A、 Countries of America and Europe.
B、 Countries in the Middle East.
C、 Jewish countries.
D、 India.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：信息明示题。短文开头就指出The countries of America and Europe welcome the New Year on January first．美国和欧洲的国家在每年的1月1日庆祝新年。故选A。

A、 On January first.
B、 The first day of March.
C、 On Spring Festival.
D、 At the end of summer.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：信息明示题。短文中提到People in China celebrate it on the Spring Festival，中国人会在农历春节庆祝新年。故选项C正确。

A、 People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits from the home.
B、 People made noise to welcome evil spirits.
C、 People made noise to drive away sadness.
D、 People made noise to be happier on New Year' s Day.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：事实细节题。短文指出People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits from the home．以前人们通过制造噪音来驱赶家里的恶魔。故选项A正确。