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On her birthday, Kate got a
1 from her uncle. "Dear Kate," he wrote in his letter. "Happy
2 to you! I'm
sending you eight
3 . I hope you like them."
The next day Kate rode a
4 to the post office to get the present from her uncle. It was a big heavy
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Kate was very happy, She liked eating eggs. "I can keep (饲养) them for eggs," She thought. She put the box in
the
6 of the bike and began to carry them home. When she was getting into her garden, the box fell to the
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and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran everywhere. Kate spent hours trying to find all of them.
Some days later, her
8 came to see her. He asked, "Did the chickens arrive safely (安全地)?" "Yes, but
the box dropped and broke open. The chickens went everywhere. I spent nearly all morning looking for them,"
Kate said. "Did you
9 them all?" asked her uncle. "I hope so," Kate answered. "But I only caught eleven of
them." "That's very interesting. You have
10 more than (比) I sent you."
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