Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is a special day in many countries around the world. People celebrate it in English-speaking countries like the UK., Ireland, Australia and Canada. In France and the U.S., people call it Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday.

Pancake Day is always in February or March. On that special Tuesday, many people eat pancakes: thin cakes made in a round pan (平底锅). In the UK, people have pancake races (竞赛) to celebrate Pancake Day. In the race, people run with a pancake in a pan. When they run, they need to throw (投) the pancake in the air many times.

Pancakes are not difficult to make. To make pancakes, we need milk, eggs and so on. Want to know how to make them? Please keep reading.

【小题1】When is Pancake Day?

A．On Monday.

B．On Tuesday.

C．On Wednesday.

D．On Thursday.

【小题2】From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．People call Pancake Day Mardi Gras in Canada.

B．people in Ireland do not celebrate Pancake Day

C．pancakes are usually thin.

D．in pancake races, people eat pancakes when running

【小题3】What will the next paragraph (段落) be about if the reading goes on?

A．Why to celebrate Pancake Day.	B．Why people have pancake races.
C．How delicious pancakes are.	D．How to make pancakes.