— There are some cakes on the plate. You can take_______.

like apples?

you often on Saturdays?

    It is Sunday today. It is my grandma's birthday. Father, mother and I go to visit her.

    She lives with my uncle. In the morning we buy a birthday cake and some fruits and go to her house at ten o'clock.

    We spend about half an hour getting there. My grandma and uncle are very glad to see us. We give the presents to Grandma and say, "Happy birthday to you!" She is very happy. Then we sit down to talk. My uncle can cook.

    The meal is very nice. We all like it very much. After lunch, I play with my uncle. At four o'clock, we say goodbye and go home.

—________.

the birthday, we eat a birthday cake.

for your birthday?

    Many children have a birthday cake1 candles on their birthday. In some countries, 2England and Scotland (苏格兰), there is another custom (风俗), 3. There people spank (拍打) or hit the child 4 his/her birthday. This may hurt a little, but they say it is 5lucky (幸运的) for the child. The child must 6cry. The custom says that if you cry, you will cry all year.

     The reason 7 birthday spank is to make the bad spirits (情绪) go away. The harder you spank, the better it is. In Belgium (比利时), 8country in Europe, the custom is9different. There a parent goes into the children's bedroom early in the morning with a needle (针). As soon as the children wake up, the parent pricks (刺) the children 10the needle. This is for good luck.