The Lunar Calendar（阴历） Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time , they use their own lunar calendar . Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again . Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon . And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month . The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20 . On the last day of the lunar year , there is a big family dinner . All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal , even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents . Old quarrels are forgotten , and everybody is happy . After the dinner , the children keep awake to welcome the New Year . The New Year celebrations last for 15 days , from the new moon to the full moon . On the first day , children and unmarried people go to visit their elders . 小题1:If next year is the year of the dragon , what was the name of last year ? A．It was the year of tiger . B．It was the year of the hare . C．It was the year of snake . D．It was the year of the ox . 小题2:Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February , when will people have their big family dinner ? A．On February 15 B．On February 16 C．On February 14 D．On February 17 小题3:The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________ . A．the married son B．the married daughter C．the unmarried son D．the parents 小题4:People celebrate the New Year ________ . A．for 15 days B．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year C．from January 21 to February 20 D．both A and B 小题5:From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by _______ . A．the sun’s revolutions（旋转） B．the moon’s revolutions C．the earth’s revolutions D．both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions