[1] China is a large country.The population is over 1.4 billion.It has a special culture with a very long history.
    [2] Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families.Different foods have different meanings.The main difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with （4）①            .One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice.Tea is a favorite drink，and it is popular in the market.
    [3] Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries.New Year's Day is in late winter.It is also called the Spring Festival.It has a big celebration of ringing out the old and ringing in the new.It has special foods and traditions. （5） For example，sweeping the floor before New Year's Day sweeps away all the old year's bad luck.
    [4]The Chinese zodiac（生肖），known as Sheng Xiao，follows a twelve cycle.Each year is named for an animal.These animals' signs are the rat，ox，tiger，rabbit，dragon，snake，horse，sheep，monkey，rooster，dog and pig.For example，the year 2023 is the year of the （4）②            .
    [5]Chinese is a complex（復(fù)雜的） language.Chinese writing developed almost 4，000 years ago and may even be older.Chinese writing has thousands （4）③             characters.A character stands for a word and also a meaning.Besides Putonghua，Chinese people speak six other forms of the language，and there are many kinds of dialects（方言）.

（1）What's the population of China？（No more than 3 words）

Over 1.4 billion.

Over 1.4 billion.

（2）How many examples are given to explain the culture of China？ （No more than 1 word）

Four.

Four.

（3）When is the Spring Festival？

In late winter.

In late winter.

（4）Fill in each blank in the passage with a proper word.
①

chopsticks

chopsticks

②

rabbit

rabbit

③

of

of

（5）Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

例如，新年之前大掃除掃去一年的霉運。

例如，新年之前大掃除掃去一年的霉運。

（6）Give a proper title to the passage.

Chinese Culture

Chinese Culture