Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule(行程), I thought1myself.

    We don't have time for this. Therefore, the two2I most commonly spoke to my child were: Hurry up. But I made my promise to3almost three years ago, and I began my journey to pay more attention to what4in life. Actually, my younger daughter often reminds me of5I must keep trying to slow down.

One day, the two of us had taken a bike ride to the6. After buying an ice cream, my daughter sat down at a table7enjoying it. Suddenly a look of8came across her face. Do I have to rush, mama?

    I nearly9. Perhaps the pains of a10life didn't ever completely disappear, I thought sadly. You don't have to rush, my dear. I said11. Her whole face immediately brightened and her shoulders relaxed. Then we sat side by side talking.

    There were even moments when we sat in12, just smiling at each other. When she got to the last bite(咬最后一口), she held out the ice cream for me. I13the last bite for you, mama, my daughter said proudly. I realized I just gave my child a little time… and in14, she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love comes15when you stop rushing through life.

    Having brothers or sisters means owning the most expensive gift in the world. With them, we do not have to live a 1 life and we can also learn a lot from them.

I 2 in a blue-collar (蓝领的) large family a few miles into the countryside outside Chicago. There were four 3 in my family and my parents lived a hard life to bring us up. Among all my sisters, Cynthia, who is four years older than I, has 4 me the most. Cynthia has never 5 to be different. She has always dared to point the unfair things out and 6 the way things were around us, trying to change the negative (消极的) situations through her own efforts. She has always had the 7 to look at life from a different and unusual perspective (角度). That made me 8 her very much. Her example gave me the courage to question things like her and taught me to explore my own world 9.

    Now we're both old 10 we're still exploring. We 11 a lot together each year and this year we're going to visit a few African countries. After experiencing more and more, I realize that it's great to grow old because without work to 12, you have more time to take trips and have adventures, like we are now. Cynthia and I have always been 13, and now in our 60s, we still keep a good relationship as ever. I'm so grateful to have such a sister.

    Do you have any brothers or sisters? If you do, you're in 14. They will be your lifelong wealth. Please 15 your time together and be a positive role model for the younger ones.

My friend, James, has a dream, he hopes that one day he can have a trip to the  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(宇宙) because he wants to know what the space is like. He wants to be an  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(宇航员). He wants to know the feeling of staying in an  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(环境) with no air. But he knows it is not an easy thing, after  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(交流) with his father, he finds he has lots of things to do. He needs not only a good knowledge about space but also a  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(强壮的) body. Now, he has a plan to realise his dream. First of all, in order to know more about space, he will join a science  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(群; 组). Then, he will make a  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(运动) plan. He has  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (从不) been very active and he doesn't like playing at all. But this time he  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(决定) to change himself. He believes that nothing is  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(不可能的) if he tries his best.

It's Mona's eighth birthday. Mr. Black gives her 100 dollars and says, "I know you always want a new watch. Now, you can1 one. 

Mona looks at the money, saying, "Daddy, can you go to the shopping center with2 ? "

"Sure. Let's 3 to the shopping center across from our home, " Mr. Black says. But when they arrive at the center on foot, Mona walks into a4 store. Mr. Black asks, "Mona, 5 do you take me here? "

Mona says, "Daddy, Grandpa lives with us, 6 you're always busy with your work and I'm busy with my homework. He looks lonely{#blank#}1{#/blank#}孤单的）all the time. I want to buy him a radio, and then he can7 it. I can buy a new watch next year. "

Hearing this, Mr. Black keeps 8 for some time. After thinking, he says, "Mona, let me buy a radio for your grandpa. Then, you can still make your9 come true. "

"Oh, that's great, Daddy, " Mona feels10 and says. "Thank you so much. Now, let's find a radio for Grandpa first. "

You don't have to be a scientist to solve big environmental problems. One Dutch designer is finding creative ways to make a change - and he's inviting bikers to join him. 

Daan Ronscgaarde. 38, is a designer from Holland. He uses creative ideas to improve city life. For his Smog（雾霾）Free Project, he designed a special tower that cleans air in Chinese parks. In Holland, he designed a shining bicycle path. 

Now Daan and his team are working with engineers at Chinese bike - sharing company Ofo to create a new product for public use. It's an air - cleaning machine connected to a bicycle and is part of the Smog Free Project. In smoggy weather, the machine would breathe in the air in front of the bike and blow out a stream of clean air toward the biker's face. 

It's no secret that air pollution is a big problem for China. In winter, it's common for thick clouds of haze（霾）, caused largely by factory production, burning of coal and car emissions（排放物） to cover areas of China. 

In 2016, only one - fourth of Chinese cities met the country's air quality standards, according to a survey of 338 cities nationwide from the Ministry of Environmental Protection " 

Of course one tower and a few bikes won't solve China's air pollution problem, " Daan said. " But smog - free bikes are an exciting idea that will hopefully inspire communities to create greener cities. "