Module 2Public holidays 單元測試題2021-2022學(xué)年外研版九年級英語全冊

Module2Publicholidays

第一部分聽力（共四大題，滿分20分）

I.短對話理解（共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分）

你將聽到五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題。請在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選

出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對話讀兩遍。

)1.WheredoesTom'sdaughterwanttogofortheholiday?

)2.Whichplacedoesn'tAnnsuggest?

)3.Whatdoesthegirlthinkofthejob?

A.Ifsdifficult.B.It'sexciting.C.Ifsimportant.

()4.WhodidLilyspendtheNationalDaywith?

A.Peter.B.Hergrandma.C.Peter'sgrandma.

)5.HowdidJohntravelback?

A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.

II.長對話理解(共5小題海小題1分，滿分5分)

你將聽到兩段對話，每段對話后有幾個小題。請在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選

出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對話讀兩遍。

聽下面一段對話,回答第6至7小題。

()6.HowlongdidtheboystayinShanghai?

A.Forfivedays.B.Foraweek.C.Forhalfamonth.

()7.WhatdoestheboythinkofQingdao?

Alt'sclean.B.It'snoisy.C.It'sbeautiful.

聽下面一段對話,回答第8至10小題。

()8.WhenisFather'sDay?

A.22ndJune.B.21stJune.C.12thJune.

()9.Whatdidtheybuyfortheirfatherlastyear?

A.Awatch.B.Apairofshoes.C.Apairofglasses.

()10.Whattimewilltheygoshopping?

A.At3:15pm.B.At3:45pm.C.At4:15pm.

HL短文理解(共5小題海小題1分，滿分5分)

你將聽到一篇短文,短文后有五個小題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在每小題所給的A、B、C三

個選項(xiàng)中選出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。短文讀兩遍。

()11.Wherewasthebirthdaypartyheld?

A.Inahotel.B.Inapark.C.InBruce,shouse.

()12.WhoisBruce?

A.MrBlack'sfriend.B.MrBrown'sson.C.MrBlack'sson.

()13.HowdidMrBlackfeelwhenhefoundtherewerethirteenpeopleatthetable?

A.Surprised.B.Sad.C.Excited.

()14.WhydidMrBrownsaytherewere14people?

A.Becausehiswifewouldhaveababy.

B.Becauseanotherfriendwascoming.

C.BecauseMrBlackmadeamistake.

()15.Whydidthespeakertellthestory?

A.Totellushowtochoosealuckynumber.

B.ToexplainwhysomeWesternpeopledon'tlikethenumber13.

C.ToshowthatsomeWesternpeopledon'tlikethenumber13.

W.信息轉(zhuǎn)換(共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分)

你將聽到一篇短文。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,寫出下面表格中所缺的單詞，每空僅填一詞。短文

讀兩遍。

Ourholiday

LastSundayWearrivedinLondonby16.________.

OnTuesdayWe17.________theBritishMuseum.

On18.______Werelaxed.

ThenextdayWewenttotheparkandlistenedtoa19.________.

TomorrowWewillfly20.________.

第二部分英語知識運(yùn)用(共兩大題，滿分30分)

V.單項(xiàng)填空（共V小題;每小題1分，滿分V分）

從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出一個可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

)21.Afterdinner,Mumaskedmetoclearthetableandwashthe.

A.teaB.dishesC.floorD.meat

)22.—Didyougotothelocalflowershow?

—Yes.Itwassowonderful.Beeswereflyingtheflowers.

A.inB.throughC.betweenD.among

)23.Thestudentsdidn'tgohometheyfinishedcleaningtheclassroom.

A.ifB.becauseC.untilD.whether

)24.Teenagersshouldbeencouragedtogoandbeclosetonature.

A.insideB.backC.outsideD.off

)25.—Ifstimeforyoutotakeouttherubbish.

一I'mwatchingabaseballgameonTV.Assoonasit's,I'lldothat.

A.wellB.allC.readyD.over

)26.Weheldabirthdaypartyformygrandmotheryesterday.Mymothercookedfoodandmy

fatherthetable.

