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