You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child,she was poor. Once,she was invited to her friend's birthday party, he was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.

“The party is coming soon,but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed,thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story,she said,“Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to...” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day,her friends were very happy.“How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.”said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

根据短文内容,选择正确选项

1.The song Happy Birthday was written by ________.

A. an American girl

B. an American girl’s grandma

C .an American boy

2.The girl was sad because ________.

A. she didn't want to go to the party B. she would be busy that day

C. she didn't have enough money to buy a gift

3.What gift did she give her friend?

A. A flower. B. A toy. C.A song.

4.What did her friends think of the song? It was ________.

A.boring B.beautiful C.exciting

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The girl was still poor after writing the song.

B.The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C.The girl became famous because of the song.

根据下面每段话的陈述内容,从方框中选出各段恰当的主题,并将其字母序号填入题前括号内。

A.Climate change

B. The plastic bag problem

C. New Year in Brazil

D. Making mistakes is not always bad

E. My childhood dream

1.The world use 1 million plastic bags every minute. They can now be found in all parts of the world. Each plastic bag takes more than 1,000 years to disintegrate (粉碎)and never completely disappears.

2.When I was young, I thought space was wonderful. I spent all day imagining that I had my own spaceship. I would invite my cousins and my friends to join the trip and spend the whole day exploring other planets. That was my earliest dream.

3. In Brazil, people wear white clothes on New Year's Eve (31 December) because it brings good luck. At midnight people go to the sea and jump over the waves seven times. Then they throw flowers into the sea and make wishes for the New Year.

4. Over hundreds of years the Earth gets hotter and then it gets colder again. But scientists are sure that what’ s happening now is different. The world is getting warmer. For example, the way we use energy from coal and oil is making the planet hotter. This is one cause of climate(气候) change— it’s man-made.

5. Sometimes, good things happen because of mistakes. Once I got on the wrong train. That was a big mistake. But I saw a good friend on that train. I was glad I made that mistake ! When a good thing comes out of a mistake, that’s a happy accident.

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