In the UK a trip to Laze quest is a popular way to celebrate a birthday．It's a game where you shoot（射击）your friends with toy guns．Kids hide in dark corners and hope to surprise them．

Other people go bowling（打保龄球）and then have dinner at a nice restaurant．If it's your birthday you can choose whatever you want to eat and drink．

Going to an amusement park for your birthday is popular too．Amusement parks have big rides like roller coasters（过山车）and ghost（鬼怪）trains．Parents often pay for their kids to bring some friends with them to the parks．

If the weather is nice and you have enough space，you can have a garden party．People play games like blind man's bluff（欺骗）．One kid cannot see but has to try to catch the others by listening out for them．There's music at the party and sometimes a barbecue（烧烤野餐）．

Kids will usually bring along gifts like CDs or books to the party．Parents will buy their child a big present，like a game console（电子游戏机）or a bike．

1．A kid can often do the following on his birthday except ________．

A．playing a game                                           B．going bowling

C．having a barbecue                                       D．buying presents for other children

2．From the third paragraph we know that ________．

A．it's free for kids to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

B．it's free for adults to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

C．you should pay money to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

D．parents won't let their kid bring~ any friends to the parks on his birthday

3．The passage mainly tells us ________．

A．the ways to celebrate a birthday in the UK

B．how to celebrate a birthday in the US

C．the ways of celebrating a birthday

D．where to celebrate a birthday

    Our earth has a special day．It is much like your birthday．Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd each year．We celebrate Earth Day to remind people to take care of our earth．We need to keep our rivers，lakes，and ponds clean for people to have good water to drink，We need to keep the environment clean so that our world will be beautiful．We can all help to keep our earth clean．Let’s start by cleaning up the trash in our schools，homes，and neighborhoods．Would you like to join our school volunteer project? We are going to clean up the park near our school on Saturday afternoon．

    Time：2：30 0n the afternoon of April 21st．

    Where to meet：At the school gate．

    What to bring：A large plastic bag．

1．When is Earth Day?

    A．March 1st．  B．April 22nd．  C．April 1st．              D．May 3rd．

2．Why do we celebrate Earth Day?

A．To have a big party．

B．To play outside．

C．To remind people to take care of the earth．

D．To color pictures．

3．Why do we need to keep our rivers，lakes，and ponds clean?

    A．To have good food．                        B．To grow flowers．

    C．To have good water to drink．             D．To plant trees．

4．Where can we clean up the trash?

    A．In our schools．                              B．In our homes．

    C．In our neighborhoods．                       D．All of the above．

5．When and where will you meet if you want to volunteer on Saturday afternoon?

    A．At 2：30 at the school gate．            B．At 2：30 at the park gate．

    C．At 2：00 at the school gate．               D．At 2：00 at the park gate．

Are you ready for the coming festive season? What gifts will you give to make your friends feel special? Here teenagers share their ideas for gifts and look forward to the ones they'll get.

Hu Ziwei, 15, Nanjing Foreign Language School

My class will have a gift exchange party, during which we will put on a small talent show. Many of us had our gifts ready a week ago. I believe that the boys will give magic tools, stationary （文具） or sweets, while girls are likely to give dolls or mobile accessories （挂件）.

The biggest fun about these parties is not knowing from whom you'll receive a gift and who will receive your gifts. The computer will decide everything! Our teacher hopes the activity will help us get to know each other better – you see, we've only known each other for three months. I'm looking forward to my surprise gift!

Liu Wei, 17,Beijing No 8 High School

Although my birthday was in November, I'll get a special birthday gift from my classmates this week. A．collective （集体的） birthday party is scheduled for all the students who had birthdays fall in the last six months.

My classroom has been decorated with colorful ribbons and Christmas balls. Someone told me that there will be a huge birthday cake and that a personalized gift sent with best wishes from other students is being prepared for each birthday student. I'm sure we will treasure this event and I'm so looking forward to the big moment!

Yin Zhaohua, 19, Jixi No 1 High School in Heilongjiang

I'm still enjoying the gifts I received on Christmas Eve. Nowadays traditional greeting cards are being replaced with apples and sweets, which symbolize （象征） hope for the year ahead. I got more than 20 apples this Christmas, which means I sent a similar number of apples out. I think apples are healthier, more environmentally and friendly gifts than cards sent through the post.

Wu Shang, 16, Mianyang High School in Sichuan

These last two weeks have been filled with every kind of exam so the atmosphere（气氛） on campus is not at all like a holiday. I miss the days when I got handwritten cards.

In fact, I haven't received or sent holiday cards since the Internet became popular. It's so fast and easy to send an e-card. Also, text messages are fun and convenient （方便的）. I'll send warm hugs to my best friends on New Year's D．ay to let them know that I'll be always there for them.

1. Where is Yin Zhaohua from?

A．He is from the east of China                   B．He is from the capital of China

C．He is from the north of China                  D．He is from the west of China

2. Before the gift exchange party, Hu Ziwei knows _____________

A．from whom she'll receive a gift           B．who will receive her gifts.

C．what gift she will send to her classmates    D．that she may get a magic tool

3. In Liu Wei’s classroom we can’t see _____________ during the collective birthday party.

A．some colorful ribbons                              B．some Christmas balls

C．a huge birthday cake                               D．some mobile accessories

4. On New Year’s D．ay Wu Shang will _____________.

A．have an important exam                   B．send some handwritten cards

C．meet and hug her best friends warmly       D．send some text messages to her friends

5. From the passage we can infer _____________

A．the kids share the same ideas about gifts  

B．the kids will receive and send expensive gifts

C．apples are sent as gifts to keep young kids healthy

D．the kids are trying to show their wishes in different ways