Lucy and Mary are good friends. Lucy is thirteen. She comes from the USA. Mary is twelve. She is from the UK. They study in same school, but in different classes. Lucy's father teaches in a middle school. Her mother drives cars. They can speak English, French and a little Chinese. Lucy's mother likes cooking. She likes eating rice. But Lucy's father doesn't. He likes drinking milk and eating bread. Mary's mother doesn't like cooking. But she likes making clothes. She can make beautiful blouses and dresses. Mary's father likes doing housework and mending things. Now he is cleaning the room. Look! Mary is helping her father.