Birthdays are celebrated (慶祝) all over the world.Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes.But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

Denmark

A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday.Presents are placed

around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.

India

Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class.Their best friend helps them to do this.

Japan

The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others.These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.

　　　　　　 　　　Holland

The birthday child receives an especially large present.The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.

(　　)1.When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see ________ around the person's bed.

　　　 A.flowers　　　　 B.presents　　　　 　 C.a flag　　　　　 D.a chair

(　　)2.In ________， flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

　　　 A.Japan　　　　　 B.Denmark 　　　　　　 C.India　　　　 D.Holland

(　　)3.From the passage, we learn that ________.

　　　 A.the birthday child in Holland wear colorful clothes to school

B.if a kite is flown outside a window, there must be someone who is having a birthday in Denmark

C.in India, the birthday children shoud give out chocolates to everyone in the class

D.Japanese children wear old clothes on birthday

(　　)4.In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.

　　　 A.15 　　 　 B.7　　　　 C.5　　　　　 D.3

(　　)5.The passage is mainly about ________.

　　　 A.similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

　　　 B.different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

C.children's birthdays in western countries　

　　　 D.the importance of children's birthday

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When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

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