Thisyear'ssummervacationwasmostenjoyable. 　　Ispentfifteendayshelpingmygrandparentsdoingfarmworkinthecountryside,whereIsawmountainsandfieldscoveredwithgreenplants.SometimesIwentswimmingintherivertothewestofthevillage,thewaterinwhichwasquiteclear.Ikeptadiaryeveryday.Besidesdoingfarmwork,Ihelpthechildrenintheneighborhoodwiththeirlessons.AllofthemshowedmuchinterestinEnglish.Theycouldreadandwritewell,buttheycouldhardlyunderstandsimpleEnglish.SoeverydayinthemorningIspentabouttwohourshelpingthemimprovetheirlisteningandspokenEnglish.Theyallmadegreatprogress.Theirparentsallthoughthighlyofme.Inowrealizethatknowledgeisverymuchneededinthecountryside. 　　--------------------------- 　　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!