Weallknowthatautumnisaharvestseason;itbringsusachievementsandcelebrations.Butthisyearisquitedifferent.Wearewelcomingthe60thbirthdayofournation!

　　Whatprovesthegrowthofourcountry?Whatprovesthatourcountryisbecomingstrongerandstronger?Ofcourse,thechanges,theavhievements.Nowwecantouchthepulseofthesocialprogress,thechangesofclothing,food,thelivingconditionsandsoon.

　　Oncemygrandmasaidthatintheplannedeconomy,everythinghasitsowncertificate,“NewDress”isonlyadreamandmanychildrencouldonlyexpectnewclothesonChineseNewYear.WhenmygrandmotherputonnewclothesonNewYear’sDay,shewouldbequitesatisfiedandproud,becausemanychildrenwouldcometoappreciateit.Atthattime,newclothesarerareforcommonpeople.

　　Sixtyyearsago,it’squiteusualthatabigfamilycrowdedinasmallroom.Theyputupacurtainseparatingthehouseintotwoparts,andsometimestheremightbesomemice.Mygrandmasaidtheyplayedonlyseatedinbedandseveralchildrendidtheirhomeworkonasmalltable.Butnow,goodconditions,mostfamiliesnotonlyhaveanicehousewithalotoffurniture,butalsohavemorethanonehouse.

　　Greatchangeshavetakenplacegraduallyaroundus,especiallyafterTheReformandOpeningup.Historytellsusandtellsfuture,DengXiaoping’constructionwasright.In2001,ourcountryjoinedtheWTO.ThenwelaunchedtheShenzhouV,VI,VIIandChang’espaceshipintospace,andheldtheBeijingOlympics.Westillremembertheyesterdayoflastyear,whenthebigearthquakehappened,thewholenationwasshockedandmoved.Notonlyvolunteersbuteveryonewasdevotedtohelppeopleinneed.TodayweseeanewlookofSichuanpeople,theenergyandhopeofSichuanpeople.Whatabeautifulday!

　　Asstudents,weareenjoyingthebenefitsoftheprogressofourcountry.Nowwearestudyinginagardenschoolwhichhasexperiencedonehundredyearsofunusualhistory