Say a Warm Farewell with a Willow BranchIn ancient China，willow branches（柳樹枝） were often used as a parting gift between friends and family members.Do you know why willow branches are a symbol of farewell（告別）？
   One reason is that willow trees are strong.They can survive（生存） in any soil，wet or dry，north or south.Because of this unique feature，giving a willow branch is a way to say goodbye to loved ones.And it tells them you hope they will easily adapt to their new living environment.
   Meanwhile，in Chinese，the pronunciation for the willow tree "liu（柳）" is similar to the character "liu（留）"，which means asking someone to stay.So offering a willow branch is like asking the other party（對方） to stay，even though we know that they must leave.
   It's said that this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty （206 BC - AD 220）.At that time，Baqiao，a bridge in Chang'an，today's Xi'an，was a common place to say goodbye.People often stopped there and handed willow branches to departing（離開的） people.
   Willow branches，as a symbol of farewell，are often mentioned in poems.Many poets often felt the sadness of separation when they saw somebody off.In The Book of Poetry，there is the famous line "When I left there，willows shed tears." At the time of the Tang and Song Dynasties，such poems were common as travelling was easy at that time.For example，Wang Wei wrote "The willows by the hotel look so fresh and green，" in his famous poem A Fond Farewell to a Friend.

（1）How did people say goodbye to the loved ones in ancient China？

B

B

A．By visiting Baqiao，a bridge in Chang'an.
B．By offering a willow branch to them.
C．By writing some poems and giving some money.
（2）What does the underlined phrase "adapt to" mean in Paragraph 2？

A

A

A．適應(yīng)
B．改變
C．調(diào)整
（3）Why did people offer a willow branch to departing people？

A

A

A．To show that they wanted them to stay.
B．To say goodbye in a traditional way.
C．To express hopes in the future.
（4）What feelings does the following line show？

C

C

"When I left there，willows shed tears."
A．It shows the expectation of the poet.
B．It shows the happiness of leaving there.
C．It shows the sadness of separation.
（5）What can we infer from the passage？

C

C

A．Willow trees are too strong to survive in any environment.
B．Offering a willow branch is like asking the other party to leave.
C．Willows are commonly used in poems to describe farewell.