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Dads have Father’s Day. Moms have Mother’s Day. Kids have Children’s Day. But, do our grandparents have a special holiday? Yes, they do! The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for elderly people in China. The festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar （阴历） . As the Chinese word for nine has the same sound as the word for long, people take the Double Ninth Festival to show their wishes of long life for elderly people.   

There are many traditions for this festival. On that day, families get together and climb mountains for luck and in the hope that elderly people will live much longer. They also drink chrysanthemum wine （菊花酒） and wear a plant called zhuyu to celebrate it. Both chrysanthemum and zhuyu are regarded as clean plants that can clean houses and cure （治疗） diseases.

Respecting elderly people is shown not only on this special day but also in daily life. For example, when an older person enters a room, everyone stands up. When there are several guests at the table, the host usually introduces them from the oldest to the youngest. When a younger person is presenting something to an older person, two hands are used. On a crowded subway or bus, younger people always offer their seats to elderly people.

In 2012, a new version(版本) of the 24 Filial Exemplars （《二十四孝》） was published. It is to show the new generation how to love and care for their parents in the modern age. Different from the old collection of stories in ancient China about obedient (顺从的) children, the new rules suggest that we should often visit parents and help them use the internet. Some ideas in the list, like telling our parents how much we love them and supporting single parents who want to remarry, are seen as completely new.

To respect elderly people is a traditional virtue（美德） in China. That’s because the Chinese know that elderly people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn from. So, Chinese people are proud of being old. Besides, to respect the elderly people is to respect yourself tomorrow.

1．The purpose of choosing the double ninth day to celebrate for the elderly people is _________.

A．to show wishes of long life for elderly people.

B．it’s a special day for elderly people in China

C．the Chinese word for nine has the same sound as the word for long

2．Which of the following may NOT be a tradition for the Double Ninth Festival?

A．Families climbing mountains together.

B．Visiting parents and helping them use the internet

C．Drinking chrysanthemum wine

3．What is Paragraph 3 about?

A．What young people usually do on this festival.

B．Examples of respecting older people in daily life.

C．Why we should respect older people.

4．Why are Chinese people proud of being old?

A．It means they have more virtues than others.

B．It means they have knowledge and experience.

C．It means what they did in the past was meaningful

5．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Traditions for the Double Ninth Festival

B．Showing respect for elderly people

C．The reasons for respecting elderly people