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Question

Three students are talking abou t the New Year tradition of their own country．
A．Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year，the 3 1st of December，people wait till l2 p m．Everybody must have l2 grapes to eat at midnight．At each sound of the clock，we must eat a grape．But we ca n’t ever finish eating the grapes on t ime! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths，they lo ok at each other and start to laugh．T his tradition started in Spain long ag o．One year，when there were a lot of grapes，the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve．
B．Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain，pe ople have parties．At l2 o’clock，the m usic stops，and we listen to the radio． On the radio we hear Big Ben，the fa mous clock in London．Then everybo dy sings a song about friendship an d kisses their friends．We say “Happy New Year” to each other．It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year．So I go and visit as many f riends as I can．They all give me a dri nk．
C．Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil，we have a b ig party on New Year’s Eve，especiall y in Rio de Janeiro．People in this cit y go to the beaches to watch firewor ks（焰⽕）．We put flowers in the sea a nd think about things we want for o urselves or others．We usually wear white clothes for good luck during t he New Year．
56．which is NOT mentioned（被 提到）in the passage?
A．Have l2 grapes to eat． B．Have parties．
C．Give flowers to others． D．Watc h fireworks．
57．Who have parties during the New Year?
A．People in Spain． B．People in B ritain．
C．People in Brazil． D．Both B and C
58．From the paragraph of “Cord on from Britain”，we know that ______ _．
A．Cordon can’t drink much
B．people hear Big Ben on the ra dio
C．people sing a song about goo d luck
D．everybody in Britain goes to watch fireworks
59．On New Year’s Day，Brazilian s usually wear white clothes becaus e _____．
A．they hope that can bring them good luck
B．that reminds them of their ha ppy life
C．they think that they look beau tiful in white
D．that’s what they have to do d uring the New Year
60．This article mainly tells us __ _____．
A．what people in Britain do on N ew Year’s Day
B．when and where people have New Year parties
C．what people in different count ries do on New Year’s Day
D．why people around the world l ike the New Year

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