1 . 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先请阅读下列警方通报查找人员的信息：

	Name	Height	Weight	Age	Details
A	Ziggy Nizott	1.82 m	90kg	35	Long history of violent crime including robbery, assault and car theft.
B	Dennis Tsokas	1.95 m	70 kg	28	Well known to local police having been arrested several times for pick-pocketing.
C	Michael Clarke	1.7 m	65 kg	20	Arrested as a youth for car theft and the selling of stolen goods.
D	Mark Hughes	1.6 m	60kg	29	Is wanted by police for several armed robbery of grocery stores, banks and post offices.
E	Herb Elliot	1.6 m	90kg	22	Recently released from prison where he served 2 years for selling stolen goods.

以下是相关事件及人物的描述，请把描述与相关提示性文字匹配起来。
1. A valuable dog was taken while being walked by its owner in City Park yesterday afternoon. Police wish to talk to a man seen nearby at the time, described by witnesses as short and fat with short light hair and clear glasses.
2. Yesterday morning at 9.30a.m. a man armed with a gun entered the National Bank and demanded money from the staff, before fleeing when confronted by bank security staff. Security cameras show the man as being short and thin with shoulder length blonde hair.
3. A car was stolen from the supermarket carpark on Friday, June 23 this year by a man described as very young, 1.7 metres tall with thin dark hair and carrying a blue backpack. A reward of $500 is offered for the car’s recovery.

2 . The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago. It was feared that evil spirits were particularly attracted to people on their birthdays.     1    Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to keep away from the evil spirits. This is how birthday parties began.The following are some countries’ birthday traditions:Canada —Greasing the nose with butter. In Atlantic Canada, the birthday child’s nose is greased for good luck.China —     2    .The birthday child pays respect to his/her parents and receives a gift of money. Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.England —Fortune telling cakes. Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it is being prepared.     3    Italy —Pulling ears. The child’s ears are pulled as many times as how old they are turning.Japan —New clothes. The birthday child wears entirely new clothes mark the occasion.New Zealand—     4    .After the birthday cake is lit, the happy birthday song is sung loudly and often out of tune and then the birthday person receives a clap for each year they have been alive and then one for good luck．The United States —Cake, candles and song.     5    

A. A cake is made, and candles are put on top based on how old the person is.

B. In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child.

C. If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich.

D. To protect them from harm, friends and family would come to stay with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes.

E. Noodles for lunch.

F. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.

G. Birthday claps.

3 . How to Read a Book

Books can be your best friends.    1    They can introduce you to things you may never see… But do you know how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible? The following tips should help.

①Find a book. Look in the library or in one of the large bookstores. You could also ask friends if you could have a look at their book shelves. Search the shelves until you find a book that looks good Read the first page to see how it reads, and the cover text on the back of the book, if it has any.    2    

②Buy or borrow it and take it home. Do not start to read it until you have the time.    3    And set aside time to do nothing else but read, as it can be, at times’ suspenseful (悬疑的), exciting and relaxing.

③Get comfortable on the couch. Have a lamp (灯) behind you, lighting the area where you are reading. Make sure the television is off and that anything else that, could distract you has been attended to    4    .

④Start the book by turning the pages and really enjoy it. Do not think about anything else but what you are reading. Put yourself into the action or location in the story. Once you concentrate completely, it will be difficult to put the book down. And remember that reading is not running your eyes over a book.    5    However, if you need to read the book quickly, then you do not need to pay attention to every word.

A. If you are busy doing other things, you should wait until you have finished them.
B. Get warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few hours.
C. If you are already concentrating, then buy it or borrow it.
D. Try to imagine the story in your head.
E. They can take you to places that you may never go.
F. You should read it actively and enjoy it completely.
G. Otherwise, you will miss it.