This summer I travelled from noisy Beijing to Wuzhen, a beautiful village in Zhejiang Province. Unfolded before me was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} unique image of this water country—the stone bridge and the water flowing, all like fairy tales to me.

    However, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} impressed me most was not the natural scenery but the scene of a grandma bathing a little baby in a wooden basin with the door open. My friends couldn't help {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (take) pictures of them. To my surprise, the grandma smiled and waved at us. All of a sudden, my heart was filled with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (warm).

    I shared the photo and my {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (forget) experience with my friends. They were {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(simple) moved as I was, but at the same time they reminded me of the unpleasant experiences in big cities. We feel embarrassed to see people quarreling in public because they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (step) on accidentally by strangers.

    According to a recent survey {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make) in November 2016: 45 percent of the residents don't know the names of their neighbors; 63 percent have never devoted {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they) to talking to their neighbors; 67 percent think that the relationship between them and their neighbors is just so-so, or even bad.

    Wouldn't it be beautiful to say hello to our neighbors who just came back{#blank#}10{#/blank#}work and give them a smile?

    In 1955, I got a train ticket to visit my relatives in Cleveland. On my return trip, I met {#blank#}1{#/blank#} handsome soldier. He asked if he could look at the train timetable {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was held in my hand and then if he could sit next to me so that we could chat. I agreed and invited him to share the lunch my aunt {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (pack) for me before leaving. We talked all the way. Finally, we exchanged {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (address) and he said he would contact me.

    After a week, I still didn't receive a letter {#blank#}5{#/blank#} him and began to think he'd forgotten about me. On Saturday, the phone rang and a familiar voice asked if I would like to go out together. We ended up in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (see) On the Waterfront at the Kallet Theatre. We had a more dates during his Army leave, and then he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (send) to go overseas. For the next two years, we kept in touch with each other by letter.

    In 1957, we got married. We've been together for more than 60 years, raising three daughters who now have daughters of{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (they) own. Before taking my trip to Cleveland years ago, I was warned never{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (speak) to strangers on a train. I'm {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (certain) glad I didn't listen.

    We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, some of us are upset {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their body styles and looks. It's unnecessary and it's not important at all. We needn't care about it. It is one's inner beauty {#blank#}3{#/blank#} matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood {#blank#}4{#/blank#} our teachers, parents and classmates.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (friend) will do you good .Third, we may fall behind others, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to work efficiently, full of determination. At last, some of us don't have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn't it strange? So long as we have some, that's enough. And we can learn {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to spend money!

    Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said it was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

    Since it was the first time we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) there, we were pretty excited. After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (we) reservation(预定) six months earlier, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (tell) that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week, but for the week after. I didn't understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#} this would happen and my credit card had already been charged for the reservation. What made things even worse was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering {#blank#}7{#/blank#}to do, the manager came out. She was very helpful. She apologized for the mistake and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}surprised me and my brother that she should give us a spare VIP room on the top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra.

    The next day, my brother and I went to the beach {#blank#}9{#/blank#} some people were playing volleyball. We got a little sunburnt, but the day had been so {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (relax) that we didn't mind.

    A program called Everlasting Classics is becoming {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (increase) popular. The program, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} combines Chinese traditional poetry with music, was launched by China Central Television (CCTV) in 2018.

    And it became a great hit soon after the program {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (show) on CCTV 1. It was hosted by Sa Beining, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} CCTV host loved by the audience, and the Appreciation Group in the group included Professor Kang Zen from Beijing Normal University, Dean of the China Conservatory of Music, Wang Liguang, the famous hostess Zeng Baoyi and the well-known singer Yu Chengqing. Together, they led the audience to interpret and appreciate many classic Chinese poems, enjoying the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (beautiful) that the poems brought to the audience. Moreover, the poems were adapted into songs, which were sung by famous singers, like Zhang Jie, Wang Yuan, etc, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) the program more spellbinding.

    In Season 1 of the program, one of the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (attract) songs was Butterfly Lovers (《梁祝》). An 88-year-old pianist called Wu Yili played the music with the famous violinist Lv Siqing. The melodious music moved many of the audience {#blank#}8{#/blank#} tears. In recent years, CCTV has produced many programs {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (spread) traditional Chinese culture, including Chinese Poetry Competition {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Everlasting Classics. Thanks to these programs, many people set off a craze for the study of Chinese culture.