I was in my room when I heard a plane in the sky. My little brother, Andrew, was at a friend's house. Mummy wasn't in the room. Seth was at work. (Seth is my stepfather.)

Usually I don't look at planes. But soon I will fly to Nebraska to visit Granny and Grandad. (They are Seth's mother and father. They live on a farm.) "Hey, plane!" I called. "Soon I will ride on you!" I went to my bed. A suitcase1 was on the bed. "Goosie," I said to my toy cat, "I will bring you to Nebraska with me. But I will not pack2 you now."3

Goosie didn't answer. But I talked to him. I am Karen Brewer. I am seven years old. My brother is four. We both have blond hair and blue eyes. I like real animals and toy animals. You can talk to them. They cannot answer but you can think that they can talk.

"Goosie," I said, "I hope you are not afraid of flying to Nebraska ... I am not afraid. Once I went to the camp. Kristy and her friends were there." (Kristy is my big stepsister.) "But now I will stay with Granny and Grandad."

I looked at my suitcase.

"Oh, I forgot my roller skates!" I put my skates. Then I put five books and my doll. I wanted to close the suitcase. But I could not do it.

"Do you want my help, Karen?" asked Mummy. (after Ann M. Martin)

Karen ___
Andrew ___
Goosie ____
Karen’s grandparents ____
Karen’s mother ______
A. will visit Seth's mother and father.
B. is four.
C. is a toy cat.
D. isn't afraid of flying.
E. live on the farm.
F. has got blond hair and blue eyes.
G. will fly on the plane.
H. was in a camp once.
I. wanted to help to pack a suitcase.

Karen has got blond hair and blue eyes. Once she was in camp. She will fly on the plane to visit Seth's mother and father and she isn't afraid.Andrew is four,has got blond hair and blue eyes.Goosie is a toy cat.Karen's grandparents live on the farm.Karen's mother wanted to help to pack a suitcase.