Many people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don't want anyone to go shopping on that day.

Buy Nothing Day is November 29.        It's 25       days before Christmas. It's after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to "buy,buy,buy" ！

The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver,British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California,parents and children get together to read stories,sing songs and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don't need a lot of toys. This year,in Manchester,England,people dressed up in costumes (盛裝打扮) to tell other people that we buy too much.

In New Mexico,high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They held a special dinner for it. They asked restaurants nearby to donate the food. The dinner was a big success,and many students agreed not to buy anything on November

29.        The students at the high school liked the idea of this new tradition (傳統(tǒng)) .Next year,they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day.

(   ) 1. Some people have Buy Nothing Day before Christmas because at this time ―         .

   A. most people usually do a lot of shopping

   B. people want to save more money

   C. people want to have more free time

   D. people aren't allowed (允許) to buy things

(   ) 2. Buy Nothing Day is         .

   A. before Thanksgiving   B. December 29

   C. the first day of Christmas   D. 25 days before Christmas

(   ) 3. What do NOT parents and children in California do on Buy Nothing Day?

   A. Read stories. B. Sing songs.

   C. Paint pictures. D. Buy toys.

(   ) 4. The underlined word "donate" in the fourth paragraph probably means "         ”.

   A. sell out   B. give away

   C. eat up   D. go on

(   ) 5. What do the high school students in New Mexico think of Buy Nothing Day?

A. Good. B. Traditional.

   C. Strange. D. Boring.

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