In the UK a trip to Laze quest is a popular way to celebrate a birthday．It's a game where you shoot（射擊）your friends with toy guns．Kids hide in dark corners and hope to surprise them．

Other people go bowling（打保齡球）and then have dinner at a nice restaurant．If it's your birthday you can choose whatever you want to eat and drink．

Going to an amusement park for your birthday is popular too．Amusement parks have big rides like roller coasters（過山車）and ghost（鬼怪）trains．Parents often pay for their kids to bring some friends with them to the parks．

If the weather is nice and you have enough space，you can have a garden party．People play games like blind man's bluff（欺騙）．One kid cannot see but has to try to catch the others by listening out for them．There's music at the party and sometimes a barbecue（燒烤野餐）．

Kids will usually bring along gifts like CDs or books to the party．Parents will buy their child a big present，like a game console（電子游戲機）or a bike．

1．A kid can often do the following on his birthday except ________．

A．playing a game                                           B．going bowling

C．having a barbecue                                       D．buying presents for other children

2．From the third paragraph we know that ________．

A．it's free for kids to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

B．it's free for adults to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

C．you should pay money to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

D．parents won't let their kid bring~ any friends to the parks on his birthday

3．The passage mainly tells us ________．

A．the ways to celebrate a birthday in the UK

B．how to celebrate a birthday in the US

C．the ways of celebrating a birthday

D．where to celebrate a birthday