It was a Sunday morning. My parents, my sister and I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} on the sofa and watching TV. Suddenly, Dad smiled and said to us, "Oh, dear. I forgot {#blank#}2{#/blank#} you the good news."

    "What is it?" I asked.

    "Granny {#blank#}3{#/blank#} this morning," he said.

    How happy we were! We hadn't seen Granny for half a year.

    My mother and I went to the supermarket. We {#blank#}4{#/blank#}a lot of food that Granny liked to eat. Then my sister and I did some cleaning. It was eleven o'clock when the house {#blank#}5{#/blank#} up. "Why hasn't Granny arrived?" we asked. Dad laughed and said, "April Fools! Today is April 1st, April Fool's Day!"

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