Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would say: Confucius(孔子). September 28is his birthday. He was born over 2, 000 years ago, but people still remember him on this day. Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, part of today's Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. His childhood was sad. His father died when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother. But young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

    Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3, 000 students in his lifetime.

    Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that everyone has something worthy to be learned. "When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I select their good qualities and follow them. I take their bad qualities and change them in myself. "He also taught us, "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy."

    Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. "A kind person should care for others. Be strict with yourself, but he kind to others," he said.

    Here is a picture of my birthday party. My friends and I are all very happy at the party. Peter is eating the birthday cake. My mother makes it for us and it's delicious. My sister Molly is singing. And Selina is playing the guitar for her. Selina's father is a music teacher and he teaches Selina to play the guitar. Dave is talking about basketball with my brother. Where am I? I'm in front of Dave.

I still remember my first English speech (演讲) competition. 1 has been one of my most unforgettable (难忘的) experiences. One day, my English teacher asked me to 2 an English speech competition. I agreed, but I felt worried and even afraid at the beginning. 

3 the competition, I spent most of my free time preparing for it, so I felt very tired every day. Luckily, my English teacher 4 me a lot. 

The great day finally came. I was the third to make the speech. I felt too 5 to remember what I would say. I even wanted to cry for help. When I put my hand into my pocket, I touched a 6 . It said, "Don't be nervous. I believe you are the best!" It was a note 7 my English teacher. After seeing it, I felt 8 better. After a while, my turn came. I wasn't nervous any more when I started to make my speech. At last, I finished my speech with great confidence (自信). 

Happily, I won the competition in the end. I even couldn't believe my ears when I heard the good news. I was so 9 of myself that I couldn't wait to share the good news with my teacher and parents. I have 10 that nothing comes easily and practice makes perfect.

Dear Li Hua,

Let me tell you about my family. I live with my mum, my dad and my sister. We live in New York. My mum's name is Carmen. She's Mexican (墨西哥人) and she speaks English and Spanish (西班牙语), She's a Spanish teacher. She's short and slim (苗条的). She has long brown hair and brown eyes. My dad's name is David. He's American. He's tall and a little fat! He has short brown hair and blue eyes. He works in a bank which is far from our house. My sister Shania is 14 years old and she loves listening to music. She listens to music all the time (一直)!

She has long brown hair and blue eyes. I also have long brown hair. We have a pet dog, Brandy. She's black and white. She's very friendly. Write soon and tell me about you and your family.

Yours,

Kelly 

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