Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Parents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up. |
India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this. |
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys. | Holland The birthday child receives especially large present. The family also put flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful. |
1.When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you an see_______outside the window.
A. flowers B. presents
C. a flag D. a chair
2.In________flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.
A. Japan B. Denmark
C. IndiA. D. Holland
3.In________, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.
A. India B. Holland
C. Denmark D. Japan
4.In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are_________.
A. 15 B. 7 C.5 D. 3
5.The passage is mainly about___________.
A.similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries.
B.different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries.
C.children’s birthdays in western countries.
D.The importance of children’s birthdays.
Happiness is for everyone . You don’t need to about those who has beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because who have big houses may often feel and those who have cars may want to walk on roads in their free time. In fact, happiness is around you if you your heart into it. When you are in at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always good care of your life and your health. All these are your . If you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have else that money can’t buy. When you with difficulties , say loudly that you are happy, because you have more to challenge yourself. So you can’t always say you are poor and you have luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的) . When it close, it also open. Take every chance you get, and you can be a nappy and lucky person
1.A. know B. learn C.bother D.care
2.A. or B. and C.so D.but
3.A. we B. you C.they D.those
4.A. dishonest B.lonely C.excited D.alone
5.A. city B.busy C.country D.wide
6.A. never B.always C.ever D.hardly
7.A. keep B.bring C.pack D.put
8.A. trouble B.mistake C.pleasure D.business
9.A. making B.practicing C.taking D.looking
10.A. secret B.friendship C.happiness D.luck
11.A. something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
12.A. escape B.meet C.dislike D.provide
13.A. ideas B.time C.chances D.change
14.A. good B.terrible C.strange D.bad
15.A. door B.toy C.window D.fan
-Do you know _________________ ?
--Sorry , I don’t know .
A.what did Tom do with the milk
B.where are they going
C.what happened to Lucy
D.why didn’t Kate come here
—Tom , Don’t talk. _______ what you are doing.
—Sorry, Mr. Li.
A.Pay attention to B.Be careful
C.Be patient with D.depend on
You can ______ the new words in a dictionary if you can’t understand them.
A.look up B.look for
C.find out D.look over
—I hear the weather will ______ cold for a few more days.
—I hope not. I hate the cold weather.
A.last B.turn
C.stay D.get
