This is a song millions of Americans will hear on New Year's Eve．It is called Auld Lang Syne （《友谊地久天长》）．It is the traditional music played during the New Year's celebration．Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem．It tells about the need to remember old friends．

The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”．No one knows who wrote the poem first．However，a version by Scottish poet Robert Burns was published （出版）in 1796．The words and music we know today first appeared in a song­book three years later．

The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year's Eve．The version （译文）you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet．

As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne，I would like to wish all our radio friends Happy New Year！This is Buddy Thomas．

【1】From the passage，we know that the song Auld Lang Syne is mainly played in the USA ______．

A. on New Year's Eve B. on Christmas Eve

C. on weekends D. on holidays

【2】The song Auld Lang Syne is about ______．

A. the history of Scotland

B. an old Scottish poet

C. the need to remember old friends

D. the wishes to the radio friends

【3】The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared ______．

A. in 1790 B. in 1793

C. in 1796 D. in 1799

【4】This passage is from______．

A. a newspaper B. a magazine

C. a TV program D. a radio program

【5】______ is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us．

A. Robert Burns

B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet

C. Buddy Thomas

D. The passage doesn't tell us