Long ago, there was a scary monster called “Nian” with a long head and sharp teeth. Living in the dark sea all year round, Nian only came up by the end of the lunar year and hunted people and animals for food. So all people would leave their houses and hide in the mountains. One year, the day before the Chinese New Year, an old man with white hair visited the town and stayed in a house for the night. He put on red clothes, lit candles in the houses, glued red papers to the doors, and made loud noises. Hearing and seeing these, the monster ran away at once. Next day when people came back, they found no animals were killed and no houses were broken. After that, every New Year’s Eve, people did as the old man told them to, and the monster never showed up again. monster怪物sharp 尖銳的
【題組】23.When did Nian most likely show up in the town?
(A) In the twelfth lunar month. likely可能
(B) At the end of December.
(C) In the ghost month.
(D) At Halloween.