A.layB.laidC.layingD.lays

)27.一Didyouatthepartylastweekend?

——Yes,wehadagoodtimewithourfriends.

A.havefunB.shakehands

C.makemistakesD.takeawalk

)28.—Whatabeautifulgarden!

一Well,mygrandfatherallthebeautifulflowers.

A.threwB.coveredC.hidD.grew

)29.—Davidlooksveryhappy.Why?

一Hemetanoldfriendofhiswhileheonthestreet.

A.walksB.haswalked

C.waswalkingD.iswalking

)30.—IwillgotoShanghaiDisneylandwithmyparentstomoiTow.

A.MypleasureB.Haveanicetrip

C.A11rightD.Welldone

VI.完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分)

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

PeopleallovertheworldcelebratetheNewYear.However,notallcountriescelebrateinthe

sameway,andinsomecountries,theNewYeardoesn'tbeginonthe31dateeveryyear.

Inmanycountries,theNewYearbeginson1stJanuary,butpeoplestartcelebratingon31st

December,NewYear'sEve.InNewYorkmanypeoplegotocelebrateinTimesSquare.32

they5rewaitingfortheNewYear,theylistentomusic,singtraditionalsongsandhavefun.Just

before12o'clock,everyone33downfrom10to1.Assoonasit's12o'clock,everyone

shoutsvery34,“H叩pyNewYear!^^

NewYear'sDayisoftenafamilyday.Somefamiliesgettogetherforaspecialmeal.When

theweatherisfine,manyfamiliesgooutfora35.

OnNewYear'sDay,manypeoplemakeresolutions(決心)forthenewyear.They36a

listofthings,suchas“Iwillhelpoutmorewithhousework.”"Iwillstudy37atschoolthan

others."or"Iwon'tspendsomuchtimeplayingvideogames."Whentheyhavemade38

list,theyreadittotheirfamilyorfriendsandpromiseto39theirresolution.

Soitdoesn'tmatterhowtheycelebrate.40peopleallovertheworld,it'stimetosay

goodbyetotheoldyear,andtowelcomethenewone.

()31.A.familiarB.sameC.importantD.normal

()32.A.IfB.EventhoughC.WhileD.Before

()33.A.comesB.turnsC.looksD.counts

()34.A.loudlyB.quietlyC.sadlyD.safely

()35.A.walkB.secretC.job0.treatment

()36.A.putonB.writedownC.takeawayD.lookafter

()37.A.quicklyB.hardC.harderD.hardly

()38.A.itsB.hisC.herD.their

()39.A.followB.makeC.doD.give

()40.A.ByB.ForC.WithD.From

LastOctober,ItoldmystudentsinPomptonSchool,"We'llbuyfoodforsomeoneinneed.I

hopeyoucanexperienceasenseofyourownabilitytomakeachange.^^

EarlyinThanksgivingweek,thechildrencouldn'twaitto41.Beforepayingforthe

turkeyandotherfoodwechoseinthesupermarket,Kristinecried,“Flowers!”Andthegroupall

rantowardtheholidayplants.

“Youcan'teatflowers!”Isaid42.Afterall,itwashelpfultobuymorefood.

“ButMrsSherlock,cametheloud43,“wewantflowers.”

Inthemiddleoftheplants,therewasapotofunusuallypurplemums."44willlikethis

one,“thechildrenagreed.

45theaddressofapoorgrandmotherwhohadlivedaloneforyears,wesetoff.Anhour

later,westoppedinfrontofasmallhouse.Athinwomanwitha46facecametomeetus.

WhenAmyputthemumsonthetable,thewomanseemed47."She'swishingitwasa

bagoffbod,^^Ithought.

Thenwereturnedtothecar.Throughthewindowwesawherwalkpasttheturkey,straightto

the48.Sheputherfaceinthemandlookedupwithabigsmile.Shewas49beforeour

eyes!

Inthatoneshortmoment,thechildrenhadseenfbrthemselvesthe50theyownedto

makeachange.SometimesapersonneededapotofnicepurpleflowersonadarkNovemberday.

