The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month. A long time ago, people thanked their ancestors (祖先) and gods on this day, hoping for a good new year with enough food and good health. Now, the Laba Festival also tells us a warm message: the Spring Festival is coming soon!

On this day, people enjoy some special and meaningful foods.

Laba porridge is the most important one. It is a sweet and warm rice soup. Families cook it with rice, beans, nuts and dried fruits. Everyone in the family has a bowl of it. It’s tasty and makes people feel warm.

People also make Laba garlic. They put clean garlic in a jar with some vinegar (醋), and seal the jar. After a few days, the garlic turns green. It tastes a bit sour and goes well with dumplings. The word “garlic” sounds like “count” in Chinese. So eating it means “thinking about the year’s money”. (This is a fun word play in Chinese!)

Some people eat Laba tofu, too. They dry the tofu in the sun before the festival to make it tasty.

1.1.What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?

A Laba’s date and meaning.

B Foods for Laba Festival.

C The story of Spring Festival.

D How to give thanks on Laba.

解析：选A。A段落大意题。第一段主要介绍了腊八节的日期（农历十二月初八）和意义（过去人们感谢祖先和神，希望新年丰衣足食、健康平安；现在也预示着春节临近）。选项A“Laba’s date and meaning”准确概括了段落的主题。选项B“Foods for Laba Festival”在后续段落才详细说明；选项C“The story of Spring Festival”仅提及春节即将到来，并非段落重点；选项D“How to give thanks on Laba”虽提到感谢，但只是细节之一。因此，A为正确答案。

2.2.Which is NOT mentioned to make Laba porridge?

A Meat.

B Rice.

C Beans.

D Nuts.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。第三段明确提到腊八粥的原料：“Families cook it with rice, beans, nuts and dried fruits。” 其中包含大米（rice）、豆类（beans）、坚果（nuts），但未提及肉类（meat）。因此，A是未提到的选项，为正确答案。

3.3.What does the underlined word “It” refer to in Para. 3?

A The jar.

B The vinegar.

C The Laba garlic.

D The dumplings.

解析：选C。C词意指代题。划线词“It”出现在描述腊八蒜的段落中（原文第四段）。该段前文提到腊八蒜的制作方法：“After a few days, the garlic turns green. It tastes a bit sour and goes well with dumplings。” 根据上下文，“It”指代前一句的主语“the garlic”，即腊八蒜。选项A“The jar”（罐子）、B“The vinegar”（醋）和D“The dumplings”（饺子）均不符合指代关系。因此，C为正确答案。

4.4.We can learn from the passage that Laba foods ________.

A are all sweet

B carry good wishes

C are hard to make

D are popular in the North

解析：选B。B细节理解题。文章最后一句总结道：“All these foods carry people’s wishes for good luck and a happy new year。” 即腊八食物承载着美好祝愿。选项A“are all sweet”（都是甜的）与文中腊八蒜“tastes a bit sour”（味道酸）矛盾；选项C“are hard to make”（难制作）和D“are popular in the North”（在北方流行）文中均未提及。因此，B为正确答案。