Everyone has his own birthday. People celebrate their birthdays in different countries in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. Sandy Morison comes from Madrid. She says happily, “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they're going to pull on my friends are very traditional.”

　　Mr and Mrs Sato are from Tokyo. Mr Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the beginning of a new life. The colour red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Mrs Sato says, “What am I going to give my husband? I can't say. It's a surprise!”

　　Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It's a special birthday, so we're going to have a family party. I'm probably going to get some money in “lucky” envelopes from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles---noodles are for a long life.

　　Phillip Evans, from Paris, smiles to us, “I'm going to be 30 next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it's opposite --- people take you out.”

　　How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

阅读短文，判断正 (T) 误 (F)。

(1) People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way.

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(2) To celebrate her birthday, Sandy is going to pull on her friends' ears.

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(3) On his birthday, Mr Sato is going to receive something red.

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(4) Li Xiaomei is going to cook some noodles on her birthday.

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(5) Phillip is going to take his friends out to dinner on his birthday.

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When I tidied up（整理）some old boxes under my bed, I found an old letter for me from my best friend. Her name was Minnie.
In the letter, Minnie wrote, “I am really sorry about before. Tell me if you will be my best friend again and tell me if you accept（接受）my apology . ”I wrote, “YES. I will be your best friend. ”
The twelve-year-old letter made me remember the time that Minnie and I spent together. We often wrote to each other during that time. One minute, Minnie and I would be playing happily together; the other moment we would get into arguments. But things would always be better again. She gave me a doll（洋娃娃）for my tenth birthday. I still keep it.
Finally things changed. We stopped writing letters to each other after she moved away, and I could no longer ride my bike to her house. Years later, she invited me to her sixteenth birthday party. I don’t see Minnie very often from then on. But I’ll always keep the letter and I’ll never forget the time we spent together.
【小题1】Minnie wrote the letter to       .

When I tidied up（整理）some old boxes under my bed, I found an old letter for me from my best friend. Her name was Minnie.

In the letter, Minnie wrote, “I am really sorry about before. Tell me if you will be my best friend again and tell me if you accept（接受）my apology . ”I wrote, “YES. I will be your best friend. ”

The twelve-year-old letter made me remember the time that Minnie and I spent together. We often wrote to each other during that time. One minute, Minnie and I would be playing happily together; the other moment we would get into arguments. But things would always be better again. She gave me a doll（洋娃娃）for my tenth birthday. I still keep it.

Finally things changed. We stopped writing letters to each other after she moved away, and I could no longer ride my bike to her house. Years later, she invited me to her sixteenth birthday party. I don’t see Minnie very often from then on. But I’ll always keep the letter and I’ll never forget the time we spent together.

1.Minnie wrote the letter to       .

A．say sorry to the writer                    B．thank the writer

C．invite the writer to her party               D．say goodbye to the writer

2.The writer got the letter      years ago.

A．10               B．12               C．14               D．16

3.The underlined word “apology” means “    ” in Chinese.

A．劝告             B．帮助             C．道歉             D．祝福

4.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A．The writer never had arguments with Minnie.

B．Minnie gave the writer a doll on one of her birthdays.

C．Minnie still writes letters to the writer.

D．The writer often rides her bike to Minnie’s house.

5.The writer wrote the passage to tell us about her      with Minnie.

A．old boxes         B．letter             C．birthday party      D．friendship

When I tidied up（整理）some old boxes under my bed, I found an old letter for me from my best friend. Her name was Minnie.
In the letter, Minnie wrote, “I am really sorry about before. Tell me if you will be my best friend again and tell me if you accept（接受）my apology . ”I wrote, “YES. I will be your best friend. ”
The twelve-year-old letter made me remember the time that Minnie and I spent together. We often wrote to each other during that time. One minute, Minnie and I would be playing happily together; the other moment we would get into arguments. But things would always be better again. She gave me a doll（洋娃娃）for my tenth birthday. I still keep it.
Finally things changed. We stopped writing letters to each other after she moved away, and I could no longer ride my bike to her house. Years later, she invited me to her sixteenth birthday party. I don’t see Minnie very often from then on. But I’ll always keep the letter and I’ll never forget the time we spent together

1. 1.

   Minnie wrote the letter to       

   1. A.
      say sorry to the writer
   2. B.
      thank the writer
   3. C.
      invite the writer to her party
   4. D.
      say goodbye to the writer
2. 2.

   The writer got the letter      years ago

   1. A.
      10
   2. B.
      12
   3. C.
      14
   4. D.
      16
3. 3.

   The underlined word “apology” means “    ” in Chinese

   1. A.
      劝告
   2. B.
      帮助
   3. C.
      道歉
   4. D.
      祝福
4. 4.

   Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

   1. A.
      The writer never had arguments with Minnie
   2. B.
      Minnie gave the writer a doll on one of her birthdays
   3. C.
      Minnie still writes letters to the writer
   4. D.
      The writer often rides her bike to Minnie’s house
5. 5.

   The writer wrote the passage to tell us about her      with Minnie

   1. A.
      old boxes
   2. B.
      letter
   3. C.
      birthday party
   4. D.
      friendship