My name is Song Rui. I am a Chinese girl. I am in No. 2 Middle School. I have many friends. 【小题1】 We are in the same school. I’m the only child in my family. So I have no sisters or brothers. They are like my sisters and brothers. 【小题2】 It’s also Children’s Day. My father is a math teacher. My mother is an English teacher. I love them very much. It is my fourteenth birthday today. My parents have a party for me at home. 【小题3】 They bring many birthday gifts (礼物) for me, and they say “Happy birthday” to me. We eat some fruit: strawberries, oranges and pears. We have chicken and cakes for dinner. 【小题4】 We have a good time!

How old are you? 【小题5】 Can you let me know?

Birthday is a special day for most people. We may spend much time celebrating (庆祝) it. On birthdays, we may go for a trip, have a party or watch a movie with our parents and friends. We can also enjoy some special food. Do you know what people eat on their birthday all over the world? Here are three people from different countries. They tell us what food they eat on their birthday.

Liu Jing is from Beijing. “The long noodles are a symbol of long life. In China, red is a symbol of good luck. We think red eggs bring us good luck. So you can see Chinese eat long noodles and red eggs when they celebrate their birthday.” says Liu Jing.

“I am so happy because today is my birthday. I want to have a birthday party. At the party, we can play games, sing and dance. We can also eat a big birthday cake with fifteen candies. I’m sure we can have a good time at my birthday party.” says David from America.

“In Canada, people put a coin (硬币) into the cake. If the birthday person eats the cake with the coin, he or she will be lucky. I am so happy because I eat the cake with acoin,” says Sandy.

Recently, a video story has spread among people.

James Anthony has cleaned the halls of Hickerson Primary School for 15 years. Although he is deaf, he never complains. Instead, he greets every child and teacher with a smile. Teachers and children love him very much and call him Mr. James.

On the day Anthony turned 60, the school wanted to give him a very special surprise. That day when Anthony walked into a classroom, a group of children started to sign（打手势）and sing “Happy Birthday” to him. Anthony started smiling as usual. Then his jaw（下巴）dropped open and he laughed for joy as he realized what was going on. A few teachers led the kids through the whole song as Anthony watched. A wide smile was on his face. As they finished, tears came out from his eyes.

Scott, a teacher of the school, said, “The children love and respect Mr. James. They give him high fives in the halls, and he even teaches them sign language. Today he has put smiles on faces all around the world. ”