()41.A.takeawalkB.dohouseworkC.havearestD.goshopping

()42.A.unhappilyB.warmlyC.carelesslyD.freely

()43.A.voiceB.musicC.soundD.noise

()44.A.HeB.IC.YouD.She

()45.A.AtB.WithC.InD.After

()46.A.proudB.fatC.sadD.handsome

()47.A.relaxedB.boredC.worried□.surprised

()48.A.booksB.flowersC.woodsD.rooms

()49.A.changedB.brokenC.treatedD.refused

()50.A.habitB.abilityC.interestD.courage

第三部分閱讀理解（共兩大題，滿分45分）

VD.補(bǔ)全對話（共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分）

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從方框內(nèi)的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，其中有兩個為多余選項(xiàng)。

Linda:Hello,Susan.HaveyougotanyplansfortheNationalHoliday?

Susan:51.

Linda:Really?Itisabeautifulplace.Whowillgowithyou?

Susan:Myparents.52.

Linda:Tdloveto,butIwillgotoShenyangwithmyparents.

Susan:Itisaninterestingcity.53.

Linda:Maybethreedays.54.

Susan:Weplantospendsevendaysthere.

Linda:55.

Susan:Thankyou.Enjoyyourself,too.

A.Wouldyouliketogowithus?

B.Whataboutyou?

C.Yes,IamgoingtospendtheholidayinSanya.

D.Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodtime.

E.Howlongwillyoustaythere?

F.HowaboutgoingtotheGreatWall?

G.Whereareyougoing?

vm.閱讀理解（共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Thesummervacationiscoming.Doyouwanttohaveawonderfulholiday?Havealookat

ourexcitingactivitiesanddecidewhatkindoftripyouwouldlike.

ActiveHolidaysCulturalTours

Ifsforeveryone-peoplewholovetakingOurculturaltourswillhelpyoudiscovercities

risksorwhojustlikesports.Wehavemanywithancientculture,suchasBeijing,Nanjingand

water,snowanddesertactivities.IfyoulikeXi'an.Lefsvisitoldtemples,palacesandsoon.

water,youcansurfonthesea.IfyoupreferJustremembertobringyourcamera.Youcanget

snow,youcantryskiingormakingtoknowlocalwaysoflifebyvisitingmarkets,

snowmen.Forthosewholovewarmertryinglocalfoodandmeetinglocalpeople.The

weather,youcangomountainclimbingwithtourswilllastforeightdays.

yourfriends.Adults:Y150/day

Adults:￥120/dayChildrenunder12:￥100/day

Childrenunder12:￥60/day

HikingToursWildlifeHolidays

Everyweekend,wehavehikingtripstoWeorganisesmallgrouptourstogetcloserto

famousplaces.Youdon'tneedtobetoonatureinAfrica,AsiaorSouthAmerica.Goon

sporty.Justbehealthy.You'llhaveagreatsafariinAfricaandwatchlionsandgiraffes.Look

timeenjoyingnaturewithagroupofnewfortigersinIndiaortakeanelephantsafariinSri

friends.Youdon'thavetocarrytoomanyLanka.Wehavelocalguidesandstayintentsor

things.We'llsendtentstoyou.treehouses.Thetourswilllastfbrtendays.

Adults:￥60/dayAdults:Y200/day

Childrenunder12:￥30/dayChildrenunder12:￥150/day

CallSunshineTravelAgencyat010456formoreinformation.

()56.Ifyouareinterestedinancientculture,youcanchoose.

A.ActiveHolidaysB.CulturalTours

C.HikingToursD.WildlifeHolidays

()57.A10-year-oldboywantstoseewildlifeanimalswithhisparents.Howmuchdothey

havetopay?

A.￥300.B.Y500.C.Y550.D.Y320.

()58.Youcanfindthepassagefrom.

A.anovelB.astoryC.ananimalmagazineD.atravelguide

B

ShandongProvinceheldthe36thWeifangInternationalKiteFestivalonthethirdSaturdayof

Aprilin2019.Alotofkitefansfromallovertheworldwenttheretojoinintheinterestingfestival

onthatday.Differentkindsofbeautifulkitesflewinthesky.

