It is interesting to know how different countries celebrate Christmas．Some foreign friends told us how they spend this festival in their countries．
Brazil Father Christmas is called Papa Noel．Many Christmas meal are similar to those in the USA or UK．For those who have enough money, a special Christmas meal will be chicken, turkey, ham, rice, salad, pork, fresh and dried fruit, often with beer．Poor people will just have chicken and rice．
Finland Finnish people believe that Father Christmas lives in the north part of Finland called Korvatunturi, north of the Arctic Circle．People from all over the world send their letters to Santa Claus in Finland．There is even a big tourist theme park called“Christmas Land”in the north of Finland, close to where Father Christmas lives．
Russia In the days of Soviet Union, Christmas was not celebrated very much．New Year was the important time－when“Father Frost”brought presents to children．Now Christmas can be openly celebrated－either on December 25th, or on January 7th．
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Father Christmas is called Papa Noel in most of the western countries．
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Poor people can only have rice and traditional turkey for Christmas dinner．
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Korvatunturi is in the north of the Arctic Circle．
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Christmas could not be celebrated openly in Russia before．
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The Russians can also celebrate Christmas on January 7th．
Small children often laugh at(嘲笑)a lame(瘸子)or a blind person, or at someone who isn't dressed as well as they are．But as they grow up, they learn not to hurt people's feelings by laughing at their problems．They learn to laugh at other things．Most important, they learn to laugh at themselves．
Suppose(假设)you're playing a game．You make a mistake and lose．Do you become angry? Or can you laugh at yourself and hope to do better next time?
Suppose you're at a special dinner．You spill(溢出)some food．Why keep worrying? Why not laugh it off and enjoy yourself anyway? If you can, it's a good sign you have grown up．
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This passage is about ________．
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A．
why laughter is good for your body
B．
what you should laugh at
C．
when babies learn to laugh
D．
where you may laugh
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The writer says small children laugh at people who ________．
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A．
have problems
B．
spill food
C．
dress well
D．
play games
(3)
The writer shows how laughter could help you not to ________．
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A．
make a mistake
B．
lose a game
C．
become angry
D．
try again
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Next the writer shows how laughter could keep you from ________．
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A．
spilling food
B．
worrying
C．
enjoying yourself
D．
growing up
(5)
If you find a new skill(技能)hard to learn, you should ________．
