Read the passage and choose the best answer. Different cultures have different ways of celebrating the new year

Question: Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Different cultures have different ways of celebrating the new year. Most of these customs are observed to bring good luck.

On New Year’s Eve in Mexico, people wait for the clocks to strike midnight. At the first sound of the bells, people begin to eat grapes. They must eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times.

In the South of the United States, people eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Some people think you have to eat 365 peas to have good luck every day of the new year.

In Greece, people throw old things such as plates, glasses, and even furniture out of the window on New Year’s Day.

1. What do they do on New Year’s Day in Mexico?

A. They wait for the clocks to strike midnight.

B. They eat grapes.

C. They try to eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times.

D. no information

2. What do they do on New Year’s Day in the South of the United States?

A. They eat black-eyed peas.

B. They eat grapes.

C. They throw old things out of the window.

D. no information

3. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to?

A. The American

B. The Greek

C. The Mexican

D. The Vietnamese

4. What does ‘such as’ in line 8 mean?

A. however

B. for example

C. instead of

D. as soon as

5. Which of the following is not true?

A. Different cultures have the same way of celebrating the new year.

B. People believe that the customs will bring good luck.

C. On New Year’s Eve, the Mexican begin to eat grapes at 12 p.m.

D. In the South of the United States, people try to eat 365 black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.

Trả lời

Đáp án:

Giải thích:

1. Dẫn chứng “On New Year’s Eve in Mexico, people wait for the clocks to strike midnight.”

2. Dẫn chứng “In the South of the United States, people eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.”

3. Dẫn chứng “On New Year’s Eve in Mexico, people wait for the clocks to strike midnight. At the first sound of the bells, people begin to eat grapes. They must eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times.”

4. such as = for example: ví dụ

5. Dẫn chứng “Different cultures have different ways of celebrating the new year.”

Dịch: Các nền văn hóa khác nhau có những cách đón năm mới khác nhau. Hầu hết các phong tục này được quan sát để mang lại may amắn.

Vào đêm giao thừa ở Mexico, mọi người đợi đồng hồ điểm nửa đêm. Khi tiếng chuông đầu tiên vang lên, mọi người bắt đầu ăn nho. Họ phải ăn hết 12 quả nho trước khi chuông reo 12 lần.

Ở miền Nam nước Mỹ, người ta ăn đậu mắt đen vào ngày đầu năm mới. Một số người cho rằng bạn phải ăn 365 hạt đậu để có được may mắn mỗi ngày trong năm mới.

Ở Hy Lạp, người ta ném những thứ cũ như đĩa, ly và thậm chí cả đồ nội thất ra ngoài cửa sổ vào ngày đầu năm mới.