22 Birthday Party

In the west, people usually give a party to celebrate a person’s birthday. The guests will come to the party with birthday presents and say “Happy Birthday” to the birthday person. The guests then watch him or her open the presents and he or she thanks them for the presents they have bought．In the party, drinks and food are served．Towards the end of the dinner the lights in the room are turned off, and someone comes in from another room with a cake on which there are lighted candles，one for each year.

　　　　　  Seeing the birthday person，the guests begin singing “Happy Birthday to You” and the birthday person makes a wish before he or she blows out the candles on the cake．It is said that the wish will come true after all the candles go out in one puff. After that, the cake is cut in pieces，usually by the birthday person，one piece for each guest．When the party is over, the guests wish the birth－day person “Happy Birthday” again and leave．

生日宴会

　　　　 在西方，人们经常举办宴会来庆祝某人的生日。客人们会带着生日礼物来参加宴会，并对过生日的人说“生日快乐”然后客人们会看着他或她拆开礼物，他或她会对他们带来的礼物表示感谢。在宴会上供应饮料和饭菜。宴会快结束时，屋里的灯会被熄灭。有人会从另外一间屋里走进来，端着蛋糕上面插着点燃的蜡烛，一根蜡烛代表了一岁。

　　　　 客人们一边看着过生日的人，一边开始唱“祝你生日快乐”，这个人必须在吹灭蛋糕上的蜡烛前，许下一个愿望。据说只有在一口气吹灭蜡烛后，这个愿望才会实现。然后，蛋糕通常会由过生日的人来切成一块块的，每个客人一块。当宴会结束时，客人们会再一次祝愿过生日的人“生日快乐”，随后离开。

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词汇：

Guest　 客人　　　　　　　　　　　 serve　 接待顾客

towards将近　　　　　　　　　　　  candle　 蜡烛

Puff　 吹气　　　　　　　　　　　  turn off　关

I．听全文录音，选择正确答案

　 1． 　　  ，someone will take out the birthday cake．

　　　A ．Before the party

　　　B ．At the beginning of the party

　　　C ．Towards the end of the party

　　　D ．After the party

　2. Candles on the cake 　　 .

　　　A .must be lighted by the birthday person

　　　B .should be lighted before taking out

　　　C .must be lighted by matches

　　  D .must be lighted clockwise

　3 ．Generally speaking, a guest will say 〝Happy Birthday" to the birth-

　  day person 　　　 during the party，

A. only once B. twice C. 3 times D. 4 times

II．听录音，补全下列段落

In the west，people usually give a 　 1　 to celebrate a person’s birthday．The guests will come to the party with birthday　　 2　  and say“Happy Birthday" to the birthday 　 3　．The guests then watch him or her　 4　the presents and he or she　 5　 ,them for the presents they have bought．In the party，　 6　  and food are served．Towards the 　 7　 of the dinner the 　 8　 in the room are turned off, and someone comes in from another room with a 　 9　 　on which there are lighted　 10　　，one for each year.

答案：

I ．1 ．T 2．T 3．F 4. T

　　　　II ．1．special 2. poor 3. improved 4. educated 5. found

　　　　　　 6. dirty 7.water 8.crowded 9.houses 10.cleaned