Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.
Sandy comes from Madrid(马德里) . She says happily, “My 21st birthday is on Saturday, and I’m going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It’s an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.”
Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki(花甲)—it’s the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday.
Liu Mei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. It’s a special birthday, so we’re going to have a family party. Maybe I will get some lucky money from my relatives(亲戚). My mother is going to cook noodles for a long life.”
Phillip, from Paris, smiles to us, “I’m going to be thirty next week, so I’m going to invite three very good friends out for dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out.”
How do you usually celebrate your birthday?
1.Sandy’s friends will pull on her ear ____ on her birthday.
A. once B. twice C. 21 times D. we don’t know
2.Kanreki is on everyone’s ____ in Japan.
A. 16th birthday B. 14th birthday
C. 30th birthday D. 60th birthday
3.Perhaps Mr. Sato will receive ____ on his 60th birthday.
A. some red flowers
B. some lucky money
C. a white shirt
D. a pair of black leather shoes
4. Liu Mei will eat ____ for a long life on her birthday.
A. rice B. noodles C. dumplings D. birthday cakes
5.Phillip will celebrate his thirtieth birthday by ____.
A. eating out for dinner with his friends
B. pulling on the ear of his friends
C. cooking noodles
D. receiving some lucky money
Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.
Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law(岳父母). His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨). So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.
It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.
“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.The Hunts were poor because ____.
A. they were lazy
B. they were too weak to work
C. they couldn’t make enough money
D. they weren’t able enough
2.Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.
A. he didn’t like studying
B. his family was poor
C. he wasn’t clever
D. he hoped to stay at home
3.____, so the old man married his daughter to him.
A. Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker
B. Mr. Hunt was friendly to him
C. Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory
D. Mr. Hunt worked for six years there
4.The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.
A. good B. bad C. friendly D. useless
5.Which of the following is wrong?
A. The old woman herself drove the car that day.
B. It was the old woman’s fault.
C. Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.
D. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.
These days many people are interested in losing weight. It is very popular among people, especially young people. Everybody hopes to become thin quickly. Some people even take medicine. Do you know how to control weight? Well… diet and exercise are the right answers. Please read and remember the following tips.
Tip 1 You should eat only when you are hungry. Don’t eat if you don’t feel hungry.
Tip 2 You should eat only food that is good for your health. Don’t eat junk food such as hamburgers and French fries.
Tip 3 It is better to prepare your own food instead of eating out. When you eat out, you may eat too much. That can make you become fatter.
Tip 4 Don’t forget to think about changing your lifestyle. For example, turn off the TV and the computer and take some exercise every day.
Remember not to be too strict with yourself. Give yourself some free time to find the best way to control your weight.
1.____ are more interested in losing weight.
A. Children B. Young people C. Old people D. Women
2.The right ways of losing weight are ____.
A. diet and exercise
B. eating hamburgers and eating French fries
C. not eating and exercise
D. diet and watching TV
3.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “control” is ____.
A. 操纵者 B. 管理权 C. 控制 D. 管理
4.Dongdong is a much too fat boy, he needs to ____.
A. eat out often B. eat junk food
C. stop meals D. turn off the TV and exercise
5.The best title of the passage is ____.
A. Eating Out B. How to Control Weight
C. Change Your Lifestyle D. Exercise Every Day
Reading newspapers has become an important part of our daily life. Some people read newspapers the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day they can learn what in the world.
People just choose their favorite newspapers. Some like the world news, and prefer short stories. Sometimes we don’t have enough time all the news carefully, so we just a quick look at the front page. At other time, we be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the titles(标题) of the passages.
Today, newspapers in English have of readers in the world. The English language is so popular many Chinese students are reading English newspapers, such as China Daily, 21st Century and so on. They bring information together with the Internet. We can’t live without newspapers.
1.A. for B. to C. like D. as
2.A. because of B. so that C. though D. such that
3.A. happens B. happened C. is happening D. will happen
4.A. some B. others C. the others D. else
5.A. to read B. read C. reads D. reading
6.A. get B. take C. bring D. give
7.A. must B. need C. should D. may
8.A. the large numberB. the larger numberC. the largest number D. the most large number
9.A. if B. that C. because D. though
10.A. many and many B. many and more C. more and more D. most and most
Yesterday Mr. Wang told us the earth always ____ around the sun.
A. to go B. goes C. went D. going
—Do you know when ____? I miss him very much.
—Don’t worry. I will tell you as soon as ____.
A. will he come; he comes
B. he will come; he comes
C. he comes; he will come
D. he will come; he will come
