I am walking through the winter park where the trees stand cold and bare (光秃秃的). The yellow leaves have fallen to the ground. Now, a group of women gather at the sides of a path. In the cold winter, they're moving their arms and legs to a rhythm (节奏). They are, of course, the dancing aunties.

    It seems that if you go to any public space around China, you're likely to see these dancing aunties. When I first came to China, it was one of the first things that annoyed me. That's because in Britain dancing in public is not a cultural habit. You won't see any age group swinging their arms and tapping their feet in a park. Usually, they just take a walk for exercise.

    Now and again the dancing aunties have hit the headlines (头条新闻). Some people find them annoying. But others respect their right to dance in public. Most of them are middle-aged. They finally have some free time to do whatever they like. There is no more work, and their kids have left.

    All in all, I like seeing these women enjoying themselves. They remind us of the importance of exercise as we get older. Besides, most of them have raised the whole families. Now it is their time to have fun and enjoy some peace.

    When I spent the summer with my grandmother, she always sent me to a store with a long shopping list. How could I hope to find all these things? In the store, there was a tall lady with black glasses on her nose. There wasn't a smile on her face.

    “Excuse me,” I said. She looked down and said, “I'm Miss Bee.”

    “I need to get these.” I said, holding up my list. “So? Go to get them. ” Miss Bee pointed to some shelves. “There's no one here, only you and me, so get yourself a basket and get all these things yourself.”

    That summer I visited Miss Bee twice a week. Sometimes she gave me wrong change. One afternoon I corrected her, “That bag of beans is only twenty-nine cents!”She just looked at me over her glasses and changed the price. Going to the store was more like going into battle. I got into the store just like General Patton getting into North Africa.

    Soon I learned how to find the product on the shelf… At the end of the summer, the shopping trip only took me 15 minutes. Before I left, I stopped in the store to get some candy.

    “All right, little girl,” she said. “What did you learn this summer?” Before I could answer. Miss Bee laughed and said, “I know what you think of me. Well, I don't care! My job is to teach every child some life lessons. When you get older you'll be glad you ever met Miss Bee. Haha!...”

    I didn't think of her words. Years passed, one day my daughter came to me with her homework. “It's too hard,” she said. “Could you finish my math problems for me?”

    “If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I was back at that store and I knew what I learned from the old lady that summer.

    When you go for a run outside, chances are that you'll find litter (垃圾) all around you. Do you just go past it, or do you stop and pick it up? If you choose the second, you're part of the latest popular sport in the West: plogging.

    The word "plogging" puts the Swedish phrase "plocka upp" (pick up) and the English word "jogging" (running slowly) together.

    What a plogger needs is a rubbish bag and a pair of gloves (手套)to protect your hands. While collecting rubbish, ploggers learn to classify (分类) and deal with it correctly, too.

    ①Plogging seems simple but it does a lot of good to both the environment'(环境) and your health. It can not only make the world greener, but also get you exercise, for example, a 30-minute plogging burns around 288 calories (卡路里),compared to 235 calories burned from just jogging.

    So next time you go out jogging, why not carry a rubbish bag and collect some litter along the way?②你的身体和环境会感谢你。

I had my first job at the age of thirteen.I was very1 to make my own pocket money.My parents 2 interfered （干涉） with how I spent it，even when I was spending it foolishly.They3 that by making money，spending it，and learning from the mistakes，I would grow up and become more responsible. 

Like many 4 parents，my parents also let me and my brothers do things although they worried a great deal.When I was sixteen，I wanted to spend the summer months 5 around Europe.My mother was6 the idea that I went for a trip alone at such a young age.But my father felt that it would be a great 7 for me.In the end，my mother agreed that I could only travel to France，8 it was my mother's home.And I had many uncles，aunts who could 9 help if I need them. 

Three years later，my younger brother decided to take a 10 off after his first year in university.Again my mother was very worried and not happy to see my brother leave his 11 .But my father encouraged him and my brother had a（n）12 year working his way on trains and ships to different places. 

These kinds of experiences are probably impossible for children in many countries，but in the US they are quite13 .Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves.By the time 14 have finished high school，many American kids have already had part-time jobs and traveled on their own.Maybe they have chosen the university and even 15 their future job and so on.

Sam had to take care of his little sister Julie by himself. Their parents passed away long ago. 

One day, Sam woke up1 three in the morning as usual. When Julie was sleeping alone, Sam went out 2 newspapers. When he found an old man sitting in front of their house, Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was 3 icy morning and he looked very cold. 

The poor old man didn't have anything to cover4 body with. Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子). However, there were no extra blankets, so Sam thought hard and took his 5 coat. Sam wrote a short note. "Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is an old coat of my dad's. I hope it fits you well. " 6 then he left. When he came back, both the man and the coat were gone. Sam thought that it was 7 thing he could do with his dad's coat. 

That afternoon when Sam got home, Julie and the old man8 in front of the house, and Julie shouted to Sam9 ，"Brother！He's our grandfather！"The grandfather smiled and said, "Sam，thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know 10 good my grandson is. "