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Both the first
and last paragraphs support the theme conveyed in the
title that there is more than one New Year in a single
year because many different (multiple) calendars are
used. In the conclusion paragraph, the author suggests
celebrating the New Year at different time is a fun and
new experience. So we will learn four calendars from
this article. They are: Lunar calendar in Asia, Western
or Gregorian calendar, Jewish calendar, and Islamic
calendar. The names of the calendars are easy to be
traced in the topic sentence of each paragraph, which is
the first sentence of the paragraph. About each main
idea, the author provides relevant details to explain
the day calculation system known as calendar. Along with
the explanations, it is adequate for one to answer these
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( c ) 1. Which
calendar has being used the longest time in history?
a. Chinese calendar b. Gregorian
calendar c. Jewish calendar
d. Julian calendar e. Islamic
calendar |
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( d ) 2. What
country is using the farmer¡¦s calendar?
a.
Japan b. Vietnam
c. China d. Taiwan |
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( b ) 3. Which
calendar is used as a standard to conduct official
businesses?
a. Chinese calendar b. Gregorian
calendar c. Jewish calendar
d. Julian calendar e. Islamic
calendar |
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( e ) 4. Which
calendar can not be printed a reliable calendar in
advance?
a.
Chinese calendar b. Gregorian calendar c. Jewish
calendar
d. Julian calendar e. Islamic
calendar |
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( a ) 5. What
is the reason to enable a reliable calendar printed in
advance?
a. the days are calculated according to
the movement of the moon and
sun.
b. the days are announced according to
human seeing a crescent moon.
c. the days rotate backwards with the
moon.
d. a leap day is added every four years to
correct the inaccuracy in the
lunar system. |
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