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    I am a Chinese middle school student. I am 1 . I am in Class Three Grade Seven. I go to school by 2 every day.

    I live in Beijing. There are four people in my 3 . They are my father, my mother, my 4 and I. My father is a manager and my mother is a secretary in 5 office. My sister and I are 6 school.

    There are some 7 in my city. And there are many trees in front of 8 buildings. There is a garden 9 my house. There are many flowers in it. I like them very much. There is a playground near my home. I often 10 football in it.

Retrospect(回首往事) is a wonderful thing. It allows you to see what led you here, how you turned into who you are and, hopefully,how society has changed and improved. 

In 1999,I wanted to be a"farmer's wife". Thankfully, after quick correction by my progressive parents, I changed my mind about my job choices.

I had grown up in a football-loving family; my dad played in the Liverpool FC Boys squad until he had to leave because he hurt his leg seriously. My parents' love story began at Anfield, and my older sister Stevie trained with Crewe Alexandra Girls for a year or two as a left back, just like our hero Jamie Carragher.

I remember the exact moment I told my dad I was interested in doing what my big sister did. Iwas watching the game with him in the living room as a pre-teen and it just came out:"It makes me sad I can't be a footballer." He asked why not, and I answered,"Because I'm not a boy." He immediately responded by telling me that women's football was"great"and that I could play if I wanted to."Yeah, I suppose,"I responded,"but no one watches women's football."

As time passed, I began to realize that my dad was right. Women's football was gaining more attention and respect. I started to see female athletes being celebrated and admired, and people were changing the way they thought of women in sports. This change inspired me to stick to my dreamfor football, and I eventually became a professional player. Looking back, I am grateful for the progress that has been made, and I am proud to have been a part of it.

Jim Smith is a middle school student. And he lives in New York, the USA. He is very busy during a week. He stays at school from Monday to Friday. He usually gets up at 6:30 in the morning. Then he brushes his teeth. School begins at 7:40 a.m.. He has five classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. He often exercises, because he thinks it is good for his health. He runs on Tuesday and Thursday after school at about 5:00 p.m.. He takes a shower at 6:00 p.m.. He does his homework from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.. He watches TV for an hour. Then he goes to bed at 10:00 p.m.. He isn't free on weekends. He takes a piano lesson on Saturday morning. In the afternoon, he plays soccer with his friends. 

Helen Smith comes from Canada. She is 1 sports star. Her birthday is 2 December 1st She 3 four friends. They are Alice. Dale, Eric and Helen. Helen wants 4 sports with them on weekends. 5 every weekend she goes to the club at seven in the morning. Then she plays basketball with them. She plays basketball 6 . In the afternoon, they play ping-pong for two hours. She goes home at 5: 00 p. m. She 7 eating some fruits and vegetables for dinner and two 8 a day. After that, she does 9 homework and goes to bed before 10 p. m. She is  10  and happy. 

Hello! My name is Li Ting. I study at Long International School. I have a classmate called Mary. She is 1 England. This year, we celebrated 2 unusual Spring Festival together. It was her first Spring Festival in China. 

My family gave Mary a warm welcome when she arrived. She saw the decorations and was 3 . The house looked very festive! I made4 dumplings. Mary was excited to try them. 

During the meal, we 5 about our cultures. Mary told me about Christmas and how people celebrate 6 . I told her that the Spring Festival is also about family reunion 7 sharing good food. 

After dinner, we played 8 and watched the Spring Festival Gala(春节联欢晚会). We all laughed and had a 9 time. Mary said she enjoyed 10 the Spring Festival with us and she felt like she was back home!