There are twelve 【小题1】 in a year and my 【小题2】 month is June.

June 1st is 【小题3】 Day. On that day, my mother often 【小题4】 some beautiful school things for me. Last year, she bought me a skirt 【小题5】 red. I really like it. There are also interesting activities in June at school. On the 12th, we have a ping-pong game. Ping-pong is【小题6】 favourite sport. I think 【小题7】 is fun. I like 【小题8】 it with my friends and watching ping-pong games on TV. On June 21st, we have a school trip. We will go to East Lake. I think we can have a good time 【小题9】.

School Day is great, too. We have it on June 26th. On that day, my parents can also come to my school. My birthday is also in June. I always have a birthday 【小题10】 and invite my friends to my home.

Some birthday customs (风俗) are quite the same in many parts of the world—candles, 【小题1】, and cakes. But some customs are 【小题2】 in some countries. In China, many people eat noodles and eggs on 【小题3】 birthdays. They mean long life and good luck. Here are some pen pals of Li Hong 【小题4】 about their customs.

Linda: I am 13 years old. I come from Aruba. In our country, children take 【小题5】 special to school for their classmates and teachers. Each teacher 【小题6】 the birthday child a small gift like a pencil, an 【小题7】 or a postcard. The birthday child can 【小题8】 his or her clothes, so he or she doesn’t have to wear the school uniform (校服).

Lucy: I am 14 years old. Denmark is my country. A flying flag outside a window 【小题9】 that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Parents put the gifts around children’s 【小题10】 when they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.

The birthday is an important day to us in a year. We all like to have a nice birthday every year. Do you know that families in different countries do different 【小题1】 on their children’s birthdays?

In China, many people 【小题2】 noodles. They think they can have a 【小题3】 life. If it is the child’s 【小题4】 birthday, they will have a big party with family and friends. In the US, parents have a birthday party 【小题5】 their children at home. All the children 【小题6】 games all night in the birthday child’s home.

In many countries, people eat cakes on their birthdays. Children’s favorite cakes are the ones with fruits like pears. They make a wish(许愿)and 【小题7】 blow out the candles(吹灭蜡烛) on the cakes. They hope their wishes can come true.

Different families 【小题8】 different things on their children’s birthdays. 【小题9】 one thing is the same on that day. They all say “happy birthday”. It brings best wishes to 【小题10】.