In Japan there are many holidays and other great days We take several examples here.
The fifth birthday of a boy is great day in the family.The boy puts on a shirt like the one his father wears .It is an important moment in his life and means that he must now be a manly boy like his father.He must smile when he has pain or trouble.
The day when a girl becomes seven years old is a big day inthe family.She may now wear a sash like the one her mother wears.He friends and her mother's friends come and drink tea and eat cakes.It means that the girls must be a womanly girl now and help to do the homework.
One of the great holiday in Japan is the Emperor's birthday .Instead of school there are picnics,games ,sports and speeches,as we have on our Fourth of July in America.
1:How many holidays and great days are metioned in the passage?
A:One B:Two C:Three D:Four
2:When a boy begins to wear a shirt like the one his father wears,____
A:he isn't a boy any longer,but an adult
B:he needn't go to school
C:he must be a boy of strong character like his father
D:he has no trouble
3:Which birthday of a girl is a big day for her family?
A:The sixth B:The seventh C:The eight D:The seventeenth
4:Japanese children don;t go to school on _____
A:their fifth birthday s
B:their seventh birthdays
C:their iffth and seventh birthdays
D:their Emperor's birthday
5:From the passage we can know the writer is from.
A:China B:America C:England D:Japan