【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 33-35 In the west, birthdays are very special days, especially for children. Often, children have birthday parties. They invite their friends, who bring presents to the party. There are games, and prizes, and a birthday tea with sandwiches, biscuits, ice cream and a birthday cake. If the child is four years old, he has four candles, and so on, When the little guests leave, they each get a small present and a balloon. Birthdays are special days for older people, too. Family members and friends give presents, and send birthday cards. When people meet someone on their birthday, they say "Happy birthday!" or "Many happy returns of the day!" The most important birthday is the eighteenth. When you are eighteen, you are grown up. You can vote, you can get married, and you can even go to prison! People often have a big party on their eighteenth birthday. But until a few years ago, the most important birthday was the twenty-first. In Britain, if you live to be a hundred, the Queen sends you her congratulations. 33. For whom are birthdays special days?