Nine Square Diary（九宫格日记）is a new kind of diary. This is a page from Tiffany a middle school student.

My pet dog Bobby

Hi everyone. Look at this photo. This is my pet dog. His name is Bobby. Bobby is two years old. He has short yellow fur and a long tail. He's very friendly. Bobby lives with my family in our flat. He's from a pet shop. There are a lot of baby dogs in the pet shop. We call baby dogs “puppies”. Bobby is cute（可爱的）. He loves playing with toys. Bobby says "Woof!" when he's hungry. Bobby is my best friend. I love Bobby very much.

According to National Geographic（国家地理杂志）, there are 5. 52 trillion pieces of plastic rubbish floating in the sea.

Sea animals have trouble telling the difference between plastic and food-especially if they are similar（相似）in_______ or shape. Lots of whales, turtles, sea birds and other creatures die after _______ the plastic items.

You can help reduce the amount of plastic in the oceans with _______easy changes.

*Carry a reusable bottle instead of buying single-use plastic bottles.

* Don't use plastic straws. If you ________using a straw, choose one that is metal or glass.

* Use a reusable shopping bag instead of getting a_________plastic bag when you buy something.

* Always recycle plastic instead of throwing it in the rubbish bin.

Even if you recycle plastic products, there still a chance they will end up in the ocean. Plastic that looks like a ring should be cut so that animals won't get caught in it.

What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.

In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the person's a_______. The birthday person must make a wish. If he or she b________ out all the candles in one go（一口气）, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is l_________

In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They n_______ cut up the noodles because the long noodles are symbols of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.

All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the s________. They bring good luck to the birthday person.