Birthday traditions are different around the world. In America, children often celebrate(庆祝) a birthday with a party. They give presents and have a taste of cake and ice cream.
Children in Korea celebrate in a different way. They eat seaweed(海带)soup because it is healthy. They also eat rice cakes. Guests to the birthday party may wear traditional clothes called hanbok.
At a birthday party in Canada, children look for a coin in the cake. When the children play party games, the child who finds the coin goes first.
It’s said that Germans are the first people to have birthday parties for children by their parents. Parents place a wooden birthday wreath(花环)with candles on the table. They light a tall candle in the middle, the "life" candle, every year until their child becomes 12 years old.
| Different countries | Different ways to celebrate a |
| Have a party Give | |
| Korea | Eat healthy seaweed Have ice cakes |
| Find a coin in the cake Play party | |
| Germany | Hold birthday Place a |
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【推荐1】During meal times, more and more young people take out their phones, choose a favorite show, eat while watching and burst into laughter now and then.
Liu, a 19-year-old student studying in Beijing, is one of them. A foodie and a video lover, she is happy to eat while watching food programs on her smartphone. A show she has been recently watching is about two Chinese girls traveling around Japan to find delicious food, and the show has been viewed more than 26,000 times on China’s top microblog platform. "The food in the show looks really attractive (吸引人的),” Liu explains. Besides this show, she also watches many other online food programs.
“It’s not unexpected,” said Adrien from France, who is a huge fan of Chinese food. “China and France both enjoy cooking and eating. As for me, I love Chinese food programs very much.”
Irina from Russia also loves Chinese food programs very much. She watched a reality show ①________ her friends. In the show, some Chinese stars cooked seafood and crabs. “They cooked the seafood differently from us, but the dish they made looked very delicious,” said Irina and her friends.
Beautiful pictures, delicious food, special skills of ②________ and the famous stars—all these things can make food programs a perfect meal companion (同伴) for younger Chinese people, even when they are far away from home.
“After I ③________ China and started my study life in Germany, I found myself always watching A Bite of China during meals,” said Manling. She added that she had only been living there for only two months and she had already missed the home flavor (味道) of China. “Chinese flavors are like the comfort zone (区域) that gives me a sense of safety,” Manling said.
1. What kind of programs does Liu like watching? (No more than 10 words)2. Why do the two Chinese girls travel around Japan according to Paragraph 2? (No more than 10 words)
3. According to Adrien, in what way is China similar to France? (No more than 10 words)
4. Fill in each blank in the passage with one proper word.
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.
【推荐2】We all do it. We all need it. Most of us need to do it for seven to nine hours a night. It is of course sleep. Many scientists believe the truth. An adult should get eight hours of sleep every night. However, some people can live without feeling sleepy after as little as six hours of sleep. But other people need about ten hours a night. Babies usually sleep between 14 to 17 hours a day. Usually they only stay awake for one to three hours.
Do you take a nap (打盹) in the day? People say that some adults and children need to nap. This just depends on the person. One thing scientists have learned is that man is the only mammal (哺乳动物) that prevents himself from going to sleep. This can be bad for our bodies in many ways. Scientists believe not sleeping enough can make us eat more. And not sleeping enough can make us put on weight. Hopefully you are a good sleeper and get a good night’s rest tonight!
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3. People say that some adults and children need to nap.
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4. How many hours of sleep should an adult get every night?
5. Who usually sleeps between 14 to 17 hours a day?
6. Can not sleeping enough make us lose weight?
Anjiazhuang was a quiet village near a big lake in the past. But now, it has turned into a modern town. This is all because of the high-speed railway(高铁) station.
10 years ago, there was a small hill in the east of the village. Around the hill, there were small lakes and farmland. People grew crops(农作物) for a living.
Now, the hill is no longer there. At the place of the hill, the government built the train station. Only half of the farmland is left.
Because of the railway station, more and more factories appeared. Now, most villagers make a living by working in the factories. They live a richer life than before.
But the changes have also brought many problems. Some people don’t like living in tall buildings. And more factories bring more pollution.
Anjiazhuang | |
In the past | ·There was a hill with small ·People made a living by growing crops. |
Now | ·The hill has become a(n) ·Only |
The | ·Some local people don’t like living in ·There is more pollution. |
