Hi Leila,

How are you? What’s the weather like in the UK? Here in Beijing, it’s cold but festive (喜庆的), with red lanterns everywhere as the Spring Festival is coming.

This is our first Spring Festival in China. We’re busy preparing everything. Your grandmother and I have cleaned our house from top to bottom. We’ve decorated (装饰) doors with red Spring Festival couplets and paper cuts. Yesterday we went shopping for new clothes. I bought a red Qipao for your grandmother. I chose a traditional silk jacket with golden patterns. New clothes mean a fresh start for next year here!

It will be Chinese New Year’s Eve tomorrow. Family members come together to welcome the new year with joy and love. They cook a big dinner called the “reunion (团圆) meal”. Fish (which means “having something left”), dumplings (shaped like old money with the meaning “treasure”), and other delicious dishes fill the table. While eating, family members watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV, a show with songs, dances, crosstalk and other wonderful performances. At midnight, parents and grandparents give children red packets and express happy wishes.

The first day of Chinese New Year is observed like this. In the morning, family members visit relatives and friends to say “Gong Xi Fa Cai” (Wishing you wealth!) and give red packets. Children show respect to elders and receive sweet candies or lucky money. The streets are lively with lion dances, dragon dances and colorful decorations. The day ends with laughter and hopes for a wonderful year ahead.

I hope next year we’ll spend the Spring Festival together in London’s Chinatown!

Happy Spring Festival!

Love from grandfather,

Baba Borzog

1.8. What can be learned about Baba Borzog?

A He’s a nature-protector.

B He’s a peace-lover.

C He’s in Beijing with his wife.

D He’s on a visit to Paris.

解析：选C。细节理解题。原文定位：Here in Beijing以及Your grandmother and I have cleaned our house。your grandmother 就是他的妻子，说明爷爷和妻子（奶奶）人在北京。✅C 他和妻子待在北京。❌A 文中没有提到自然保护；❌B 没有提及热爱和平；❌D 地点错误，不是巴黎。

2.9. What does the underlined word “observed” in paragraph 4 mean?

A Celebrated.

B Reported.

C Imagined.

D Supported.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。第四段整段在描述大年初一人们拜年、舞龙舞狮等春节过节活动。The first day of Chinese New Year is observed like this.指大年初一就是像这样被人们庆祝。✅A celebrated 庆祝。❌B 报道、C 想象、D 支持代入语境语义全部不通。解题技巧：依托后文整套过节习俗推断词义。

3.10. Where will Baba Borzog probably spend his next Spring Festival?

A In China.

B In the UK.

C In the USA.

D In France.

解析：选B。细节理解题。原文定位句：I hope next year we’ll spend the Spring Festival together in London’s Chinatown!London 伦敦属于英国 UK。爷爷希望明年在伦敦唐人街过春节，所以很可能在英国。✅B 英国。❌A 现在在北京；C 美国、D 法国文中没有出现。

4.11. Why did Baba Borzog write this letter?

A To ask Leila to visit Beijing.

B To express his good wishes for Leila.

C To prepare a reunion with Leila.

D To introduce a Chinese festival to Leila.

解析：选D。主旨推理（写作目的）。信件主体大篇幅介绍：春节准备、除夕团圆饭、春晚、红包、大年初一拜年舞龙舞狮等全套春节习俗。写信主要是给远在英国的莱拉介绍中国春节。✅D 向莱拉介绍中国的传统节日。❌A：不是叫莱拉来北京，是希望去伦敦相聚；❌B：文末虽然有祝福，但祝福只是结尾部分，不是写信主要目的；❌C：只是希望未来团聚，并不是 “准备团聚” 这件事。