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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep 　　1　　．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 　　2　　 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 　　3　　 other old folks like her．By talking with them, she 　　4　　 two things．Old people had abilities that were not 　　5　　．But old people also had some 　　6　　．She found a new purpose for herself then．

　　Through the years, she 　　7　　 to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 　　8　　; old people tike herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty plus”, which was about 　　9　　 old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 　　10　　．

　　Anna Douglas uses her 　　11　　 ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 　　12　　 problems begin．For example, one of her 　　13　　 said that his grandchildren 　　14　　 the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs．Douglas 　　15　　 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

　　“It’s important to know 　　16　　 about your grandchildren’s world,”says Mrs．Douglas．“That means questioning and listening, and 　　17　　 is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,”she continues．“Never try to 　　18　　 your grandchildren or other young people．Never 　　19　　 your opinion．Don’t tell them what they should do．　　20　　, they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

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　　Wendy McGahey and her 5-year-old daughter sat patiently under a shade tree on the quiet Tarrant County College campus in Hurst．

　　Suddenly, students burst from buildings, flooding the courtyard while carrying backpacks．

　　Mrs．Mcgahey greeted her two sons with typical mom questions：“Did you find your classes OK? What did you learn today?” Her boys, aged 9 and 10, aren't college students yet．But for three weeks in the summer, they invade the classrooms in the popular College for Kids program．They spend mornings marching around the campus to maths, paleontology and stock market classes．

　　“It's definitely not the summer that we grew up with．” said Mrs, McGahey, a North Richland Hills resident．“There wasn't a lot of computer learning when we were kids．”

　　Welcome to the new summer vacation．

　　It's a time in some communities that has become a mixed extension of the school year．

　　With more camps, programs and activities than ever, many children are spending the summer in structured or academic programs and less time riding bikes or running in the sprinkler．

　　As more moms and dads both work full time, city and school district programs keep kids entertained in a safe environment in the summer．Some parents, like those in Southlake Carroll, requested additional academic programs in the summer．

　　But with some schools starting in early August, the too many summer opportunities can overpower families and leave little time for sleeping late and playing with friends．

　　Kelsey Crawford, 9, of Southlake spends her summer in a school district camp and other camps and classes for basketball, golf and cooking．She also takes some time to do lessons．

　　She says she enjoys summer but sometimes wishes she had more time to take it all in．

　　“I'd like to practice my basketball or my diving．” she says．“I don't always have the time to practice what I've learned in the camps．”

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep 　　1　　．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 　　2　　 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 　　3　　 other old folks like her．By talking with them, she 　　4　　 two things．Old people had abilities that were not 　　5　　．But old people also had some 　　6　　．She found a new purpose for herself then．

　　Through the years, she 　　7　　 to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 　　8　　：Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about 　　9　　 old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 　　10　　．

　　Anna Douglas uses her 　　11　　 ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 　　12　　 problems begin．For example, one of her 　　13　　 said that his grandchildren 　　14　　 the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs．Douglas 　　15　　 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

　　“It's important to know 　　16　　 about your grandchildren's world,” says Mrs．Douglas, “That means questioning and listening, and 　　17　　 is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,” she continues, “Never try to 　　18　　 your grandchildren or other young people．Never 　　19　　 your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．　　20　　, they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

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