Thisyear'ssummervacationwasmostenjoyable.

　　Ispentfifteendayshelpingmygrandparentsdoingfarmworkinthecountryside,whereIsawmountainsandfieldscoveredwithgreenplants.SometimesIwentswimmingintherivertothewestofthevillage,thewaterinwhichwasquiteclear.Ikeptadiaryeveryday.Besidesdoingfarmwork,Ihelpthechildrenintheneighborhoodwiththeirlessons.AllofthemshowedmuchinterestinEnglish.Theycouldreadandwritewell,buttheycouldhardlyunderstandsimpleEnglish.SoeverydayinthemorningIspentabouttwohourshelpingthemimprovetheirlisteningandspokenEnglish.Theyallmadegreatprogress.Theirparentsallthoughthighlyofme.Inowrealizethatknowledgeisverymuchneededinthecountryside.

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　　MySummerVacation-我的暑假生活

　　Atcollege,Imissedmyparentsalot.Asthetermwasdrawingtoanend,Ieagerlylookedforwardtogoinghome.AndIplannedtodoathousandandonethingsduringthevacation.Aboveall,Iwantedtohelpmymotherwithhousework.Ialsowishedtoreadmanyhookswhichmyteachershadrecommended.

　　However,athome,mymotherwouldneverletmedoanything.Shecompletelydeprivedmeofsharingherwork.AssoonasIopenedabooktoread,shewouldsitdownbesidemeandaskmeaboutallkindsofthingsatthecollege.Topleaseher,Itoldheronethingafteranother,andsoonIforgotallaboutbooks.EvenwhenIwasactuallyreading,shewould,nowandthen,insistthatIshouldeataneggordrinkacupoftea.

　　WhenIlefthomeattheendofthevacation,notathinginmyplanhadbeencarriedout.ButIfeltveryhappy.Ibelievedmuchmoredeeplythanbeforeintheoldsaying:Home,sweethome.There'snoplacelikehome!