【Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.Therearesometraditionsthatyoucanfindalmostanywhereanytimesuchassendingbirthdaycardsblowingoutthecandles(吹熄蜡烛)onabirthdaycakeandsingingthe‘HappyB】
Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.Therearesometraditionsthatyoucanfindalmostanywhereanytimesuchassendingbirthdaycardsblowingoutthecandles(吹熄蜡烛)onabirthdaycakeandsingingthe‘HappyBirthday’song.Othersareonlyfoundforcertainagesandincertaincountries.
InChinaonachild’ssecondbirthdayfamilymembersputmanythingsontheflooraroundthechild.AccordingtoChinesetraditionthefirstthingthatthechildpicksuptellsyouwhatjobthechildwillchooselaterinlife.
ForJapanesechildrenthethirdfifthandseventhbirthdaysareespeciallyimportant.Atthisagethereisaspecialcelebration(庆祝)Shichi-Go-San(sevenfivethreeinJapanese)whenchildrengotothetemplewearinganewkimono(和服).Thepriest(僧侣)givesthemspecialsweetsandtheparentsusuallyorganizeapartyfortheirfriendsintheirhome.
InArgentinaMexicoandseveralotherLatinAmericancountriesgirlshaveaspecialbirthdaycelebrationwhentheyreachtheageoffifteen.Afteraspecialceremony(仪式)thegirlsdanceawaltzwiththeirfatherandotherboys.
Eighteenisthetraditional‘comingofage’—theagewhen(inmanycountries)youhavetherighttovote(选举权)jointhearmy（参军）and(inBritain)drinkalcohol（酒）orbuyahouse.
InmanyEnglish-speakingcountriesatwenty-firstbirthdaycakeoftenhasakeyontoporthecakeitselfissometimesintheshapeofakey.Thekeymeansthattheyoungpersonisnowoldenoughtoleaveandenterthefamilyhomeatanytimetheywantto!
1.Whichofthefollowingbirthdaytraditionscanyoufindalmostanywhereanytime?
A.Puttingmanythingsonthefloor.
B.Sendingbirthdaycards.
C.Dancingawaltz.
2.Mexicangirlshaveaspecialbirthdaycelebrationattheageof .
A.five B.seven C.fifteen
3.Inmanycountriesyoucan___whenyoureachtheageofeighteen.
A.jointhearmy B.haveakey C.haveaspecialceremony
4.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?
A.Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.
B.Somebirthdaytraditionsareonlyfoundincertaincountries.
C.Youbecom