I have lived in Beijing all my life. I will tell you about my life today and in the past. My family lived in a tiny house in the past. There {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) no electric lights, only candles. My father was a postman, and he often {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (work) twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. My mum was a farm girl before she met my father. She was a kind and loving mother. She {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(not go ) out to work. There were five {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (child) in my family and looking after us was more than a full-time job.

    I remember the family meals. The food was simple. We could only eat meat {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (one) or twice a year. I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (not send) to school because my family couldn't afford it, and what's more, because I was a girl.

    Today, life {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (change). Families have got {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (small) than they were in the past. Most people only have one child! The role of women has changed too. My daughter is

    Really {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (luck) .She has a good education, and she goes to work even after getting {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (marry). I'm happy to see she's busy {#blank#}11{#/blank#} (work) every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can't come {#blank#}12{#/blank#} (see) me often.

— Her dream is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( be) an engineer.

    Scoring a goal is always worth celebrating. The Chinese striker (前锋) called Wu Lei scored his first goal in La Liga (西甲) on March 2. He is the first Chinese player {#blank#}1{#/blank#} has scored in the top European league. Few other goals could be compared to it so that lots of Chinese fans celebrated it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (wide) — some of them even cried with joy.

    "I'm so excited! Several {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (month) ago I was scoring in the Chinese Super League, but now I've scored in La Liga. It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} dream come true for me," Wu said after scoring.

    Wu is now a member of the Spanish club Espanyol. He joined the club{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the end of January. But in just his {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (five) match on the field, he scored his first goal. The coach Rubi said Wu is like "a floating feather (飘着的羽毛) with great speed."

    Wu was quite strict with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (him) while training. He ever got hurt when he first joined the team, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  he wanted to start training right away. He also told his coach that he didn't want to be treated any differently simply because he was Chinese.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fit) into the team better, Wu s learning Spanish. He practices talking with his teammates every day. He {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (learn) enough so far, so he has no problems with language. His hard work has helped him win the trust of his teammates.

    Of course, Wu's first goal is just the beginning. Chinese fans are looking forward to seeing what he'll do in the future.