When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?

In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.

Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.

Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”

People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole year of good luck!

1.The British try to catch 12 falling leaves because _______.

A. the leaves fall in autumn

B. there are so many leaves to catch

C. the leaves can bring them a lucky month

D. they want to have a whole year of good luck

2.In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to ______.

A. trees B. people C. leaves D. years

3.The passage is mainly about ______.

A. how to wish upon a star

B. things that bring good luck

C. British people love leaves

D. which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”?It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs,some people and some way of making music.You may use a piano or any other musical instrument(乐器),if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a row(排). The chairs may be put in twos,back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts,the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow,they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops,the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on,he drops out(出局). Then,someone takes one chair away before the music starts again. When the music stops again,one more player will be out.

At last,there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

1.If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with______.

A. nine chairs B. ten chairs

C. eleven chairs D. one chair

2.When the music starts, the players must______.

A. run about the room B. get down

C. walk around the chairs D. sit on the chairs

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.

B. The last two players can sit on the last chair.

C. The winner can sit on the chair.

D. If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner.

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