People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on the earth，and celebrate them in many different ways．

In China and in Japan，for example，the arrival of the New Year is more（A）________ than a person's birthday．So everyone adds a year to their ages on New Year's Day，instead of on their birthdays．

In Brazil，the special birthday（B）________ isn't a birthday cake，bet special candies．In China，it's long noodles（C）為了長壽．In Iceland，people have pancakes with candies rolled inside on birthdays．

In Britain，a birthday is an all-day celebration．At school，the birthday child is lifted up by his classmates．In Israel，the same custom is followed．（D）but the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair．

In Holland，children not only get presents，but give things out，too．They give cakes，cookies and candies to their classmates and teachers on their birthdays．

In Mexico，it's good luck to give birthday greetings as early on the day as possible．So it's usual for the birthday child to be woken up at midnight by friends singing birthday songs．

In India，birthday celebrations also begin（E）quite early．Prayers and blessings must be said before morning（F）comes．

In Thailand，two tall candles are lighted at night before a birthday．One is as tall as the birthday person．If（G）it goes out early，it's bad luck．Another custom of Thailand is that they buy living fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person flees them，and it brings good luck．

In Nigeria，persons in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together on a certain day．

In many countries，birthday customs are changing．But one thing never changes--birthdays are special days for every birthday person!

1．在文中A和B的空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：__________；__________

2．將文中劃線部分C譯成英語：________________________________________

3．將劃線部分D改寫為：but people __________ and __________ the birthday person while the person is sluing in a chair．

4．寫出文中劃線詞E和F的同義詞或近義詞：__________；__________

5．劃線部分G在文中指代的是：________________________________________

1．important；food                        2．for a long life

3．lift；lower                                    4．very；arrives

5．one candle（the tall candle）

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