A. It performs Blues. B. It is popular with travelers.

　　C. It is held in summer. D. It has many famous musicians.

　　3. When can you enjoy Flume's performance?

　　A. On May 31. B. On June 3.

　　C. On June 9. D. On June 15.

　　China's Singles Day, which falls on Nov. 11th every year, has far surpassed its U. S. counterparts of Black Friday and Cyber Monday--combined Last year, Americans spent a record $ 12.8 billion online between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday. It's impressive until you compare it to the $ 17.6 billion in sales made by Chinese consumers in a single 24-hour period during 2016's Singles Day.

　　Singles Day is known as "Bare Sticks Day" or "Bare Branches Day" in Chinese --because the date "11/11" looks like bare branches and "one" is the loneliest number. Singles Day began in the early 1990s in the dorm rooms of Nanjing University when a group of single friends were sorry about the lack of significant others and decided to mark the day by organizing activities as a group of singles and reducing their loneliness by buying themselves a gift.

　　Then in 2009, sensing a break between the sales period of China's National Day on Oct. 1st and Chinese New Year in late January or early February, Alibaba's Jack Ma saw an opening: sell to comfort lonely hearts.

　　The first year did only $7.5 million in sales, but just 8 years later, shoppers spent $ 25.3 billion, or 168.2 billion yuan, this year--a 40 percent jump from last year's $ 17.6 billion. For comparison, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U. S. only netted $ 6.79 billion in 2016. Amazon doesn't release sales figures for July's Prime Day, but it's pretty safe to believe the not-quite-national-holiday doesn't come close to $ 25 billion.

　　"More than $ 25 billion in one day is not just a sales figure," Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang said in a statement. "It represents the desire for quality consumption of the Chinese consumer, and it reflects how merchants and consumers alike have now fully accepted the combination of online and offline sales."

　　4. What does the underlined word "others" refer to in Paragraph 2?

　　A. Roommates. B. Good friends.

　　C. Boyfriends or girlfriends. D. Relatives.

　　5. What is the original purpose of China's Singles Day?

　　A. To promote the online sale of goods.

　　B. To reduce loneliness of singles in China.

　　C. To create a holiday for all Chinese youth.

　　D. To find boyfriends or girlfriends for singles.

　　6. China's Singles Day became consumers' day in .

　　A. the early 1990s B. 2016

　　C. 2017 D. 2009

　　7. Which of the following words can describe Daniel Zhang's attitude to online sales?

　　A. Optimistic. B. Indifferent.

　　C. Worried. D. Confused.

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　　The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival with great significance, which is on the 15th of the first lunar month, marking the end of New Year celebrations. Here are several things you should know about the Lantern Festival.

　　♦ The Origins of Chinese lanterns

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