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Some birthday customs are quite similar in many parts of the world---- birthday candles(蜡烛), birthday games,and birthday cakes. But some customs are more specific to certain countries. Here are some children talking about their customs.

Linda: I am fourteen. I come from Aruba阿鲁巴岛(拉丁美洲)(荷属安的列斯群岛中的大岛). In our country, Children take something special to school for their classmates and all teachers. Each teacher gives the birthday child a small gift like a pencil, an eraser or a postcard. The birthday child is also allowed to wear special clothes instead of the school uniform.

Lucy: I am one year older than Linda. Denmark(丹麦) is my country. A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.

Tom: I am as old as Linda. I am from Brazil. The birthday child receives a pull on the earlobe(耳垂) for each year in my country. The birthday person also gives the first slice of cake to his/her most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad.

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Names

Countries

Ages

Special customs

Linda

Aruba

Fourteen

Each teacher receives something special from 1.________ and gives him or her a small gift.

Lucy

Denmark

2._______

If you see 3._______ flying outside a window, you may know someone in that house is having a birthday

Tom

4.______

Fourteen

The first slice of the birthday cake is usually given to Mom or Dad.

MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a food additive (食品添加剂), which has been widely used by many food factories all over the world since it appeared first in Japan in 1909.

MSG is a substance that is added to some food to improve its original (原先的) taste and colour. It is used in foods around the world such as cakes, bread, frozen meats, fish and vegetables. In the beginning, people thought MSG was safe just like salt and sugar. However, in 1968 some people reported they seemed to have bad reactions (反应) to MSG after having had a meal at a restaurant. They included headaches and quick heartbeat (心跳). It was also reported that MSG excited a person's brain and caused his death in Japan. Scientists think that MSG may lead to many neurological disorders (神经紊乱). In mice studies done by a university, the evidence showed the mice didn’t want to eat the food including MSG.

Today many food companies “hide” MSG on food labels (标签) by using different names. If you see “natural flavorings”, “hydrolyzed protein” and “spices” in a food label, you are probably seeing a hidden way to “report” MSG in a food label. Every time we have a meal in a restaurant, we always feel the food very delicious to taste, but sometimes it is dangerous for our health because some poisonous food additives have been added to the food.

To protect people’s health, our governments, from central to local, are taking actions to stop factories producing poisonous food additives.

1.Monosodium Glutamate is _______.

A. a food B. an additive

C. a factory D. a country

2.MSG is often used in _______.

A. frozen meats B. cups C. clothes D. book covers

3.The examples in the second paragraph tell us ________.

A. the food including MSG is delicious

B. people like to eat in a restaurant

C. mice like eating the food including MSG

D. MSG is not safe sometimes

4.If you see “natural flavorings”, “hydrolyzed protein” and “spices” in a food label, you will know________.

A. you must eat the food in a hidden way

B. the food label must be hidden

C. MSG is probably added to the food

D. you must report the food to your parents

5.The underlined word “substance” in the article means __________.

A. colour B. material C. taste D. Food

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