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01Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthday in different ways. Now here are the four people from different countries. They will tell you how they celebrate their birthday in their countries.

Sandy Morison comes from Madrid(ÂíµÂÀï). He says happily, ¨DMy twenty-first birthday in on Saturday, and I¡®m going out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ears 21 times, one for each year. It¡®s an old custom£¨Ï°Ë×£©. Some people pull on my ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.¡¬

Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki-it¡®s the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Mr. Sato says, ¨DWhat am I going to give my husband? I can¡®t say. It¡®s a surprise!¡¬

Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, ¨DTomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It¡®s a special birthday, so we¡®re going to have a family party. I¡®m probably going to get some money in lucky¡® envelopes from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles¡ªnoodles are for a long life.

Philips Evan, from Paris, smiles to us, ¨DI¡®m going to be 30 next week, so I¡®m going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it¡®s the opposite

best way to protect themselves.

Keep a list of phone numbers to call for help---such as 110, the police station

of a neighbor¡®s number.

Be careful with the electrical appliance(µçÆ÷). If you don¡®t know how to use

them, ask your parents. Make a safety check before going to sleep.

Look through the keyhole when you hear the doorbell. If there are strangers,

ask ¨DWho¡®s that? ¡¬ with the door locked and say ¨DCome back later.¡¬ Don¡®t tell them that your parents are away. Say ¨DMum¡®s having a shower,¡¬ or ¨DDad¡®s having a sleep.¡¬

03. In France, lunch is an important meal of the day. Students can get lunch at school or go home for lunch. Lunch is one or two hours long. Teachers always tell

02There are many things that you should be careful with when you are alone at home. Read the following sulutions to protect yourself.

Keep the door locked when you are alone at home. Many people think it¡®s the

students to taste the food and enjoy the meals. Students have to pay for the cafeteria lunch. They have to pay half and schools have to pay for the other half.

Usually lunch has vegetables, salad, fish, eggs, chicken, bread, rice, noodles, meat, soup and fruit. The school sent one week¡®s menu to students¡® parents and the menu is different each day, but the lunch must have vegetable, fish and eggs. And students can have five dishes for lunch. Beeky is a French student and she often has lunch at school. She thinks the cafeteria lunch is good for her health. Most students in Beeky¡®s school enjoys having lunch at school.

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China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags. Supermarkets£¬shops and outlets(¾­Ïúµê) in China can¡®t offer plastic bags any more.ª¥

Every year£¬ people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there after they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but failed. While we ª¥offerª¥ quick service£¨·þÎñ£© to customers£¬ the plastic bags pollute water£¬earth and air£¬ and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use ª¥basketsª¥ when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and the baskets can be used again and again.ª¥

05 We had a journey to the Science Museum last Friday. It was fun. All of the

students is Grade 9 joined the journey. There were 7 big buses waiting for us in front of our school gate. First of all, our teachesr told us a lot on safety. After that, we got on the buses. Everyone felt so excited that we talked and laughed all the way. Two hours later, we arrived there. It was ten o¡®clock. Though we felt a little tired, we were very happy!

06 Trip 1 Black Bear Count

There have been fires in this area in the past few years and the Office of National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. So the Office has asked for volunteers to help count them. The trip will last three hours. This activity will start on May 8. You don't have to pay.

Trip 2 Garland Valley

Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare(º±¼ûµÄ)birds. This is a great walk for bird lovers. The trip lasts four hours. It will be on May 15. The cost is not high, only 15 dollars.

Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure

Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight(ÊÖµçͲ), and come for a night walk along the Dungong Valley in the National Park. A guide will lead the tour. You will see many animals which can only be seen at night on this trip. This walk will be on May 22. You have to pay 12 dollars for the walk. This walk lasts two and a half hours.

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Chinese tennis player Li Na became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam(´óÂú¹á)final in the French Open on June 4, 2011. Li Na was born In Wuhan. She started to play tennis at the age of 6. As a child, she felt sad because she had to wake up early to practice every day. After school she had to practice more, she didn¡®t have time to play. Luckily, the strong girl didn¡®t give up. As a result, she made history for Chinese tennis time after time.

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