1. How old is Judy? She is
2. When did Judy have her birthday party?
She had her birthday party last
3. Why didn’t Nick attend Judy’s birthday party?
Because he had a
4. How was the weather when Judy had her birthday party? It was
5. What are Gina, Judy and Nick going to do this Sunday morning?
They are going to visit the Children’s Hospital to
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Imagine sharing your birthday with the whole country! That’s exactly what happens every year in Vietnam (越南). The Vietnamese don’t celebrate on the day they were born. Instead everyone gets one year older on the same day—Vietnamese New Year’s day or “Tet”: People don’t give birthday presents, but children receive red envelopes with money inside. Tet is the biggest celebration of the year in Vietnam—and it can last for a week. |
Becoming an adult is a very special day for girls in South America and it happens on their fifteenth birthday—the Quinceanera. In some places, such as parts of Mexico, the father or another relative gives the girl her first pair of high heels as a symbol of becoming a woman. The birthday girl, or quinceanera, often gives out fifteen candles, one to each of the fifteen most important people in her life. Then there is a meal and dancing. The quinceanera’s first dance is always with her father. |
In Japan everyone has a day off to celebrate the world’s biggest twentieth birthday party. The second Monday of January every year is “Coming of Age Day”—the day all twenty-year-old Japanese become adults. Men wear suits and girls dress in beautiful kimonos (和服). A ceremony is held in the local government office and afterwards the new adults can party with their friends and family. |
1. What is“ Tet” according to the text?
| A．The New Year’s day in Vietnam. | B．The birthday present in Vietnam. |
| C．The day when a child is born. | D．The red envelope with money inside. |
| A．The tenth. | B．The fifteenth. | C．The eighteenth. | D．The twentieth. |
| A．Vietnam. | B．Mexico. | C．Japan. | D．China. |
B: Hi, Dave. It’s Jacky!
A: I’m afraid not. Tomorrow is Lily’s birthday. Her parents are working in Guangdong, you know, and she’s alone with her grandpa. So I want to hold a party for her.
B:
A: No, in my home. My mother will cook a big dinner, and I have already ordered a birthday cake online.
B: That’s a good idea! You are so kind.
A:
B: Yes, I’d love to.
A: At five o’clock in the afternoon.
B: OK. I’ll get to your house on time.
A: Remember to tell Betty.
B: I will.
A: Let’s send her a scarf, shall we?
B: Good idea.
1. Who bought Sophia a camera?
| A．Harry. | B．Amy. | C．Mary. |
| A．A box of chocolates. | B．Some socks. | C．A pen. |
5 . Have you ever heard of half-birthday? It’s a day six months earlier before or after your real date of birth. Do you sometimes need an excuse for a celebration, because your birthday is still a few months away? Or because you just want to throw yourself into a celebration. Or because you need to get together with your friends. If it is true in your life, then you can take half-birthday into consideration.
Half-birthday is often celebrated when the real birthday may be overshadowed(使失色) by some important festivals. In the US, half-birthdays are often celebrated for children, whose real birthdays don’t fall in the school year, so giving them the chance to celebrate at school with their friends and teacher.
Half-birthday has become popular all over the world only with the popularity of Harry Porter. As we all know, Harry’s friends try to cheer him up by celebrating his half-birthday on January 29th.
阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词。As we all know, Harry’s friends try to cheer him up by celebrating his half-birthday on January 29th.
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根据短文，内容回答问题。
What is half-birthday?
Whom do children celebrate their half-birthdays with at school if their real birthdays don’t fall in the school year in the US?
When does Harry Porter’s birthday fall?
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| Dear Li Hua, How’s it going? I’m having a great time having a party. I got many beautiful gifts on my birthday party and I’ll share some with you. Have you ever received any gifts on some special days? When did you get it? Can you remember who gave it to you? What’s it like? Why do you like it? Could you please share a story of your favorite gift with me? Looking forward to you reply. Jenny |
Thanks for your e-mail. I’m glad to hear that you’re having a birthday party. Happy birthday to you.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,
Li Hua
1. What is John doing?
| A．Preparing for his father’s birthday. |
| B．Preparing for his mother’s birthday. |
| C．Preparing for his brother’s birthday. |
| A．February 22nd. | B．March 22nd. | C．April 22nd. |
| A．She will write a card. | B．She will buy a gift. | C．She will sing a song. |
May: Oh, I went to have the piano lesson yesterday afternoon.
Henry:
May: Three times a week.
Henry: I know you play very well. I think you will be a musician when you grow up.
May: I hope so. I like art.
Henry: Well, a robot designer, I think.
May: Sounds great. Tomorrow I’ll have my birthday party at home.
Henry: I’d love to.
May: See you.
| A．I will play a piece of music for you. |
| B．What do you want to be when you grow up? |
| C．How often do you have the lesson? |
| D．And I will make a model robot for you as a gift. |
| E．Can you come? |
| F．What were you doing? |
Sue is a middle school student. Her birthday is on July 8th. Today is Sue’s 14th birthday. She has a very happy birthday party.
“Go and look for it in your bedroom,” Mom says. Sue runs to her room. On her bed she sees a small red box.
Sue thinks for a few minutes, and then says, “Oh, great! It is a computer, right? Thank you, Mom. I just need it for study.”
| A．Tom gives her a book, Harry Potter. |
| B．It’s a toy (玩具) panda. I love it. |
| C．Many of her friends come over to her party. |
| D．Her parents give her a blue box and there is a skirt in it. |
| E．There isn’t anything but a card in it. |
| F．My last two letters are the same as in the word ‘water’. |
1. How old is Judy? She is
2. When did Judy have her birthday party? She had her birthday party last
3. Why didn’t Nick attend Judy’s birthday party? Because he had a
4. How was the weather when Judy had her birthday party? It was
5. What are Gina, Judy and Nick going to do this Sunday morning? They are going to visit the Children’s Hospital to
