料), aijiaohuang (a kind of green vegetable), sausages and salted duck are the specialties in Nanjing.

21. What do we know about Minor Cold?

　　A. It refers to the Winter Solstice.

　　B. The Sanjiu period is in this period.

　　C. It lasts twenty-seven days.

　　D. It marks the first day of winter.

22. What is a special custom in Tianjin in Minor Cold？

　　A. Eating hotpot. B. Having vitamin A and B pills.

　　C. Having huangyacai. D. Buying cabbage.

23. How do the Cantonese eat glutinous rice?

　　A. They fry and toast it.

　　B. They eat it for dinner.

　　C. They mix it with many other things.

　　D. They steam it with soy sauce.

24. This text may be taken from the ________ column (栏目) of a newspaper.

　　A. travel B. culture C. fashion D. science

　　In China, there are more and more people leaving the countryside to hunt for jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.

But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don't want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there. So they move out of the cities. Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. Other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There they start new lives and try to make new friends.

Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years,