Happy Birthday

袁正

Everyone has their own birthday. People celebrate their birthdays in different ways in different countries. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.

Sandy Morrison comes from Madrid. He says happily，“My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday， and Im going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday， theyre going to pull on my ear 21 times， once for each year. Its an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once， but my friends are very traditional.”

Mr and Mrs Sato are from Tokyo. Mr Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan， the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki—its the beginning of a new life. “The color red is for a new life， so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday，” Mrs Sato says. “What am I going to give my husband？ I cant say. Its a surprise！”

Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us， “Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. Its a special birthday， so were going to have a family party. Im probably going to get some money in ‘lucky envelopes from my relatives. My mother is going to cook some noodles—noodles are for a long life.”

Phillip Evans， from Paris， smiles at us，“Im going to be 30 next week， so Im going to invite three good friends out to dinner. In France， when you have a birthday， you often invite people out. In some countries， I know its the opposite—people take you out.”

How do you usually celebrate your birthday？

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）。

1. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way.

2. To celebrate his birthday， Sandy is going to pull on his friends ears.

3. In Japan， the sixtieth birthday is called the beginning of a new life.

4. Li Xiaomei is going to cook some noodles on her birthday.

5. Phillip is going to take his friends out to dinner on his birthday.