thin. 12 You can't cut them. In Chinese culture, long noodles mean you will have a long life.

Business birthdays

　　A business birthday shows that a company is successful. Many businesses in the USA celebrate important birthdays, like 10, 50 or 150years. 13 Sometimes they make TV advertisements. It is a good chance to advertise the business.

Name days

As well as a birthday, many people in Southern Europe also celebrate their name day. 14 People have big parties and open their houses to anybody who wants to come. People bring small gifts, often flowers or a box of sweets.

Islamic New Year

　In Muslim countries across the world, people celebrate Eid. Eid means

festival or celebration. During Eid, people visit family and friends, as well as people who are sick or in hospital. 15 Children receive toys, too. Children often wear special traditional clothes during the Eid celebrations.

　　A. They go out for a meal to celebrate.

　　B. You have to eat them in one piece.

　　C. They give presents, such as sweets and food.

　　D. Companies hold parties and send cards.

　　E.This is one of the two important festivals in this country.

　　F. It breaks and the sweets fall out on to the ground.

　　G. In Greece, name days are more important than birthdays.

第二部分：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分, 共30分)

　　通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Jane's mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a 16 life, Mother was very careful about spending money. 17 , Jane didn't understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her 18 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.

　　One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 19 to her, so she decided to go 20 with Jane to make Jane happy.

　　On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were 21 in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said 22 there was an accident, they might be easily 23 in their ski clothes. Mother couldn't 24 them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the 25 when suddenly the snowfield began to 26 . It was the snowslide（雪崩）. They ran a long way and 27 the snowslide finally, but they couldn't find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, 28 people on it couldn't see or hear