Teresa, Madrid, Spain My twenty-first birthda...

1.What’s the o ld custom on people’s birthday in Spain?、、、

A. Pulling one’s ears.

B. Giving a birthday party.

C. Having a big dinner.

2.When you have a birthday in　　　　　　　　 , you often invite people out.

A. Spain　　　　 B. France　　　 C. Taipei

3.Lin Xiaohan had noodles on his 16th birthday because　　　　　　　　 .

A. noodles are easy to cook

B. noodles are delicious

C. noodles are for a long life.

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Teresa, Madrid, Spain

My 21st birthday was in April. I was really happy to go out with some friends. They pulled my ears 21 times, once for each year. It’s an custom(习俗).

Francisco, Paris, France

I’m going to be 30 next Friday. In France, when you celebrate a birthday, you often invite people out. I know that in some countries it’s the opposite—people take you out.

Lin Xiaohan, Taipei, China

Yesterday was my 16th birthday. It was a special birthday, so we had a family dinner together. I was happy to get some money from my parents, My mother cooked noodles for me, because noodles are for a long life.

1.Who is the oldest of the three?

A.Teresa B.Francisco C.Lin Xiaohan

2.Lin Xiaohan had noodles on his 16th birthday because　　　　　　　　 .

A.noodles are easy to cook B.noodles are delicious C.noodles are for a long life

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The most important day in my life was the 9th of April, 1987. That was the day I p1. my driving test.

I was very worried and drove very b2. on the way to the test centre. My driving teacher said, “If you drive l3. this during the test, you will fail. Don’t be afraid.” But that just made me more afraid!

The tester was very serious. He didn’t smile once as we got into the car. I drove quite well during the test and began to feel that I was s4. to pass. Then, the tester began a5. me questions about driving. He asked me, “What will you do if a dog runs out in front of your car?”I answered, and he sat there, unhappily, for a w6. and said,“Yes, maybe that is what you will do... but what will a good driver do?” By then, I thought I had failed the test. We drove b7. to the test centre and as I got out of the car the tester handed me a piece of paper. It had “PASSED” w8.on it. I was so s9.that I started to laugh but　 the tester still didn ’t even smile.　 I　 was　 too　 happy to care.

Now, I have my own car and every Sunday I drive to a friend’s house or into the centre of the city. I still get a little afraid, though, when I think of my d10.test and the tester’s　 face.

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Yesterday my brother __________to say "Happy Birthday" to me from Spain.

A. calls     B. called        C. is calling        D. was calling

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1.How old will Billy be next year?

A. 11.　　 B. 12.　　 C. 13.　　 D. 21.

2.What happened on May’s birthday?

A. She made a delicious cake by herself.

B. Her friends gave her some great books as gifts.

C. Her father took them to a park to play.

D. She did some voluntary work with her friends.

3.Who ate something different on his or her birthday?

A. Billy.　　 B. May.　　 C. Dale.　　 D. David.

4.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. The football.

B. The barbecue.

C. The birthday.

D. Playing with friends.

5.What do the three kids have in common?

A. Their birthdays are in the same month.

B. They all enjoyed some outdoor activities.

C. They all played sports with some people.

D. They all spent their birthdays with their friends.

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My birthday gift from my children came in the mail a little early this year. I opened it. It was a new record player to play my old ______ on. I set it up in my bedroom. It looked like a black briefcase(公文包) but it had speakers built into the sides. ______ when I opened it up, there was a turntable(唱机转盘) ready to go. I ran over to the collection that I had kept since childhood and ______ a 35­year­old record. I took it out of its old box and ______ it gently on the turntable. I pushed on the power button. Then suddenly the sweet sound of music flowed from the record player into my ______ and down to my soul. It was one of those ______ of joy that made life so wonderful.

I closed my eyes and ______ the sound. In my mind I was fourteen years old again, singing and dancing ______ to the music in my mom's living room. I opened my eyes again and ______ in silence. My old pet dog was afraid that I ______ start singing and dancing soon. It turned and ran out of the door. My young pet dog, however, jumped around _______ feet and barked happily while I danced ______ joy to the sweet sounds coming from my birthday gift.

I have been so _______ because there are so many sweet sounds in this life. I have heard the first birds singing in spring. I have heard the wind blowing ______ the trees. I have heard children laughing and playing. I have heard the wonderful words, “I love you.” I have heard beautiful music. I hope to keep adding the _______ of my own love, laughter, kindness, and joy to this beautiful world, too.

