Question

It’s common for a child to lose his or her baby tooth during the growth. What do children do when they lose baby teeth? People around the world do it differently.

A custom in the US, England, Canada, Australia and some other English-speaking countries is that children put their baby tooth under their pillow (枕頭) before going to bed. They believe the tooth fairy(牙仙子) comes during the night and leave a coin in exchange for their tooth. Of course, we know that the money is not from the tooth fairy. Their parents do it instead.

In some European countries it is a common practice to bury the baby tooth in the earth. The tooth might be buried in the garden or in the surrounding field. However, since most of the people now find themselves living in towns or cities, they begin placing the teeth in small flowerpots. It’s done so that the permanent(永久的) tooth will grow in its place.

Putting a tooth under a pillow sounds sweet, and putting a tooth under the ground or in a flowerpot sounds safe, but what about throwing those teeth around? In some Asian countries, that’s just what people do. Children throw a lower tooth up onto the roof and an upper one is thrown down on the ground, or hidden under the bed. It is done so that the new upper tooth grows downwards, while the new lower tooth upwards.

Some countries even have more interesting traditions. In Nigeria, if you’re a boy, you hold your tooth and eight stones in your fist(拳頭). Girls hold six stones and their tooth in their fist. The children then close their eyes and state their names. They then say, “Oh, I want my tooth back!” Next, they throw everything in their fist up in the air and run away as fast as they can. In Mongolia, the baby tooth is given to a young dog. There, the dog is respected and considered to be able to protect people. If the dog likes the baby tooth and eats it, it’s said that a strong tooth will grow again

1.How many different traditions about the baby tooth are mentioned in the passage?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

2.Why do people in Asia throw their baby teeth around in different ways?

A. Because it means nothing but it is only a tradition.

B. Because they think that the teeth are useless to them.

C. Because they have no other places to store these teeth.

D. Because they expect their new teeth to grow in a correct way

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. A kid in UK hides his baby tooth under a pillow to get some money.

B. People in Europe usually bury their baby teeth in different places.

C. In Nigeria, boys and girls like games with their baby teeth

D. In Mongolia, people think dogs can help them to have strong teeth to grow.

4.What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A. There are different traditions to do with the baby tooth in the world

B. The baby tooth means something different to people in different countries.

C. When children lose baby teeth, they like to do some different things with them.

D. Most children in the world hope to have stronger teeth when they lose baby teeth.

Answer 1