(2008 年)C. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 6分)The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the Happy Birthday song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries.In China, on a childs second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child will choose later in life.For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.Eighteen is the traditional coming of age the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (选举), join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol or buy a house.In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to! 84.Which of the following birthday traditions can be found almost anywhere, anytime?A) Putting many things on the floor.B) Wearing a new kimono.C) Dancing a waltz.D) Sending birthday cards.85.The usually organize a party at childrens special birthday celebration in Japan.A) priestsB) parentsC) friendsD) relatives86.Mexican girls have a special birthday celebration at the age of .A) fiveB) sevenC) fifteenD) twenty-one87.In many countries you can _ when you reach the age of eighteen.A) join the army B) have a keyC) have a special ceremonyD) have special sweets88. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?A) The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.B) Some birthday traditions are only found in certain countries.C) You become the owner of your house at the age of fifteen.D) In many countries you have the right to vote at the age of eighteen.89. Which is the best title of this passage?A) Birthday Traditions around the WorldB) Chinese Birthday CelebrationsC) Japanese Special Celebration D) The Drinking Age in Many CountriesD. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（14分）All about Britains TeenagersSchoolBritish teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. They study for exams in as many as ten subjects, 90 they have to work pretty hard! Todays teens spend more time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, studying for 2.5 3 hours every evening.Free TimeIts not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have 91 ? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafs and listening to music. CommunicationsIn addition to the Internet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework. They 92 love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more 93 them than just talk. Text messaging has become the coolest and most popular way to communicate. More than 90% of 12- to 16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts say that this stops 94 from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes.Fashion (服饰)At school, almost all British teenagers have to wear a school uniform. However, in their free 95 they can wear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion. Looking good doesnt come 96 , but many teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than 100 on one item of clothing. 90.A) butB) orC) soD) because91.A) lessonsB) sportsC) adviceD) fun92. A) neverB) alreadyC) alsoD) no longer93.A) withB) for C) at D) in94.A) teachers B) relatives C) friends D) teenagers95. A) dayB) timeC) weekD) month96. A) cheapB) expensiveC) specialD) ordinary(2009年)完形填空（共10小题，20分）先阅读短文，然后从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案，使短文意思完整。It was a few days before Christmas, so when the office 36 at half past five, most of the young men 37 and had a party. They ate and drank, danced and sang songs, and 38 wanted to go home. But Joe had a wife at home. and 39 qui