Today is Qixi Festival. It’s a romantic day. Chinese people celebrate many other romantic festivals too.

The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Long long ago, it was like an old Valentine’s Day. Young people loved to watch beautiful lanterns together on this day.

Valentine’s Day is on February 14th. It’s a day to show love. It is influenced (影响) by Western cultures.

May 20th is called “5-20”. In Chinese, it sounds like “I love you”.

Singles’ Day is on November 11th. At first, it was made for single (单身的) people to love themselves. But later, it became a shopping day. People like to buy things on this day.

1.1. What did young people do long ago on the Lantern Festival?

A Bought gifts.

B Watched lanterns.

C Ate special food.

D Sang songs.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。第二段明确说“Young people loved to watch beautiful lanterns together on this day”，古代的年轻人会在元宵节一起赏花灯。故选B。

2.2. Which festival is influenced by Western cultures?

A Valentine’s Day.

B Qixi Festival.

C Lantern Festival.

D “5-20” Day.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。第三段提到“Valentine’s Day... It is influenced by Western cultures.”，即年轻人过情人节是受西方文化影响。故选A。

3.3. Why is May 20th called “5-20”?

A It’s a shopping day.

B It’s for single people.

C It sounds like “I love you” in Chinese.

D It is a traditional festival.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。第四段明确提到“May 20th is called ‘5-20’. In Chinese, it sounds like ‘I love you’.”，即5月20日被称为“5-20”是因为中文发音像“我爱你”。故选C。

4.4. Now, Singles’ Day is a day _________.

A for couples

B to watch lanterns

C to show love

D for shopping

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。最后一段提到“But later, it became a shopping day”，说明“双11”后来演变成了购物节，因此人们在这一天购物。故选D。