1.A. photos　　 B. records　　 C. gifts

2.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. Because

3.A. pulled out　　 B. handed out　　 C. put out

4.A. dropped　　 B. played　　 C. placed

5.A. mouth　　 B. hands　　 C. ears

6.A. changes　　 B. moments　　 C. memories

7.A. followed　　 B. noticed　　 C. knew

8.A. sadly　　 B. happily　　 C. quietly

9.A. danced　　 B. laughed　　 C. smiled

10.A. might　　 B. should　　 C. must

11.A. its　　 B. my　　 C. their

12.A. to　　 B. of　　 C. with

13.A. nervous　　 B. popular　　 C. lucky

14.A. through　　 B. across　　 C. into

15.A. music　　 B. sounds　　 C. words

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My little brother was born in ______ He will celebrate his ______ birthday next week.

A. 1990: eighteen　　 B. 1990s, eighteenth

C. the 1990s: eighteen　　 D. the 1990s: eighteenth

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Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881．His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing．He won a prize﹣“Science and Charity”for his first important painting when he was only fifteen．He studied in several cities in Spain．But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know．When he was nineteen，he visited Paris．

Paris was then the center of the world for artists．Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there．When he was twenty﹣three，Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life．

When he was over ninety，this great painter still lived his life like a young man．He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials．

When he died in 1973，he was ninety﹣one years old．

1.What did Pablo Picasso’s father do？

A．A teacher．　　 B．A painter．

C．An artist．　　 D．A painter and art teacher．

2.What prize did he win when he was fifteen？

A．Science and Painting．

B．Science and Art．C．Science and

C．harity．

D．Painting and Charity．

3.Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen？

A．Paris and Spain．　　　　　　 B．London and Paris．

C．Spain and Paris．　　　　　　 D．London and Spain．

4.How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died？

A．Twenty﹣three and ninety．

B．Twenty﹣three and ninety﹣one．

C．Nineteen and ninety﹣one．

D．Nineteen and ninety．

5.What did he do when he was old？

A．He lived his life like a young man．

B．He looked for new ideas．

C．He looked for new ways to use his artistic materials．

D．All the above

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In 2004,18-year-old Nadal helped Spain win the Davis Cup by defeating (击败) Andy Roddick, who was the second-best American player in the world at the time. This made Nadal the youngest player to win a match for a victorious country in the Davis Cup.

Professional(职业的) tennis is played on courts made of three different materials：clay, glass and hard court. The different surfaces have a significant effect on the game, so much so that for many years few players mastered tennis on all three surfaces. Nadal was called“The king of Clay”because he was so dominant(占优势的) on clay courts. But now he is one of several players to win grand slam titles on all three surfaces.

In 2016, Nadal founded a tennis academy in his hometown，Manacor, Spain. His goal was to combine tennis instruction and education so that young athletes would not need to neglect their education. He intends to live in the area long-term and remain involved with it.

Perhaps Rafael Nadal's incredible career will continue，and he will also make great efforts in passing on his skills and techniques to new prospective athletes.

1.Where is Rafael Nadal from?

A. England　　 B. American　　 C. Spain　　 D. France

2.Which of the following is correct according to the passage?

A. Nadal became the youngest player to win a match the Davis Cup in 2013.

B. A few players mastered tennis on all three surfaces.

C. Nadal was best at playing on clay court.

D. He is the only one to win grand slam titles on all three surfaces.

3.What can we guess from this passage?

A. Rafael Nadal has never founded tennis academies in his hometown.

B. Rafael Nadal decided to live abroad

C. Rafael Nadal is not going to play tennis.

D. Rafael Nadal will work hard to teach young athletes tennis skills.

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Every year on my birthday since I was 11，a white gardenia （栀子花） was sent to my house．No card ever came with it．Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all．After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower，in soft pink paper．

I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be．Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming（幻想 ）about the sender．My mother encouraged these daydreams．She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone．Perhaps it was one of my classmates Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped．As a girl，I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met．

A month before my high school graduation（毕业），my father died．I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance，and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not．My mother，in her own sadness，would not let me miss （过） any of those things．She wanted her children to feel loved．In fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfect．

My mother died ten years after I was married．That was the year the gardenia stopped coming．

1.The writer received　　 on her birthday since she was 11．

A.a white gardenia

B.a card

C.a card and soft pink paper

D.a gardenia and a card

2.The writer was very　　 when she was imagining who sent the flower．

A.happy B.sad

C.worried D.nervous

3.It can be inferred （椎断） from the passage that　　 ．

A.the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance

B.the writer probably joined in the graduation dance

C.the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother

D.the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays

4.The writer got the gardenias from　　 on her birthdays．

A.her classmate B.the old man C.the boy D.her mother

5.The passage mainly talks about　　 ．

A.what a gardenia meant

B.what a girl dreamed about

C.how a mother loved her children

D.how a daughter missed her father．

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