Over2,000yearsago,amannamedGongshuBanfromShandongProvinceinventedakite.

Itwasmadeofbamboo.Inthefollowingcenturies,kitemakingdevelopedwellinChina.

ThefirstWeifangInternationalKiteFestivalwascelebratedin1984.In1983,thechairman

oftheSeattleKiteAssociationDavidCheckleytookpartinakiteshowandlaterhevisitedseveral

kitemanufacturers.HefoundthatkitesmadeinWeifangwerethebest.Hesuggestedholdingthe

firstWeifangInternationalKiteFestivalthere.Afterthat,WeifangbegantoholditinAprilevery

year.

Atthefifthfestival,Weifangbecameknownasthe“kitecapitaloftheworld^^.Today,

Weifangishometoover300kitefactories.

()59.Whatwasthefirstkitemadeof?

A.Bamboo.B.Cloth.C.Paper.D.Silk.

()60.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Kitesweremadeofclothinancienttimes.

B.Fewpeoplejoinedinthe36thWeifangInternationalKiteFestival.

C.ShandongProvincehasalonghistoryofkitemaking.

D.ShandongProvincehelditsfirstInternationalKiteFestivalin2019.

()61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ifrefertoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Akiteshop.B.Akitefactory.

C.Ameetingaboutkitemaking.D.WeifangInternationalKiteFestival.

()62.Weifangbecameknownasthe“kitecapitaloftheworld^^in.

A.1986B.1987C.1988D.1989

C

InBritain,Australia,CanadaandafewotherEnglish-speakingcountries,peopledon'tstop

celebratingwhenChristmasDayisover.Theyalsocelebratethefollowingday,knownasBoxing

Day.Itisapopulardayforgivingadditional(另夕卜的)gifts.Ithasbeencelebratedforsolong,but

nobodyexactlyknowshowitstarted.

SomepeoplebelieveBoxingDaystartedabout300yearsagowhensomerichpeoplehad

Christmasdinners.Theyofferedlotsoffoodtotheirguests.Becausemanyservants(仆人)were

neededtomakeandservethefood,theycouldnotcelebrateChristmaswiththeirfamilies.To

thankthem,therichpeoplewouldputfoodintoboxesfortheirservantstotakehome.

NowBoxingDayhasbecomeapublicholidayinsomecountries.Somepeoplespendtheday

boxingupoldorunwantedthingsandgivethemtothepoor.Manypeopleareactiveinhelping

serviceorganisations(組織)liketheRedCross.

NomatterhowBoxingDaygotitsstart,it'sawonderfultimetogiveawaythingsorsmall

giftstopeople.Bydoingso,youcanmakesomeone'sholidaymuchhappier.

()63.FromthefirstparagraphweknowthatBoxingDay.

A.hasalonghistoryB.isbeforeChristmasDay

C.iscelebratedinonlythreecountriesD.isthedayforbuyinggifts

()64.WhatdidtheservantsmainlydoonChristmasDay?

A.Theytookthefoodhome.B.TheyhadChristmasdinners.

C.Theymadeandservedthefood.D.Theycelebratedwiththeirfamilies.

()65.TodayBoxingDayisatime.

A.tothanktherichpeopleB.tomaketheguestshappy

C.togivepeoplehelporsmallgiftsD.toremembertheolddays

D

OnaweekendduringtheSpringFestival,myparentsandIweresittinginarestaurant.The

drinksandfoodweregood,sowhenwefinished,myfatherleftatip(小費(fèi)).Aswewereaboutto

openthedoor,thewaitercaughtupwithus.Hegavethetipbacktous.Mydadforgotthathereis

China,andtippingisnotcommon.

However,insomecountries,tippingisthenorm.ThafsthewayitisintheUS.Ifssaidtobe

goodmannerstotipyourwaiter,taxidriver,hairdresser,doormanandsoon.Andhowmuchyou

tipdependsontheservice,whichcanreallyputyourmathsskillstothetest!Butweusuallygivea

tipthatis15—20%ofthebill.

