My name is Jiang Tao. I’m twelve years old and I live in Changde. I have a dog called Musio. His fur is very soft! He always barks excitedly when I get home from school. I like comics and pop music.

My new school is in a tall, white building with eight floors. I always meet my friends at the dining hall (餐厅). We sit at a table and chat. At lunchtime, I sometimes go to the basketball courts for a game.

One of my new friends is Lin Hai. He’s thirteen but we have the same birthday—June 13. He lives (居住) with his parents and his older brother. Lin Hai is funny—he always makes me laugh. He is also sporty—we often play____▲____ in the gym after school. He likes Sichuan food because it’s spicy (辛辣的). He doesn’t like the music on my MP3 player. He likes hip hop.

I like my middle school. I hope I don’t get much homework though.

Many girls in Jenny’s class think it’s great to have elder brothers, but Jenny doesn’t think so. Her elder brother often does something unfair（不公平的） to her. He says she can’t watch TV late in the evening and she can’t play with his computer when he’s not at home. Jenny would like to have an elder sister.

Ben has a sister Laura. Laura is sixteen. Ben likes her and she likes him, too. When she has no homework, she plays cards with him, but not at weekends. She goes out with her friends on weekends.

Ben’s best friend is Phill. He lives with his parents. He has no brothers or sisters, but he has two lovely dogs. In the afternoon he often goes to the park with them. There they can run and play.

Janet is a girl. She lives next door to Phill’s home and she has three younger brothers. They often play together. Phill often comes to Janet’s home to play games with them.

Li Le is a girl from Beijing, China. Today is July 1st. She is chatting (聊天) on WeChat at home.