MyEarthDayBirthday
MynameisTara,andthisyearIhadthebestbirthdayever!MybirthdayisonApril22-EarthDay.Icallitmy"EarthDayBirthday".Everyyear,Idosomethingspecialonmybirthdaytohelptheenvironment.LastyearmymomandIhelpedcleanupabeach.Ihadagreattimeandlearnedalotaboutoceananimals.Butthisyear'scelebrationwasevenbetter!
BackinJanuary,myteacher,Ms.Gonzales,toldusthattheschoolwouldholdaspecialEarthDaycelebrationthisyear.Becauseofmybirthday,myclassmatesputmeinchargeofthewhole
thing!
Afterdiscussing,wehadagreatplan.Somefamilymembersevenhelpeduswithourprojects.Weweresurprisedathowfastthetimeflew.Beforeweknewit,EarthDayhadarrived.
WhenourclassplannedtheEarthDayfair,weknewthatkidsfromourschoolandtheirfamilieswouldcome.Wehadnoideathatourwholetownandothertownsnearbywouldhearaboutit.Butduringthefair,anewsvan(新闻车)pulledupwithatelevisionreporterandacameraperson!
AfterMs.Gonzalestalkedwiththereporter,shecalledmeoverandintroducedus.ShetoldhimthatIhadhelpedtoorganizethefair.ThereporteraskedhowIhadbecomeinvolvedinenvironmentalactivities.ItoldhimthatIdecidedtodosomethingtomakeadifferencewhenIsawadeadturtleinMexico.HesaidhethoughtourEarthDayfair was a big success.
Iwasreallyexcitedaboutbeingontelevision.ButIwasevenmoreexcitedwhenIgotaphonecallthatnightfromourtown'smayor(镇长).Shetoldmeshehadseenthenewsaboutthefair.AndshewillholdanEarthDaycelebrationforthewholetownnextyear.Shewantstoincludespecialactivitiesforkids,andaskedmetoworkwithher!
I'msohappythatIfoundawaytohelptheenvironmentandIhadachancetogetmorepeopleinvolved.MaybethelifeofthatseaturtleIsawinMexicowasn'tawasteafterall.
61.DidTarahavethebestbirthdayeverthisyear?___
62.Whoevenhelpedthestudentswiththeirprojects?___
63.WhatdidMs.Gonzalesdoaftershetalkedwiththereporter?___
64.Whenwillthetown'smayorholdanEarthDaycelebration?___
65.WhyisTarasohappyaboutthisfair?___.