奇速英语

Little Dora always wanted a sister. So when Mum told her she would have one in six months, she felt very ____1____. But Dora had to be away for some time. She had promised to stay with her grandparents till autumn came.

“How can I make ____2____ go faster? I can’t wait to see the ____3____.” Dora said to herself while she was sitting in her grandparents’ yard one day. She had a good ____4____ when she saw the apple tree in the yard. She decided to ____5____ a picture of the tree each day. As Grandpa said, by the time she saw red apples on the tree, she would have a sister!

Dora’s first picture was a tree full of green leaves. Day by day, the weather got cooler. The leaves slowly ____6____ their colour and tiny apples appeared among them.

____7____, Dora drew her last picture of the tree. It had a lot of red apples. Now it was time to return home. When she entered the house, Mum and Dad were ____8____ her on the sofa. Each of them was ____9____ a baby in their arms.

“Now you have a sister and a brother!” Dad said. “Wow, I’m the ____10____ sister in the world!” Dora said happily. “Look! Their faces are as round as red apples. They are so cute.”