Today is my birthday. My father and mother are very busy, so I feel very sad.
Annie and Amy are my best 1 (friend). “Come to my home! We can hold a birthday party for you,” Amy 2 (say). They make food and buy a gift for me. The most important is the birthday cake. I feel very excited 3 I love eating sweet food. I blow out all the candles (蜡烛) and make a wish. After 4 (make) the wish, we eat the cake and enjoy all the yummy food. It is 5 (relax) to be with them. After that, I open my gift and there is a toy car in the box.
“Wow, a toy car! I like it,” I say 6 (happy).
At 8 p. m., my parents come to 7 (Amy) house to pick me up. We go back home together. At home, I get a gift from my parents and it is a cute dog. My parents think a dog is a friend for me when they aren't at home.
Today, I am so happy 8 (have) the great birthday party and the cute dog. I have 9 good time today. 10 night, I sleep with my cute dog.
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What should a lady or a gentleman be like? Today let's have a talk about it.
What is gentleman? The girls have (they) ideas.
Huang Xiaoyu from Guizhou: A gentleman doesn't always get angry. He wants others (be) well and happy. He is always helpful. If I don't do (good) in English, he will say, “You will do better soon.” That makes me (feel) happy.
Chen Tingting from Shenzhen: A gentleman always says, “Ladies (one).” When students clean up the classroom, he does the heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There (be) gentlemen in my class. When there is something to eat, the boys in my class always get it after girls.
What is a lady? Boys tell us what they think a lady is.
Wu Binbin from Dalian: A lady is quiet and kind, she's not shy(害羞的) and she can talk about her ideas in front of others. She always does a lot for others.
Wang Lichao from Tianjin: A lady is not just (beauty) but clever. She never says bad words. She is quiet and kind others. I think most of the girls in my class are ladies.
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22nd December is a special day in 2026. It is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Chinese people call 1 (it) Dongzhi. It means "the coming of winter".
2 Dongzhi, people in Northern(北方的) China eat dumplings. They 3 (usual) fill (填满) the dumplings with vegetables and meat. People see having dumplings as a way to keep
4 (health). 5 the old saying goes, "Having dumplings on Dongzhi keeps ears from frostbite."
What do people eat in other 6 (place) of China on the day of Dongzhi? In Southern (南方的) China, people eat tangyuan. The little tangyuan balls 7 (be) made from sticky rice(糯米). They are full of sweet fillings(馅). People hope 8 (eat) tangyuan can bring them a happy and sweet life. Some people also make 9 kind of rice wine(米酒). The drink 10 (help) keep the body warm on cold days.
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