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The Lunar Calendar（阴历）
Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time , they use their own lunar calendar . Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again .
Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon . And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month . The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20 . On the last day of the lunar year , there is a big family dinner . All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal , even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents . Old quarrels are forgotten , and everybody is happy . After the dinner , the children keep awake to welcome the New Year .
The New Year celebrations last for 15 days , from the new moon to the full moon . On the first day , children and unmarried people go to visit their elders .
( )56. If next year is the year of the dragon , what was the name of last year
A. It was the year of tiger .
B. It was the year of the hare .
C. It was the year of snake .
D. It was the year of the ox .
( )57. Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February , when will people have their big family dinner
A. On February 15 B. On February 16
C. On February 14 D. On February 17
( )58. The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________ .
A. the married son B. the married daughter
C. the unmarried son D. the parents
( )59. People celebrate the New Year ________ .
A. for 15 days
B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year
C. from January 21 to February 20
D. both A and B
( )60. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by _______ .
A. the sun’s revolutions（旋转）
B. the moon’s revolutions
C. the earth’s revolutions
D. both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions
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