Many people like to have parties at home. They may     1     special days, for example their family’s birthday or their housewarming. You may think it is     2     to have a party. However, with the following tips, you can have a party easily.

If you are going to have a small party, your house would be enough. If you want a large one, put some tables in your yard (后院). You need to know the     3     before the party starts and make a plan B. So you will     4     deal with it if the weather gets bad suddenly.

Before the party, don’t forget to ask yourself these questions: How many guests do I want to     5    ? How can I tell them? How much food do I need to     6     the party? What games do the guests want to play?

If everything is done, you can     7     and enjoy the party! When the party is over, you can ask some of your friends to     8     with the cleaning. Keep the music going and you will find that cleaning is really easy and fun.

Betty comes to New York with her parents this year. And she     1     at a new school. Betty and Mary, one of her classmates, like doing the same thing—drawing, so they become     2     friends. Mary’s father can’t work. Her mother works for a long time every day, but     3     still live a very difficult life. Betty always secretly pays for(偷偷支付) Mary’s lunch.

Next week is Betty’s birthday, so she asks Mary to her birthday party. But Mary says she can’t come because she doesn’t have     4     nice clothes to wear. Betty is not happy about that, but then she gets an idea(主意).

Betty     5     gets home after saying goodbye to Mary. Her mother     6     in the living room. Betty comes to her and says, “Mom, can I lend(借) my friend one of my     7    ?” She thinks her mother will say yes because her mother is     8    . But her mother says, “Sorry, you can’t.” Betty is very unhappy and runs to her room. Her mother doesn’t know why.

After     9     thinking, Betty’s mother comes to her room. Betty talks to her mother about the story of Mary. Then her mother changes(改变) her idea, because she thinks it’s right     10     other people.