Question

Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.

Sandy comes from Madrid(馬德里) . She says happily, “My 21st birthday is on Saturday, and I’m going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It’s an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.”

Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki(花甲)—it’s the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday.

Liu Mei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. It’s a special birthday, so we’re going to have a family party. Maybe I will get some lucky money from my relatives(親戚). My mother is going to cook noodles for a long life.”

Phillip, from Paris, smiles to us, “I’m going to be thirty next week, so I’m going to invite three very good friends out for dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out.”

How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

1.Sandy’s friends will pull on her ear ____ on her birthday.

A. once B. twice C. 21 times D. we don’t know

2.Kanreki is on everyone’s ____ in Japan.

A. 16th birthday B. 14th birthday

C. 30th birthday D. 60th birthday

3.Perhaps Mr. Sato will receive ____ on his 60th birthday.

A. some red flowers

B. some lucky money

C. a white shirt

D. a pair of black leather shoes

4. Liu Mei will eat ____ for a long life on her birthday.

A. rice B. noodles C. dumplings D. birthday cakes

5.Phillip will celebrate his thirtieth birthday by ____.

A. eating out for dinner with his friends

B. pulling on the ear of his friends

C. cooking noodles

D. receiving some lucky money

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