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Valentine's Day（情人节）is on February 14th every year. On this day, people send valentines to their loved ones. Valentine's Day is a special time to tell how much you care about（在乎）a person．
Many people send candy in hearted shaped（心形的）boxes to people they love. Flowers are also presents that people send on Valentine's Day. Valentine cards with words are often used（被使用）by many people．
Can you guess who gets the greatest number of Valentine cards in the USA each year? Is It mother or father, sister or brother? Is it uncle or aunt? Is it the special friend? No, it isn't!
Mothers get a lot of cards, but school teachers get the most each year. Do you know who sends the most? Children do. Children send five times（倍）as many on February 14 th as adults do．
1.Valentine's Day_______.
A. comes once a year
B. is on February 4th
C. comes twice a year
D. is on the first day of spring
2.We can know from the passage（文章）that Valentines refer to（涉及）
A. mothers and fathers
B. cards, flowers, candy and so on
C. teachers and students
D. uncles and aunts
3.Teachers get the most valentines because ____________________ .
A. they send（寄）the most
B. students have too much money
C. so many students love their teachers
D. the valentines are only for them
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Flowers are the best present for Valentine's Day.
B. All valentines are red and white.
C. Adults never get cards on Valentine's Day.
D. Adults send fewer（较少的）cards than children do.
5.This passage is mainly（主要）about ____________________ .
A. candy and flowers
B. parents and children
C. valentines and their receivers（接收者）
D. the teachers in the USA
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Hello, Jenny,
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. We will watch the moon tonight, and look for Chang’e and Wu Gang. We usually eat moon cakes. They are round, like the moon.
National Day is also in autumn, on October 1st. My mother and father are usually free for 7 days! We will do
many things together. I like going to the national celebration.But the best thing in autumn is my birthday. It’s in October. I will be 15 years old.
Yours,
Li Ming
Dear Li Ming,
Thank you for your e-mail! I love autumn too. In Canada, we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving Day. Family members always celebrate it together. I will go to
my grandmother and grandfather’s house. My uncles, aunts and their children will be there too.
Canadian Thanksgiving Day is in early October. In the USA, they celebrate Thanksgiving Day in late November.
Have a good time on your birthday, Li Ming! On my birthday, I have a cake with candles. Everyone sings the song ‘Happy Birthday’. Then I blow out the candles! Will you have a cake for your birthday?
Your friend,
Jenny
1.When is Li Ming’s birthday? ________.
A. On September 29th
B. After October
C. Before September 29th
D. After September 29th
2.Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day__________.
A. in early October
B. in early November
C. in late October
D. in late November
3.—What do Canadians usually do on Thanksgiving Day?
—They usually_______.
A. eat cakes B. stay together
C. watch the moon D. sing a song
4.The subject(主题)of Jenny’s e-mail should be ________.
A. Autumn B. My birthday
C. Thanksgiving Day D. National Day
5.What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they write to each other?
A. Pens B. Paper
C. Computers D. Telephones
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Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near their work place. Children at school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies with them or eat at school. Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck. They may also have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert.
1.Americans have breakfast ________.
A. after eight o’clock
B. at eight o’clock
C. before eight o’clock in the morning
D. in the morning
2. _______ is the most important meal in a day.
A. Breakfast B. Lunch C. Meals D. Supper
3. What does the underlined word “light” mean in Chinese in this passage?
A. 重的 B. 有用的 C. 轻的 D. 不太重要的
4. Americans usually have supper ______.
A. at home
B. in the office
C. at the restaurant
D. near their work place
5.When Americans have supper, _______ comes last.
A. drink B. meat
C. dessert D. Vegetables
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