Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate (庆祝)their birthdays in different ways. Here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.

Sandy Morrison comes from Madrid(马德里). He says happily, "My twenty-first birthday is on a Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull(拉,扯)on my ear, once for each year. It is an old custom(风俗). Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional(传统的)."

Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be sixty tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki---it's the beginning of a new life. The colour red is for a new life, so they 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(惊喜)."

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(信封) 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 thirty next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it's the opposite---- people take you out."

1.How many times do Sandy’s friends pull on his ear this year?

A. Just once. B. twenty-one times.

C. Ten times. D. It’s a secret.

2.Japanese people think the sixtieth birthday is _________.

A. very old. B. something red.

C. a surprise D. the beginning of a new life.

3.Which of the following is not true?

A. Li Xiaomei gets some money on her birthday.

B. Mrs. Sato will give something red to her husband tomorrow.

C. People in Madrid celebrate their birthdays by pulling on the ear.

D. In France, when someone has birthday, his friends often ask him to have dinner.

Hobbies are activities, which we do in our free time. There are so many kinds of hobbies one can choose for his or her own. Some hobbies are really expensive, and some are even dangerous.

The most popular hobbies in our country are as follows:

Collecting hobbies We can collect a lot of things. Usually people collect the stamps, postcards or coins. Some people collect unusual things like old cars, old motorbikes or other interesting things, which could be very expensive.

Art hobbies Going to the theatre, concert(音乐会), opera; playing some instrument ( the most popular instrument is guitar ); painting, writing, poetry. There are many clubs—such as singing, dancing, etc.

Sports games Everybody does some sport activities—sport can keep us fit. Many students are members of a sports club—basketball, volleyball or swimming.

The other popular hobby is watching TV or a video, playing computer or video games, but it is not so good for your eyes and your mind. Many people here like to spend their free time reading books, magazines and newspapers. Some people like listening to music better. Going out can be very expensive now.

Many students would like to make use of their hobbies in their future jobs, e.g. working with computer, but it is not so easy. Hobbies are very important for everybody. A man would be very poor without a hobby and would not be happy.

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1. for Us to Choose From

Introduction

There are many hobbies one can choose: expensive or dangerous.

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Collecting hobbies

Many people like 2. stamps, postcards or coins.

Some people like to collect 3. things, such as old cars, old motorbikes, etc.

Art hobbies

We can go to the theatre, concert or opera.

We can also learn to play some instrument.

Some have 4. painting, writing or poetry.

Going to 5. for entertainment(娱乐)is also very interesting.

Sports games

We can take part in some sports activities or 6. sports clubs.

Other hobbies

Watching TV or a video and playing computer or video games are interesting things to do, but not too much, for they may be 7.for our eyes and mind.

We can choose to 8. or enjoy music for pleasure.

Conclusion

For many students hobbies are 9. for their future jobs.

Hobbies are important for everyone. 10. them we would be poor and not happy.

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