Alan is eleven years old. It is his first time to come to China to visit _______ grandparents. Today is Sunday. It’s his _______ birthday. He gets up early and hopes _______ some food for his birthday party in the supermarket.

When he comes out of his bedroom, he _______ a large bowl of noodles on the table. It is _______ bowl of egg and tomato noodles. Alan usually eats bread and milk _______ breakfast in America. He likes egg and tomato noodles, but he wants to know why grandma cooking _______ this morning. “Grandma, _______ do you cook noodles for me? You know I often have bread and milk for breakfast.” “Because it _______ your birthday today.” says grandma. “In China, eating noodles on your birthday means you can live longer. We call the noodles changshou noodles. I hope you live a happy and ________ life.”

“Thanks, grandma. I think it’s the first special gift I get for my birthday.” says Alan.

Peppa and George are sister and brother. Their room is not clean. A yellow toy box is in the room, but toys are not in it. They are everywhere on the floor. Look! A clock is on the floor, too. It’s white.

“Come on, clean up the room,” Dad says. “I can help George and Mom can help Peppa.”

“We can have a race(比赛),” Peppa says.

“OK,” Dad says. “See who can clean up first.”

Peppa puts four books in the green bookcase. Mom puts some toys into the toy box. Dad puts the clock on the desk and George helps clean up the room, too. Who wins the race? They all win. Look at the clean room!

Mr Brook is an engineer(工程师) and he works in a big company. He goes to work very early every day.

One day, he wants to go out for work in the morning and opens the door of his house. He sees a piece of fish at the door. The fish died. Mr Brook thinks it is a trick(恶作剧) the children nearby play on him. ★

On the morning of the second day, he sees a second piece of fish at his door. ★

On the third day, he gets up much earlier than before. He stays outside not far away from his house. Mr Brook sees a cat coming to his door with a piece of fish in its mouth. The cat puts the fish at Mr Brook’s door and leaves. Mr Brook finds that the cat gets hurt on its leg and he remembers that the cat is the one that he saves(救) on his way home. At that moment, ★

Sometimes you get the best someone can give you, though(尽管) you don’t want it.