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Everyone has birthday．Ways of celebrating birthday are different．
In America，parents have a party for their birthday kid．The birthday kid can get lots of presents and eat birthday cake with friends．In Brazil，special candles are needed for birthday．In England，the birthday kid is lifted up and put down by his classmates happily．In Thailand，two tall candles are lighted the night before birthday．
As we all known，it is getting popular to have cake on birthday in China．But parents usually cook a big dinner for the kid on birthday．The birthday kid eats long noodles or eggs．Long noodles mean long life and eggs bring good luck．
People in different countries have different ways to celebrate birthday．It is important for us to celebrate birthday．Everyone grows one year older after his or her birthday．Relatives（親人）and friends feel happy for his or her growing up．
46．How many countries are mentioned（提到）in the passage？B
A．Four
B．Five
C．Six
47．InAspecial candles are needed for birthday．
A．Brazil
B．America
C．England
48．Chinese parents usually cookAfor the birthday kid．
A．long noodles or eggs
B．long noodles chicken
C．chicken or eggs
49．In Thailand，two candles are lighted the nightB．
A．on birthday
B．before birthday
C．after birthday
50．One willAafter he celebrates his birthday．
A．grow one year older
B．grow up
C．become clever．
