AliceinWonderlandChapter2Alice-优题课

There is something different in this week's blog． Let' s look at some birthday customs around the world．

Harry Baker，Perth，Australia

It's my birthday next Wednesday． I'm going to be 10 years old．（1）　　in my country． My mom's going to make me a huge plate of fairy bread． It's a snack． We make it with bread， butter， and colorful sugar called "Hundreds and thousands"．

Jim Dixon，Montego Bay，Jamaica

I love birthdays! They are a lot of fun． Here in Jamaica， we have an old custom．（2）　__　 Guess what we do？ We throw flour （面粉） at our friends! It's my best friend's birthday tomorrow．

（3）　　I'm going to buy a lot of flour to throw at him．

Victoria Smith，London，UK

My grandmother is going to be 100 years old in June． She's very excited because she's going to get a special letter from the Queen． The Queen sends a letter to every person who reaches 100．

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Jiang Li，Beijing，China

In my country， we celebrate birthdays with a special type of the food． Noodles are a sign of long life for us． This year， I'm going to make some "long life noodles" for all my friends．（5）　　and have a great evening!

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项．

A． I'm going to go to the store soon．

B． I'm going to make a big cake．

C． It's a tradition that makes people very happy．

D． We like to surprise people on their birthdays．

E． We're going to eat them together

F． We always eat fairy bread on our birthdays

A gift is necessary when one is invited to visit friends in China． After greetings， the gift should be passed immediately to the host． Remember that usually Chinese people will not open the gift in front of the person who gives （1）　　． To show the respect， it may be （2）　　 to explain what the gift is． Bringing some nutrients and tonics （营养品、补品） to the elders in the family is a good idea． You can（3）　　 prepare some small gifts for the spouse （配偶） or kids of the host． The host usually makes full （4）　　by carefully tidying up the house and （5）　　a lot of delicious dishes．（6）　　the meal is well prepared， the host may say to the guest politely， "My preparation is not enough， please excuse me for my poor treat．" As a guest， you should make the host believe that there is plenty to eat by praising the food．

While eating， the elders will use chopsticks to （7）　　food for guests as a tradition and ask them to eat （8）　　． As a guest， you should accept their goodwill readily． But nowadays， the younger people do the traditional way less．

After dinner， tea and fruit are usually served． When the guests are to leave， the host may still politely ask them to stay． They don't have to take it（9）　　and they can try to find a good time to leave． This doesn't mean that leaving early is always a good idea as the host may feel that the guests are not satisfied with the treat． Finding the right time to leave （10）　__　the situation．

（1）A． it	B． them	C． that
（2）A． necessary	B． careful	C． comfortable
（3）A． too	B． also	C． either
（4）A． plans	B． decisions	C． preparations
（5）A． enjoying	B． cooking	C． washing
（6）A． But	B． Although	C． Because
（7）A． cut up	B． eat up	C． pick up
（8）A． more	B． less	C． many
（9）A． completely	B． seriously	C． probably
（10）A． works out	B． sticks to	C． depends on

A bus ran off a bridge into the Yangtze River in Chongqing on October 28， 2018．The accident（1）　　（cause） by a fight between the driver and a passenger， killing all 15 people on the bus．

According to the police report， a 48﹣year﹣old female passenger， surnamed Liu，argued with the driver， surnamed Ran． Liu was angry because Ran refused（2）　　（stop） the bus after she missed her station． She then hit the driver， causing the accident． The video shows that Liu hit Ran with her mobile phone twice while Ran（3）　　（drive） the bus． Rather than stop in the middle of the road， Ran kept driving． But in protecting himself， he lost control of the bus and a tragedy（悲剧）happened．

The police said that both Liu and Ran had broken criminal law by seriously endangering （危及） public safety． And the police（4）　　（announce），"Liu hit the driver with her phone and prevented the driver from driving the bus safely． The driver，too， didn't do his best to make sure that his driving was safe．"

The accident also caused heated discussions on the Internet． Besides feeling terribly sorry for the tragedy， most Internet users blamed （指责） Liu， while some others criticized the driver．More users were talking about what they should do One Weibo user said， "We（5）　__　（stand）up and stop such fights between passengers and drivers（6）　　（avoid）this kind of tragedy．"Another user advised that a safety barrier （屏障）should be set up on the bus． It can stop passengers from（7）　　（touch） the bus driver．

There are about 6，000 languages that are spoken around the world， but 43% of them are dying out． If no　　 is taken， some of these languages will disappear．（act）

Have you ever cut your finger on the edge （边缘）of a book page？ The small cut on your finger is so　　（pain）．