TheoldChinesesaying"ashappyasspendingtheNewYear"mightbeoutdatednowinthebusymodernworld．TheSpringFestivalisregardedasthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleandanoccasionforallfamilymemberstogettogeth
TheoldChinesesaying"ashappyasspendingtheNewYear"mightbeoutdatednowinthebusymodernworld．TheSpringFestivalisregardedasthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleandanoccasionforallfamilymemberstogettogether，likeChristmasintheWest．ButmanytraditionalcustomsaccompanyingtheSpring
Festival，however，haveweakenedinpractice．
"SettingofffireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomoftheSpringFestival．
Peoplethoughtthesputtering（爆裂）soundcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits．However，theactivityhasbeencompletelyorpartiallyforbiddeninbigcitiesforyearsasthegovernmenthastakensecurity，noiseandpollutionfactorsintoconsideration．"
"Inrecentyears，somecitieshavebeguntoallowpeopletolightfireworksduringlimitedhoursattheSpringFestival，surrenderingto（屈从于）publicdemand．
Respectingfolktraditionsisagestureofrespecttowardpublicopinion．"saidZhouXing，afolkloreresearcher．
"Aspeoplegainmoreincomeanditbecomeseasiertobuydailygoods．theNewYearholidayisjustlikeanyother．Afterlongworkdays，manypeopleusetheNewYearholidaytotakearest，ratherthanvisitingfriendsandneighbors．TheprocessofmakingandenjoyingthefamilydinneronSpringFestivalEveisthemostimportantthing．However，manyfamilieswouldliketoeatouttosavetimeandenergy．"saidLiShunzhi，aresidentofHarbin，Heilongjiang．
"Ienjoytheholidaysverymuchinthecountryside．MyfamilyhasbeenpreparingfortheSpringFestivalmorethantwoweeksbeforetheholiday，cleaningthehouse，buyingholidaygoodsanddecoratingthehousewithpapercuttings．OnNewYear'sEve，thewholefamilystaysuptoseetheNewYearin，andinthedaystofollow，aseriesofactivitiessuchasliondancing，dragonlanterndancing，lanternfestivalsandtemplefairswillbeheld．Withouttheancienttraditions，theholidayisnothingtous．"saidZhangHui，fromHebei．
24．WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage？___
A．Settingofffireworkshasbeenforbiddeninsomebigcitiesforyears．
B．Nowadays，peoplecanlightfireworksinsomecitiesattheSpringFestival．
C．Peop