Yesterday was my thirteenth birthday. I _________ a wonderful day.

In the morning my parents _________ shopping with me. They bought a beautiful dress _________ me. It’s yellow.

I like it very much. Then they _________ me to a restaurant. We had lunch there. The food was _________.

After lunch we went to a pet shop. My mother _________ me a little dog. It _________ big black eyes. It’s very cute. In the evening, I had a birthday _________ with my friends. They bought me a birthday cake. They also _________ me a lot of presents. We sang, danced and played games. All the shows were very __________ and I was so happy.

Wish you to come to my birthday party one day. Write to me soon!

Yours,

Lisa

In a small village, there is a teacher, a doctor, a driver, and a police officer. The four men are good friends. What are their names? One is Tom, one is Jack, one is Mike and one is John. Mike’s, Jack’s and Tom’s children are classmates. John has no children. He teaches at a middle school. Mike works at a police station. Jack has a car. He often drives his car to go to work. The doctor’s house is next to the driver’s.

My favorite thing on the weekend is to go to the beach (海滩). The beach is nice. I usually drive there. When it’s cold, I wear my jacket and take a walk on the beach. When it’s warm, I swim in the water or lie (躺) in the sun.

Barbara

I like reading books on the weekend. I usually take a book to the park and read for hours there. I think reading in the park is really relaxing (放松的).

Bill

I usually go to a small village (村庄) with my parents on the weekend. It’s nice to be here. We really like looking at the stars at night there.

Jane

I like sports. On the weekend, I usually go to the sports center. On Saturday I play ping-pong with my sister Emma there. On Sunday I play basketball with my classmates.

Sam

Tom went to see his grandparents with his father. In the train Tom often put his head out of the window. His father said, “Tom, don’t put your head out of the window.” But Tom went on (继续) putting his head out of the window.

His father took Tom’s hat quietly and hid (藏) it behind his back and said to Tom, “You see your hat is gone (不见了) .” Tom was afraid. His father said, “Well, whistle (吹口哨) once. Maybe your hat will come back.” Tom whistled. His father put his hat on Tom’s head quickly. “Oh! It’s wonderful!” Tom laughed and said. He quickly took his father’s hat and threw (扔) it out of the window. “Now it’s your turn (轮流) to whistle, Dad!” he said happily.

You may know the song “Happy Birthday” very well. But you know about the writer? An American girl wrote it. And she became very rich after that.

    36     Once, she was invited (被邀请) to her friend’s birthday party. She was happy but sad.     37     “The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears (眼泪) ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry, I think I can help you.     38     Happy birthday to... ” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream!     39     When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before.     40    ” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became famous in American.