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Passage 1
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Alan is eleven years old. And it is his first time to come to China to visit his
grandparents. Today is Sunday. It蒺s his eleventh birthday. He gets up early and he
wants to buy some food for his birthday party in the afternoon.
He sees a big bowl of noodles on the table when he comes out of his bedroom. It
is a bowl of tomato and egg noodles. Alan usually eats some bread for breakfast in
America. He likes tomato and egg noodles, but he wants to know why Grandma cooks
noodles this morning.
“
It is your birthday today,
”
says Grandma.
“
In China, eating noodles on your
birthday means you can live longer. We call them
‘
changshou noodles
’
. I hope you
live a happy and healthy life.
”
“
Thanks, Grandma. I think it蒺s the first special gift I get for my birthday,
”
says Alan.
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1. How old is Alan? He is .
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 14
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2. When is Alan蒺s birthday party?
A. On Saturday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon.
C. On Sunday afternoon. D. On Sunday morning.
( )
3. What does Alan see on the table?
A. A big bowl. B. A bowl of noodles.
C. A tomato. D. A birthday cake.
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4. What does Alan often have for breakfast in America?
A. Bread and milk. B. Fruit and milk.
C. Egg noodles. D. Some bread.
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5. Alan thinks the bowl of noodles is .
A. his breakfast B. her first birthday
C. a special present D. her healthy life
Passage 2
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Many people like to read the Guinness Book of World Records, and some people
want to be in it! How do people get their names in the book? They do something new
and different, such as making the world蒺s largest cake with more than 54,000 eggs.
For many people, it is fun to make world records. It蒺s exciting. But who eats the cake?
When some people are making world records, others don蒺t have much food to
eat. Hunger is a very serious problem in many places. How many old people do not
have enough money to buy good food? How many children go to bed without dinner?
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