#ChineseGiftsGivingOnChristmasEve

Answer: 1. A

Èr shí sì máo (jiǎo) qián shì duōshǎo qián? 二十四毛（角）钱是多少钱？ How much can 24 dimes be converted into?

Liǎnɡ kuài sì máo qián 两块四毛钱 Two yuan and four dimes

Liǎnɡ bǎi sì shí kuài qián 两百四十块钱 Two hundred and forty yuan…

Answers: 1. B 2. C

From the text, we can see that because the Chinese people sending apples on Christmas Eve to wish others safe, and 苹 (píng) and 平 (píng) sounds the same, so Christmas Eve is also called 平安夜 (píng’ānyè).

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