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   A French student ______ to London for his holiday. “I know only a little English. ______ I think people can understand me,” he said.

One day he went into ______ restaurant and sat down ______ a table. He wanted a ______ of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter ______ up to him and asked, “ Can I help you?”

“A cup of tea...”He could not remember the ______ word of “eggs”. He looked ______, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he saw a book on the table next to him and there was a ______ of a hen on its cover (封面). He showed the picture to the waiter and asked, “What's this in English?”

“A hen，” answered the waiter.

“And what ______ you call its children?”

“Chicks.”

“And what do you call chicks before they are born (出生)?”

“Eggs.”

“Very well,” said the French student happily. “Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please.”