The Korean lunar(阴历) New Year falls on a day in late January or February. ____66_____
Before the New Year people have an overall(全部地) cleaning. When the New Year comes, nobody should sleep. They think that if someone slept on that night, the eyebrows would turn white. ____67_____
Have you ever heard of “bokjori”? It is actually a sieve(筛子). It is a tool to clean the rice from small stones. In the morning of New Year’s Day, the hang it up on the wall. ____68____
Offering to ancestor(拜祭祖先) is a common thing in Korean holidays. Women get busy making the food from the day before. They make “ttokuk”, a kind of soup, and dumplings and fried meats. Very early in the morning of the New Year’s Day, Korean people take a bath and put new clothes on. ___69____ Family members drink a glass of a liquor(烧酒). The drink can help people hear clearly all year long.
“Say hay boke-mahn he pah du say oh!” _____70____ But more and more Koreans, especially the young people, have started to say it in English, “Make a lot of blessings(祝福) this year.”

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”

“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).

“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”

An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

1.Why were the fathers there?

A. They were waiting for their wives.　     　

B. They were seeing doctors.

C. They were waiting for their babies to be born.　　

D. They were working at men nurses there.

2.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A. He thought the nurse made a mistake.　

B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C. He didn’t want to have these babies.　　

D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

3.Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?

A. Hew was afraid of having so many babies.　    　

B. He was seriously ill.

C. He was too excited.               

D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.

4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A. 9.         B. 10.        C. 11.        D. 16.

根据短文内容简要回答问题。

When you are sad, you need to find ways to deal with(处理)your sadness. When you learn how to deal with your sadness, you’ll find your won happiness.

Accept(接受)your sadness.3 It’s not a bad thing to feel sad. Try to face what is making you feel sad. And don’t believe it will just go away on its own.

Speak about your sadness. It’s nice to talk to friends or family about your feelings. You may not need him or her to say a word; just having someone listen to you is sometimes enough.

Put your sadness into written words. Write down how you are feeling every day and why you think you are feeling this way. Write down how you deal with your sadness and which ways work.

Take part in activities. Read a good book, listen to music, exercise or take a walk outside.4 These can help you feel comfortable and forget your sadness .

See a doctor. If your sadness starts to interfere with(干扰)your everyday life seriously, you should ask your doctor for help.   

1.How many kinds of activities are in paragraph( 段)5?      

2.What should we do when we can’t go on with our everyday life because of sadness?

（二） 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3._____________________________________________________

4._____________________________________________________

（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5._____________________________________________________