Sowhyisthereastrongcustomoftipping?IntheUS,waitershaveaverylowincome.They

dependontipstopaytheirbills.AsaUSwriteroncewroteaboutherexperienceasawaitress,44It

wasdifficultandIlivedanddiedbymytips.”

()66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“norm"meaninParagraph2?

A.Idea.B.Custom.C.Bill.D.Manner.

()67.Whatcanbethetipfora$100billaccordingtothewriter?

A.$8.B.$10.C.$18.D.$50.

()68.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus.

A.whataretipsB.whoneedtipsfbrtheirlife

C.howtheUSwritermadeherlifeD.whytippingispopularintheUS

E

ColumbusDayisonthesecondMondayofOctoberintheUnitedStatesandsomeother

countriesaroundtheworld.ForalongtimeitwasonOctober12.ItisnamedafterChristopher

Columbus,theItaliansailorwholedtheSpanishshipstodiscovernewlandsin1492.Thereis

evenachild'spoemrememberingthedate.Itreads,4tIn1492,Columbussailedtheoceanblue.^^

SomepeoplesayColumbus“discovered"America,althoughnoteveryoneagreeswiththis.

ColumbusDayhasbeenapublicholidaysince1937.Governmentoffices,schoolsandpost

officesareclosed.ManyItalianstakethedayasadaytocelebratetheirownethnicheritage(民族

文化遺產(chǎn)).Majorcities,likeNewYorkCityandSanFrancisco,hostlargeparades.

NoteveryonethinksChristopherColumbusshouldbehonoured.SomestateslikeSouth

Dakotadonotliketheholidayatall.InsteadtheycallthedayNativeAmericanDay.InHawaiithe

holidayisalsoknownasLandingDayorDiscoverer'sDay.ThisisbecauseEuropeanarrivalin

NorthAmericameantthelossoflandandlivesformanynativepeople.Manypeoplehold

protests(抗議)onthisdaytoremembertheNativeAmericansthatwerekilledasaresultofthe

Europeanarrival.

()69.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat.

A.ColumbusDayisaholidayonlyinAmerica

B.ColumbusDayhasashorthistory

C.ColumbuscreatedColumbusDayin1492

D.NoteveryonethinksColumbusdiscoveredAmerica.

()70.WecanknowmanyItaliansfeelonColumbusDay.

A.proudB.worriedC.angryD.nervous

()7l.Whydon'tpeopleinsomeplaceslikethisholiday?

A.Becausetheyaretoobusytocelebrateit.

B.Becausetheydon'tlikeholidays.

C.Becauseitcostsalottocelebratetheholiday.

0.Becausemanynativepeoplelosttheirlandandlives.

()72.What,sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.HowtocelebrateColumbusDay.

B.AholidaytorememberColumbus.

C.TheplacesColumbusevertravelledto.

D.WhatpeopledoonColumbusDay.

閱讀下面短文，并用英語回答問題（請注意每小題后面的詞數(shù)要求）。

F

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividesayearinto24solarterms（節(jié)氣）.TheSpring

EquinoxwhichiscalledchunfeninChineseusuallyfallsonMarch20orMarch21everyyear.

StandinganegguprightisapopulargameacrossthecountryduringtheSpringEquinox.People

practisethistraditiontocelebratethecomingofspring.Itisbelievedthatifsomeonecanmakethe

eggstand,hewillhavegoodluckinthefuture.Ifsalsoagoodtimetoflykites.Inancienttimes,

peopledidnothavegoodmedicalresources,sotheywrotetheirmedicalproblemsonapaperkite

toaskforgoodhealth.Whenthekitewasintheair,peoplewouldcutoffthelinetoletthepaper

kiteflyaway,whichmeanstheflyingawayofdiseases.

73.WhenistheSpringEquinox?（不超過15個詞）

74.Whatdoesitmeanifamancanmaketheeggstand?（不超過10個詞）

75.Whatwouldancientpeopledowhentheyflewkitesintheair?（不超過15個詞）

第四部分寫（共兩大題，滿分25分）

IX.單詞拼寫（共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分）

根據(jù)首字母及漢語提示,完成下列單詞的拼寫，使句意明確，語言通順。

76.Howmanys（季節(jié)）arethereinayear?

