After that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left． Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life． Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year’s end to drive Nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid of．

　　From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people prepare to “Guo Nian”． The word “Guo Nian” means “go through the Nian safely”． Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people． However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable．60． How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?

　　A． By putting red paper-cuts on windows．

　　B． By eating up beasts．

　　C． By talking to him．

　　D． By riding on him．

　　61． Why did people put on red paper-cuts instead of those of any other color?

　　A． Because Nian liked the color red．

　　B． Because the color red could kill Nian．

　　C． Because the old man like the color red．

　　D． Because Nian was afraid of the color red．

　　62． The best title of this passage is “__________”．

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