Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

　 The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated 36 the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by 37　

zongzi and holding dragon boat races.

　 The festival began during the period of Warring States（战国时期), and has a 38 of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is said to be the date 39 Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright（正直的）man, and was loved 40 people. He wanted the emperor of Chu 41 against the State of Qin with the cooperation（联合）with the State of Qi, 42 was refused and sent to the border area. During his stay in other states, he wrote 43 poems expressing his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan 44 into Miluo River expressing his strong love for his native land by taking 45 own life.

After the 46 of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn（哀悼）over the great 47 they loved so much. Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish 48 keep them away from Qu Yuan. Some doctors poured realgar wine 49 the river to kill snakes and other animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a 50　 festival for the Chinese people.

(　 )36. A. at　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. in

(　 )37. A. eating　　　　　 B. to eat　　　　 C. ate

(　 )38. A. vacation　　　　 B. history　　　　 C. date

(　 )39. A. when　　　　　 B. where　　　　 C. why

(　 )40. A. in　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. by

(　 )41. A. to fight　　　　 B. fighting　　　 C. fight

(　 )42. A. or　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　 C. so

(　 )43. A. much　　　　　 B. a lot　　　　　 C. many

(　 )44. A. jumped　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. turned

(　 )45. A. his　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　 C. him

(　 )46. A. die　　　　　　 B. death　　　　 C. dead

(　 )47. A. emperor　　　　 B. doctor　　　　 C. poet

(　 )48. A. in order that　　 B. so that　　　　 C. in order to

(　 )49. A. into　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　 C. out of

(　 )50. A. modern　　　　 B. traditional　　 C. international

　　Everyone has his own birthday. People celebrate their birthdays in different countries in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. Sandy Morison comes from Madrid. She says happily, “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they're going to pull on my friends are very traditional.”

　　Mr and Mrs Sato are from Tokyo. Mr Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the beginning of a new life. The colour red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Mrs Sato says, “What am I going to give my husband? I can't say. It's a surprise!”

　　Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It's a special birthday, so we're going to have a family party. I'm probably going to get some money in “lucky” envelopes from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles---noodles are for a long life.

　　Phillip Evans, from Paris, smiles to us, “I'm going to be 30 next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it's opposite --- people take you out.”

　　How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

阅读短文，判断正 (T) 误 (F)。

(1) People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way.

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(2) To celebrate her birthday, Sandy is going to pull on her friends' ears.

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(3) On his birthday, Mr Sato is going to receive something red.

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(4) Li Xiaomei is going to cook some noodles on her birthday.

(　　)

(5) Phillip is going to take his friends out to dinner on his birthday.

(　　)

阅读理解

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

　　Sandy Morison comes from Madrid(马德里). He says happily, “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they're going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It's an old custom(习俗). 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－it's the beginning of a new life. The colour red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Mrs. Sato says, “What am I going to give my husband? I can't say. It's a surprise!”

　　Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It's a special birthday, so we're going to have a family parry. I'm probably going to get some money in ‘lucky’ envelopes(信封) from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles－noodles are for a long life.”

　　Phillip Evans, from Paris, smiles to us, “I'm going to be 30 next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it's the opposite－people take you out.”

　　How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

根据短文内容，判断下列陈述内容的正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。

1．People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way.

(　　)

2．To celebrate her birthday, Sandy is going to pull on her friends' ears.

(　　)

3．On his birthday, Mr. Sato is going to receive something red.

(　　)

4．Li Xiaomei is going to cook some noodles on her birthday.

(　　)

5．Phillip is going to take his friends out to dinner on his birthday.

(　　)

6．Mr. Sato is from Japan and Phillip is from France.

(　　)

Beijing Opera is ________ music．

　　　　A．traditional　　B．blues

　　　　C．pop D．classical

　　Sandy Morison comes from Madrid（马德里）. He says happily, “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they're 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 kanredi--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. Mrs Sato says, “What am I going to give my husband? I can't say. It's a surprise!”

　　Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It's a special birthday, so we're going to have a family party. I'm probably going to get some money in 'Lucky' envelopes from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles--noodles are for a long life.”

　　Phillip Evans, from Paris, smiles to us, “I'm going to be 30 next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it's the opposite--people take you out.”

根据短文的内容判断正误。正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。