Beep... beep... There goes the bell! Robbie opens his eyes. He sits in the room for a whole day and now it is time for him to do something.

Robbie looks out of the window. It is still snowing heavily and there is ice on the window.

It is another cold day. Robbie is told to turn the heat on before the family get home. And he does it.

Then Robbie is told to do some cleaning work at once. It is an easy job for him but a hard one for his master Helen. He keeps working until every room is clean and tidy.

Now he has to cook supper for the family.

The first thing Robbie does is to get a big pot (锅) in the kitchen. Then he puts some water in the pot and puts it on the stove. He uses one of his hands to cut up a chicken and adds the pieces to the water to make a good soup. Then he gets some tomatoes, cabbages (卷心菜) and carrots to make a vegetable salad.

At ten to eight he puts the table. Then he puts some bread, the chicken soup and the salad on it. What a sweet smell! When he turns on the lights, the whole family come home.

“The soup smells great, Victor.” says Helen. “You really know how to tell Robbie what to do.” Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work.

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Family traditions are special habits or customs that your family have. For example, in the family of Bill Gates, his parents keep the tradition of reading with children. And what's the tradition in your family?

On every family member's birthday, we give him or her a surprise. Last Sunday, it was my mother's birthday. And I knew that she wanted to see a film. So I bought a ticket without telling her first. This made her really happy.

Every weekend, my parents and I go to my grandparents' home. My grandparents cook many delicious foods. I meet all my cousins. We talk about interesting things at school. Sometimes my parents also join us to play games.

During every summer or winter holiday, we have a family trip across the country. I'm always the one who chooses where to go. We have visited Qingdao, Xiamen and Beijing. I enjoy the trips.

It was half past five in the afternoon when Sarah came home from work. She walked into the living room and looked at her three children.

The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old. They were happily watching TV. The room was dirty and untidy (凌乱的). There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. Toys were everywhere.

Sarah got angry. “What a mess!” she said to her children. “I work all day and have to do housework all the evening. I’m very tired. I need to have a good rest. I won’t do housework anymore!”

Sarah did as she said. She didn’t do any housework. Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV. A week later, every dish in the kitchen was dirty. All the children’s clothes were dirty, too. Every trash can was full. The whole house was out of order.

Then one day when Sarah got home, she got very surprised. The kitchen was clean. The children had cleaned it!

The second day, when Sarah got home, she found the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Sarah was happy and went to help them.

Now Sarah and her three children do housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV.