New Year Party
New Year is coming. My family has a New Year party.
How many balloons do you see? I see eighteen balloons. How many flowers do you see? I see sixteen flowers.
How many dishes does Mum cook? She cooks twelve dishes. How many bowls on the table? There are seven bowls.
Wow! Your family is so big. Are there seven people in your family?
No, there are eight people. My little baby brother can't use a bowl.

Exercises
1. Read and write. 读一读，写出相应的阿拉伯数字。

二、II. Read and choose. 读一读，选择正确的答案。
( ) 1. This is a ___ party.
A. Christmas B. New Year C. birthday
( ) 2. —How many people are there in the family?
—There are ___.
A. seven B. ten C. eight

balloon /bə'lu:n/ n. 气球 baby /'beɪbi/ n. 婴儿

I.
balloons：18
flowers：16
dishes：12
bowls：7
II.
1. B
2. C

I. Read and write：根据短文内容，找到对应物品的数字表述，转换为阿拉伯数字即可。
II. Read and choose：
1. 由短文中“My family has a New Year party.”可知这是新年派对。
2. 由短文中“No, there are eight people.”可知这个家庭有8个人。