Question

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions ______you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such______sending birthday cards, ______out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only______for certain ages and in certain countries.

In China, ______ a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up______ you what profession the child will choose later in ______.

For Japanese children, ______ third, fifth and seventh birthdays are ______important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.

In Argentina, Mexico and several______ Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration ______they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.

Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’—the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (选举), join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol ______buy a house.

In many English-speaking countries, a______birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person ______ now ______to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!

1.A. where B. What C. that D. when

2.A. for B. like C. so D. as

3.A. blow B. blowing C. to blow D.blown

4.A. find B. finds C. found D. finding

5.A. on B. in C. at D. to

6.A. telling B. told C. will tell D. tells

7.A. life B. lives C.living D.live

8.A. a B. an C. the D. /

9.A. especial B.especially C. more especial D. most especial

10.A. the other B. another C. others D. other

11.A. when B.before C. since D. because

12.A. and B. but C. or D. so

13.A. twenty-one B. twenty-first C. twentieth-one D. twentieth-first

14.A. has B. was C. have D. is

15.A. old enough B. young enough C. enough old D. enough young

Answer 1