I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However, learning came fairly (相当地) easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe!

    One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldn't do a good job as she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree.

    It was a "boy meets girl" game. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann. played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe. I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards. I smiled confidently. Miss Forsythe's understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favorite teacher.

Vienna is called "the city of music". Itis in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (中心)of Europe and it's the capital city of Austria. Many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (音乐家) came to study and work there in the eighteenth the eighteenth {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (世纪).They wrote thousands of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (首) of famous {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (古典的) music. Lots of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (作曲家), like Johann Strauss, father and son, and Mozart were all {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (欧洲的). The father, Johann Strauss the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (年长的), wrote and played music for traditional dances, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (叫作) the waltz. The son, Johann Strauss the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (小的), wrote the famous The Blue Danube waltz. {#blank#}11{#/blank#} (另一个) important person was Mozart. He could {#blank#}12{#/blank#} (演奏) the violin and the piano before six years old. His music is {#blank#}13{#/blank#} (完美的). But he became very {#blank#}14{#/blank#} (贫穷的) later and died in 1791. All of them were great. People around the world {#blank#}15{#/blank#} (仍然)love their music.

Boys and girls, this summer vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare for the future. The following is some advice on how   {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(make) your vacation meaningful and colourful.

Take regular exercise. You  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(work) most of the time already. So you need to join in outdoor 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (activity), which can bring your whole body into action. You can keep  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(health) by doing different kinds of exercise, such as playing basketball, jogging and mountain climbing.

Learn some basic life skills. One day, you will live by  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(you). You can't depend on your family any longer.  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}you should learn to cook, wash and other practical skills.

Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. In this way, you'll understand cultures that are different 

{#blank#}7{#/blank#}those of your home town. Beautiful sights can also make you  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(total) relaxed.

Enjoy family time. Don't always sit in front of  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}computer. It's great fun for family members to sit around the table, discussing sports, clothes or other common topics.

 {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you follow the advice above, your vacation will be full of joy and meaningful. We wish you a wonderful time!

My baby graduated last week. Waiting for the ceremony to begin, I took a photo and posted it on Facebook with words "I'm teary. " However, autocorrect (自动更正) changed my words to "I'm ready. " For a minute I was unhappy. But the next minute I was cheering the handsome man, as he walked straight with a big smile to the headmaster. My heart was filled with pride, and I began to wonder if autocorrect had known something. 

The idea of "empty nest" is often connected with sadness, but the truth is that birds don't have a problem with it. Birds' parents encourage their children to leave the nest as soon as possible, while continuing to provide support. That sounds right to me. The fact that my kid is brave enough to go out on his own means I did my job well. And I should have the rewards. 

So, I started with a hot bath at 6:00 p. m. I enjoyed it for over an hour, and then went out to do some running. Back home then, I cooked salmon -my favourite fish but my boy disliked its smell. Later, in the evening, I didn't have to tell anyone to turn off his computer and get some sleep. But at midnight, I missed my boy a little bit more. 

The next morning, I went for a walk. Was I a terrible mother to live in the house by myself? Then I remembered: my kid flew because I taught him to fly. If I'm happy to be drinking coffee as I write this, it's not about not loving my boy but about finding his independence when he's away. It's about realizing that when your smartphone autocorrects "teary" to "ready", you should take note. 

Zhou Yichen, 11, is a primary school st udent from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. In July, he got to the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} of Mount Elbrus. The mountain in Russia（俄罗斯） is 5,642 meters high. And it's the highest mountain in Europe（欧洲）.

The boy climbed（攀爬） the mountain with his father in five hours. "It was difficult. I thought I would fail（失败）, but I made it. I'm so {#blank#}2{#/blank#}," Yichen said.

Zhou Shuangliu, Yichen's father, is an outdoor lover（户外爱好者）. He climbed Mount Qomolangma in May. Together, they got to the top of the Siguniang Mountain in Sichuan Province twice - when Yichen was 9 and 10 years old. To prepare（准备） for their latest trip, Yichen ran 5 kilometers twice a week and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} every week.

"In the past, my son often played games when holding a phone. I told him that he could use the phone {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, because one day he will need it for climbing in other countries. And he really started learning English on his phone," says Zhou Shuangliu.

Yichen developed（培养） a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} interest in mountain climbing from his Russian experience（经历）. He hopes to get to the top of the 6,178 - meter Yuzhu Peak in Qinghai Province next summer.