luck.
      Eating rice dumplings is another custom for the Lantern Festival. We can buyrice dumplings in the markets, supermarkets or many convenient stores. The lanternFestival is in the early spring, and it is still cold. People enjoy eating hot ricedumplings with their family to celebrate the Lantern Festival and get together withtheir family by this chance.
      Riddles are sometimes written on the lanterns for people to guess on this day.Some of the riddles are called “lantern tigers” because they are difficult to answer.
【題組】45. What is the main meaning of the Lantern Festival for Chinese people?
(A) It means people can have a lot of rice dumplings with their friends in the early morning.
(B) It means the end of Chinese New Year, and people trust that carrying lanterns can bringthem good luck and bright future.
(C) It means all Chinese people have to guess riddles on the Lantern festival.
(D) It means Chinese people have to make lanterns for themselves.