New Year is very important in Japan. Everyone cleans his or her house and starts the year with some new clothes. Pine branches（松枝）are hung on the front doors of Japanese homes for good luck. This is a time for visiting in Japan, and it is very festive（喜慶的）. There is usually no one at work for about three days.

　　In many parts of Africa, New Year is a celebration of new water. It comes at the end of the dry seasons in May, when the heat has taken all of the water from the land. The new season will bring rains, and thus life to the land. The people give thanks for water which is to come.

(1)________ is very festive and important for people in Japan.

[　　]

A．May

B．New Year

C．Pine branches

D．To wear some new clothes

(2)On New Year's Day, people ________ in Japan.

[　　]

A．give thanks for water

B．work for about three days

C．visit many places

D．don't go to work

(3)In some African countries, people celebrate New Year ___.

[　　]

A．when winter comes to an end

B．in January

C．in May

D．when the dry season arrives

(4)The people give thanks for the water which is to come because they ________.

[　　]

A．think water is very important

B．have to

C．think rains may bring them life

D．think the season will bring them good luck

(5)People in Japan and in some African countries ____.

[　　]

A．celebrate the New Year in the same way

B．celebrate the New Year in different ways

C．are busy visiting friends on New Year's Day

D．stay at home and watch TV on New Year's Day

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