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　　Everyone has his own birthday. People celebrate their birthdays in different countries in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.

　　Sandy Morison comes from Madrid(马德里). He says happily, “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they're going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It's an old custom(习俗). Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.”

　　Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki－it's the beginning of a new life. The colour red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Mrs. Sato says, “What am I going to give my husband? I can't say. It's a surprise!”

　　Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It's a special birthday, so we're going to have a family parry. I'm probably going to get some money in ‘lucky’ envelopes(信封) from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles－noodles are for a long life.”

　　Phillip Evans, from Paris, smiles to us, “I'm going to be 30 next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it's the opposite－people take you out.”

　　How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

根据短文内容，判断下列陈述内容的正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。

1．People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way.

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2．To celebrate her birthday, Sandy is going to pull on her friends' ears.

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3．On his birthday, Mr. Sato is going to receive something red.

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4．Li Xiaomei is going to cook some noodles on her birthday.

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5．Phillip is going to take his friends out to dinner on his birthday.

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6．Mr. Sato is from Japan and Phillip is from France.

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根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案．

(1) Who is interested in Art?

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A．Tom

B．Li Lei.

C．Mary.

(2) Which language does Mary speak?

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A．English

B．French and English.

C．Chinese.

(3) Who is from France?

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A．Masha.

B．Tom

C．Jim.

(4) What sport does Li Lei like?

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A．football.

B．basketball.

C．table tennis.

(5) How many people speak English?

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A．2

B．1.

C．3.

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.

Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.

In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes.With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

1.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   

　　A.not popular    B.growing    C.not possible    D.cheap

2.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .

　　A.American     B.cheaper     C.easier         D.more popular

3.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .

A.don't like to buy things               B.don't watch TV

C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive

D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality

4.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .

A.help businessmen get more money      B.keep the shops open longer

C.have fewer buyers                   D.bring better TV programmes

5.The best title of this passage is ____ .

A.American Teleshopping               B.Teleshopping Companies

C.Teleshopping in Europe               D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air

 

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
(   )11.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   
　　A.not popular    B.growing    C.not possible    D.cheap
(   )12.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
　　A.American     B.cheaper     C.easier         D.more popular
(   )13.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .
A.don't like to buy things              
B.don't watch TV
C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive
D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality
(   )14.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
A.help businessmen get more money     B.keep the shops open longer
C.have fewer buyers                   D.bring better TV programmes
(   )15.The best title of this passage is ____ .
A.American Teleshopping           B.Teleshopping Companies
C.Teleshopping in Europe           D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air