2. Reading2. Read the text and choose the correct word.Food around the worldNew Year In China people eat eight, ten or twelve dishes of food at NewYear. This is because an even number means double the luck. A lot of the food atNew Year has a special meaning. Seaweed means good luck and long noodlesmean long life. They eat whole vegetables and don't use knives to cut things, because this means the end of your good luck. In Russia there is lots of food on thetable so the next year will be happy and plentiful. At 11.59 people openchampagne and wait for the clock to strike twelve. Then they make a toast for theNew Year. They wish everybody good luck and happiness.In Spain people eattwelve grapes - one with each chime of the clock at midnight. This brings goodluck for the next twelve months. But it is difficult to eat twelve grapes in twelveseconds, so people usually have a mouth full of grapes at the end!Weddings: Italians cat doughnuts in the shape of bowties for good luck.They also eat sugared almonds when they hope for a baby.Many years ago, inBritain the father of the bride gave the groom 'honey mead' (a honey drink) for awhole month. In this way the couple had a month of sweetness and happiness. Wehave now changed the word to 'honeymoon' - the holiday a couple goes on aftertheir weddingBirthdays: When a child is born in China, the father gives red eggs to hisfriends and family - an even number for a girl and an odd number for a boy. Thebirthday party started in Europe in the Middle Ages. People were afraid of ghostsand bad spirits on their birthdays. Friends and family came to visit you withpresents to stop them. In Mexico people fill a paper animal with sweets. Childrenclose their eyes and hit the animal until the sweets fall out. Then everybody eatsthe sweets.1.. In China people eat an even / odd number of dishes of food.2. In China knives are good / bad luck.3. In Spain people eat twelve grapes before / after the clock strikes midnightIn Italy sugared almonds are given to/fora baby at weddings.5. In the Middle Ages people came / didn't come to your house to stop badspirits.6. In Mexico children hit a paper animal with their eyes open/closed.2.2 Match the words with their definitions.IdishA.the noise a clock makes to tell you what time it is2.seaweedB.the most important woman at a wedding3.chimeC.12 o'clock at night4.brideD.the most important man at a wedding5.groomE.a plate of food which people share6.midnightF.green sea plant​