Children all over the world like to celebrate their birthday. American children are of no difference. American1 usually celebrate it with a party. They invite their friends to join the celebration. The party may not be held on the exact date of their birthday if it comes on a school day. It may be held on the2 weekend instead.
Today two kinds of parties are the most popular. One is held at home. Parents make the house3 with balloons(气球) and colored paper. They4 a special birthday meal. The children play games. Another kind is held away from home. Some are at a special5 . The children eat pizza and ice cream. The waiters, who serve the food, also sing and tell jokes to the children. Other parties may be held at a park, or a movie theater, or some other places.
Every birthday party has a birthday cake with6 on top. One candle is for each year of a birthday boy or girl's age. When the candles are lighted, everyone sings the special birthday7 : HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
8 Americans grow older, their birthday parties change. In fact, many people9 having them. They say they would like to forget how10 they are. Yet they do like to remember the happy birthday parties of their childhood.
