Family Traditions

    Where are your family traditions? The following information comes from several readers：

JARED:{#blank#}1{#/blank#}We take turns picking a movie to watch together. It's fun because I watch something my parents like, and they watch something I like. My mother likes old black and white movies, so I see a lot of them! We also make pizza and eat it in front of the TV.

WINNIE:{#blank#}2{#/blank#} My favorite meal is spaghetti and meatballs. My mom usually cooks, but my dad and sister help. On my sister's birthday, we eat pizza. On my mom's birthday, we have chicken, and on my dad's birthday we have steak. Of course, we always have a birthday cake, too. What are your family tradition? The following information comes from several readers:

DANNI:{#blank#}3{#/blank#}My family is really busy. We have a large family, and it's not easy for everyone to get together at the same time. On that day, we go to a nice restaurant and we talk and talk and talk.

SUZIE:{#blank#}4{#/blank#}After dinner, we go to the living room and play a board game, such as Scrabble  or Monopoly. We have about seven different ones we play, but we only play one game a night. I plan to keep this tradition after I start my own family.

ROB:{#blank#}5{#/blank#}I get up early and make something special, such as a mushroom omelet with fruit salad. Then I put it on a tray with a newspaper and a flower, and bring it to my mother for breakfast in bed. She always acts surprised, but I do it every year.

    Here is a story of a dog. It saved his owner, Audrey Stone, who was a lady and had poor vision (视力).

    Figo, an eight-year-old dog, is Audrey Stone's third service dog. "He protects me and loves me. We are friends," Stone said.

    On a Monday, Stone and Figo were on their way back from their "usual daily walk". When they prepared to cross a street, "I gave him the order to cross the street," Stone said.

    "I said, 'Forward.' And we were in the middle of the street and it happened so quickly, but people said he just jumped at the school bus and saved me," Stone said.

    The school bus was carrying two children to a learning center. Luckily they were not injured. Stone said she didn't remember much of the accident, but one image (画面) stayed with her: a wounded Figo staying by her side, holding up his wounded right paw (爪子).

    "I knew he was hurt," she continued. "I remember Figo standing there, looking at me, trying to get close to me, but he didn't know what to do. Because he knew I was hurt." Figo had an operation (手术) on his right front leg. Figo's vet (兽医) said his leg was getting better.

    Stone said she was sure of one thing, "I'd have been sad if he had got killed." But, she added, they both lived to tell the story.

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    Andy plays basketball for the children's basketball club. He usually gets up at around 5:30 and runs in his school from 5:40 to 6:40.After running，he has breakfast at 7 o'clock. For breakfast，he eats some eggs and vegetables. At around 8：00，he plays basketball with his friends. They play basketball for around four hours. At about 12：00，they have lunch. For lunch，Andy has lots of vegetables，chicken and fruit. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon，Andy goes to the children's basketball club. He is never late for the club. Then Andy has dinner at about 7:00.After dinner，he watches basketball games on TV. Andy usually goes to bed at 10:30.

    When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side.

    ⑴When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to sleep in.

    When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger.

    When I fell and hurt myself, ⑵给我一个拥抱并且把我举起.

    When I was seven coughing badly, she said no ice﹣cream for me.

    But I talked back loudly, ⑶I should be allowed to eat some！Give it to me now.

    When I was nine watching scary movies, she said it'd give me awful dreams. But I shouted back angrily. "I should be allowed to watch it! I'm not a baby!"

    When I was a teen going out with friends, she said, ⑷"请在十点之前回来".

    But I talked back again﹣"I should not be told what to do! I' m seventeen now!"

    Now I'm an adult, thinking back to those times.

    I coughed for days after eating that ice﹣cream and had scary dreams after watching that film.

    I was late for school from staying out past ten.

    ⑸I regret talking back, not listening to mom.

    Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best!

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    Hello! My name is Anna and my telephone number is five nine three, three two seven six. This is my friend, Bill. His phone number is eight six two, zero one eight five. The girl is Alice. Seven zero five, eight two nine six is her telephone number. Dale is my good friend, too. His phone number is six five eight, six seven five two. That girl is Helen. Her phone number is eight four three, four five four one.

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