I was in a shopping mall, so I decided to go and get a cup of coffee. As I was making my way to the coffee shop, I noticed an old gentleman poorly dressed sitting near the shop. I knew from the first sight that he needed help. He had a little lunch in front of him and was enjoying it. It was clear that he had a problem with his right eye. I then joined the line and waited to be served.

    Then it happened. One of the most beautiful gestures(姿态) I had ever seen in my life. There was a young man in front of me in the line who was also waiting to be served. The next thing I knew was that the young man handed the waitress(女服务员) 20 dollars and requested a glass of juice as a favor(善行). The waitress looked at the young man a little perplexed, not fully understanding the request. That was when the young man asked her to give the juice to the old gentleman eating his lunch outside, as well as the change(零钱) from the 20 dollars. The young man also told her that he would be watching every second so that she would be completely safe. Then there was a wonderful exchange between the waitress and the old man. I only wished I could take a photo of the smiles on both of their faces.

As I was considering this event later, I wondered why the young man didn't perform this act of kindness himself. Maybe he was hoping that this act of kindness might inspire(激励) others to do something for this old man as well.

    One story about Jack, an Irishman（爱尔兰人）, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy（吝啬） with his money. So he was sent to hell地狱. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan) （魔鬼撒旦）, so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.

    Well, Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip（萝卜）, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla（督伊德神）. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " Jack-o'-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern."

    The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children's fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary（小学校） school. Children would make Halloween decorations, all kinds of orange-paper jack-o-lanterns. we went together to neighbors' houses, ringing their doorbell and yelling, "Trick or treat!" meaning, "Give us a treat (something to eat) or we'll play a trick on you!"

    The people inside were supposed to come to the door and comment（评价） on our costumes. Oh! here's a ghost. Oh, there's a witch. Oh, here's an old lady. Sometimes they would play along with us and pretend to be scared by some ghost or witch. But they would always have some candy and maybe an apple to put in our "trick or treat bags." But what if no one come to the door, or if someone chased us away?

    Then we'd play a trick on them, usually taking a piece of soap and make marks on their windows. And afterwards we would go home and count who got the most candy. One popular teen-agers' Halloween trick was to unroll a roll of toilet paper and throw it high into a tree again and again until the tree was all wrapped in the white paper. The paper would often stay in the tree for weeks until a heavy snow or rain washed it off.

    No real harm done, but it made a big mess of both the tree and the yard under it. One kind of Halloween mischief.

    Have youheard of e-waste (电子垃圾), which can be produced every day? How do you deal with yourcomputers, MP4 players or mobile phones when they're broken or you want a newone?

    Mostpeople just throw them away. With the development of electronic industry (电子产业), e-waste pollution has becomea serious problem. According to the United Nations, in 2014, people around theworld produced 41.8 million tons (吨) of e—waste and only recycled 6.5 million tons. The US was the biggestwaster, producing 7.1 million tons. China came second, with 6 million tons.

    It'simportant to pay attention to e-waste. It can be either valuable or harmful,depending on how we deal with it. E-waste is a valuable urban mine (城市矿藏). The value of the metals,like gold and silver in the waste around the world, is surprising. And themetals can be reused. But if people throw them away, the toxic chemicals (有毒化学物质) can get into the earth or air,affecting the environmentand people's health.

    Apple, forexample, now recycles people's used products in China when they are buying newones. The company will test and repair the used ones and sell them at lowerprices. To help reduce e-waste, we can buy longer-lasting electronic products.If you have unwanted electronics, find a new home for them. You can also takecomputers and phones to companies to see if they offer recycling programs.

In a hairdresser's (理发店) in Changsha, Hunan Province, people can pay just three yuan tohave their hair cut. 1 owner is 71-year-old Tang Jinlian. She uses her service to spread 2 . 

Tang's daughter became sick 3 she was three years old. Tang and her daughter got alot of 4 from others in their homctown in Yongzhou, Hunan province. Tang then learnedhow to cut hair and 5 to use her skills to give back to sociery (社会). 

In 2004, Tang's son went to work in Changsha. Tang and her daughter followed. Tangstarted to provide hair cutting 6 in a vegetable market. In 2014, because the market wasin need of repair, Tang 7 an outdoor hairdresser's in Lufeng community (社区)， where herson lives. However, because of its8 conditions, there were not many people visiting it. Luckily, the community noticed her 9 and decided to help. In 2015, they turned a garage(车库) into a hairdresser's for Tang to use. "We thought about how to make use of Tang'shairdressing skills to help more people,10 the old who have difficulty moving around," aworker in Lufeng community said. 

Tang's hairdresser's is open in the morning. Serving around 10 people each day. Tang putup a 11 on its wall. It reads, " A promise made, a promise kept for life (一个承诺，必守终生)". For 19 years. Tang has asked only 12 yuan for each haircut. Even when people try togive her more money, she never 13 it. 

Tang's story has touched many people's hearts. They've 14 her to do something fortheir community. Now there are over 500 15 in the community who carry out differentactivities like picking up rubbish. 

Anna comes from Russia. She is 17 years old. She's going to stay with the Black family for a year. Anna comes to England because she wants to study England. She helps Mrs. Black to do housework in the house and goes to English {#blank#}1{#/blank#} every Wednesday and Friday afternoon. 

Anna is now in London. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is new to her. She finds life is different from that in Moscow. Some things are nice in London, but many things are not so nice. The shops are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in London than those in Moscow. So it's very expensive to enjoy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in London. It's expensive to have a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} at a restaurant or go to a cinema. 

Now Anna has got used to(习惯）many things, but she can't get used to the breakfast in England. "The England eat so much in the morning, " she often says, "fruits, porridge, eggs, tea and bread. How can you face all that food so early in the day?"