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Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one
specially for people who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled "Singles Day" on
the Internet, to find that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to
celebrate their lives.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were
married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong. One day
they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the
winning card was always the "four columns" card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in
two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it was Nov. 11. In order to remind them of the day, they nicknamed
it Singles Day.
Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during
the 1990s. These college students carried their university tradition into society after they graduated. Singles
Day is now a special day for all.
The main way to celebrate Singles day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it's important that
each person pay their own way to show their independence. People also hold "blind date" parties in an attempt
to say goodbye to their single lives.
For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao (deep-fried dough sitcks) representing the
four "ones" in "11.11" and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the dot in between. Many singles
also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on the day.
Many attend "blind date" parties and many people choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning
"single", the four "ones" of the date can also mean "only one" as in "the only one for me". Some people will
use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only"one" in their heart.
1. Which of the statement is TRUE according to the passage?
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A. Singles Day has a long history.
B. Only men celebrate Singles Day.
C. Singles Day is only celebrated in China.
D. Students in Nanjing University started Singles Day.
2. People celebrate the festival mainly by _____.
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A. playing Mahjong
B. having dinner
C. getting married
D. hanging out with friends
3. What is the best title of the passage?
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A. Singles Day
B. Four Single Men's Singles Day
C. University Culture on Singles Day
D. Symbolic Food on Singles Day
4. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
(a-para.1 b-para.2 c-para.3 d-para.4 e-para.5 f-para.6)
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A.
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