77.Davidgothisdriver'slicenseonhist（第二十）birthday.

78.Thecompanywasf（建立）in1993.

79.Theb（樂隊）wasplayingthere.

8O.Thef（接下來的）daytheweathergotworse.

X.書面表達(dá)（共1小題;滿分20分）

假如你是李華，請給你美國的筆友Betty寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括:

1.介紹中國的中秋節(jié)；

2.今年的中秋節(jié)你是怎么過的；

3.邀請她明年到中國來過中秋節(jié)。

要求：1.要點(diǎn)齊全，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮2語句連貫,100詞左右。

答案

聽力答案

I.1—5CCBBA

II.6—10ACBCB

III.11—15CCBAC

IV.16.train17.visited18.Friday19.concert20.home

聽力材料

I.短對話理解

你將聽到五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題。請在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選

出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對話讀兩遍。

1.W:Tom,whereareyougoingtospendyoursummerholiday?

M:rdliketogotoLondon.ButmydaughterlikesthecapitalofChinabestandmywife

prefersSydney.

2.M:IamplanningtotravelaroundChina.WhereshallIvisitfirst,Ann?

W:SinceyouareinBeijingnow,whydon'tyoustartfromhere?TiananmenSquare,thePalace

MuseumandtheGreatWallareallwonderfulplacestogo.

3.M:Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?

W:IwanttobeanEnglishteacher.

M:AnEnglishteacher?Ithinkit'sahardjob.

W:No,Idon'tthinkso.Ithinkit'sexcitingtoteachlovelykidsEnglish.

4.W:DidLilystaywithyouontheNationalDay,Peter?

M:No,shedidn't.Shestayedwithhergrandma.

5.W:Welcomeback,John!Howwasyourholiday?

M:Justso-so!Ittookalongtimetocomeback.Besides,thereweretoomanypeopleonthetrain.

n.長對話理解

你將聽到兩段對話，每段對話后有幾個小題。請在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選

出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對話讀兩遍。

聽下面一段對話,回答第6至7小題。

M:Hi,Mary.Whydidn'tyouspendthefive-dayholidaywithusinShanghai?

W:IwenttoQingdaotovisitmyauntwithmysister.

M:Oh,Qingdaoisabeautifulcity.Therearemanybeautifulbeaches,andyoucaneatsome

deliciousseafoodthere.

W:Yes,you'reright.Ihavenevereatensuchdeliciousseafoodbefore.Whataboutyou?Youmust

havehadagoodtimeinShanghai.

M:Ofcourse.WevisitedmanyplacesofinterestsuchasShanghaiMuseumandYuGarden.

聽下面一段對話,回答第8至10小題。

W:What'sthedatetoday,Mike?

M:It's20thJune.

W:Oh,tomorrowisFather'sDay.Doyouremember?

M:Inearlyforgetit.Whatshouldwebuyforourfatherasagift?

W:Whataboutapairofglasses?

M:Don'tyourememberweboughtonepairforhimlastyear?

W:Yes.Whataboutapairofshoes?

M:Notbad!Lefsgoshoppingthisafternoon.

W:OK.Let'sgoataquartertofour.

ID.短文理解

你將聽到一篇短文,短文后有五個小題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在每小題所給的A、B、C三

個選項(xiàng)中選出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。短文讀兩遍。

(M)InsomeWesterncountries,peopledon'tlikethenumber13,becausetheythinkit'san

unluckynumber.Forexample,theydon'tliketoliveonthetwelfthfloor.

Oneevening,therewasabigpartyforBruce'sbirthdayinhishouse.Hisfather,MrBlack,

invitedsomefriendstotheparty.Whenallthefriendsarrivedatthehouse,theysatatthetablefor

dinner.MrBlackbegantocountthepeople.Suddenly,hecriedoutloudly,uOh,therearethirteen

people!^^Everyonewassad,butMrBrownwasn't.Hesaidwithasmile,"Do