Question

     Many children have birthday cakes on their birthdays. In some 1 ,like England and Scotland,there is another custom (风俗) ，too. People beat (打) the 2 on his or her birthday. This may hurt (伤害) a little,but people there say it is very 3 for the child. The child must 4 cry. The custom says,if you 5,you will cry all year.

    They say the birthday spank ( —巴掌) is to make the bad luck 6 . The harder (越用力) you spank,the better. In Belgium,another country in Europe (欧洲) ，the custom is a little 7 . There a parent goes into the child's room 8 in the morning with a needle

(针) . When the child 9 up,the parent pricks (刺) the child with the needle. This is for good 10 .

() 1. A. countries   B. cities   C. towns   D. schools

() 2. A. children   B. girl   C. child   D. boy

() 3. A. interesting   B. lucky   C. bad   D. easy

() 4. A. never   B. ever   C. sometimes   D. often

() 5. A. jump   B. sleep   C. speak   D. cry

() 6. A. near   B. in   C. more   D. away

() 7. A. difficult   B. different   C. helpful   D. friendly

() 8. A. late   B. fast   C. early   D. quiet

() 9. A. wakes   B. runs   C. stands   D. comes

() 10. A. sleep   B. luck   C. birthday   D. breakfast

Answer 1

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