Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional festival where Chinese pay respects to their ancestors and the dead. People in different places of the country eat different foods on the day, from green rice balls and omelets (煎蛋饼) to fried dough twists (炸麻花) and pancakes. Here are some traditional foods people eat on the special day.

Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely eaten in China’s Jiangnan area around Qingming Festival. The seasonal delicious food is usually made from glutinous rice (糯米) mixed with pounded mugwort.

In both northern and southern China, it is an age-old tradition to eat sanzi, or fried dough twists, on Tomb-Sweeping Day. However, the sanzi in North and South China are different from each other in terms of size and material. Northern people like larger ones made from wheat, while people in the South enjoy smaller ones made from rice.

Thin pancakes are a popular food for people in Xiamen in Southeast China’s Fujian province on Tomb-Sweeping Day. To make it tastier, they usually add dried seaweed, omelet, vegetables and chili sauce to the pancakes.

In Qingdao in East China’s Shandong province, people eat spring onion and omelet on the day. They believe the two together make eyes brighter. In ancient times, pupils often sent eggs to their teachers to show respect on the day.

The Zitui bun (馍) is named after Jie Zitui, a famous hermit of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). People in Shanxi province have a tradition of eating the bun on Tomb-Sweeping Day. Colorful dough (面团) animals and flowers are added to make the bun look better, while eggs and jujubes are added inside to increase sweetness.

1.Which food is only provided during Qingming festival?

A Green rice balls.

B Omelets.

C Fried dough twists.

D Spring onion.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“The seasonal delicious food...”可知，青团是季节性食物。故选A。

2.What makes the sanzi in North and South China different?

A The color and size.

B The size and material.

C The size and taste.

D The taste and material.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“However, the sanzi in North and South China are different from each other in terms of size and material.”可知，馓子(炸麻花)在南方和北方大小不同，制作原材料也不同。故选B。

3.People from _______ enjoy thin pancakes on Tomb-Sweeping Day.

A both northern and southern China

B Fujian province

C Shandong province

D Shanxi province

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Thin pancakes are a popular food for people in Xiamen in Southeast China’s Fujian province on Tomb-Sweeping Day.”可知，福建厦门的人在清明节时常常食用薄煎饼。故选B。

4.People in Qingdao eat spring onion and omelet on Qingming Festival to _____.

A honor the dead

B show their respect

C make teachers happy

D improve their eye condition

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句“They believe the two together make eyes brighter.”可知，清明节的时候，山东青岛的人们有一种吃大葱和蛋饼的传统，人们相信这两种食物可以使眼睛更为明亮，即改善眼睛状况。故选D。

5.What can we know from the last paragraph?

A Jie Zitui invented the Zitui bun.

B People in Shaanxi province eat Zitui bun.

C Jujubes may taste sweet.

D Colorful flowers can make the bun tastier.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句的“jujubes are added inside to increase sweetness”可推知，jujubes是一种甜味的食物。故选C。