3 . On August 22, two national consumer groups, the China Consumers Association and the Association of China Commercial Enterprise Management, called on beverage retailers across the country to clarify with consumers about the necessity and the amount of ice cubes added to their drinks.

The two groups said they are launching an “ice-breaking” campaign to urge retailers to respect consumers’ rights of knowing, choice and fair trade.

The groups’ call comes after media reports revealed that beverages served in some shops consist of a large amount of ice. In one case, a consumer in Nantong, Jiangsu province, bought two cups of coffee from popular chain beverage retailer Luckin Coffee and found that more than two-thirds of the cup was still filled with ice after the customer finished drinking the coffee. The customer complained in social media, questioning if the retailer was selling ice rather than coffee.

A customer service worker from Luckin Coffee told the newspaper that beverages from the company are strictly made according to the recipes and procedures, and iced drinks can’t be made with less ice. The worker further said that customers may choose iceless drinks instead. The consumer groups said that retailers should respect consumers’ rights of knowing by taking the initiative to ask about the amount of ice that customers want, and explain if certain products have to be made with fixed amounts of ice.

Retailers should also provide choices such as “extra ice”, “regular ice”, “less ice” or “iceless” for customers to choose, or simply separate ice cubes from drinks to let customers decide themselves, in order to respect their rights of choice, the groups said.

Moreover, retailers should be veracious in promoting their products and clearly mark that customers can ask for iceless drinks, the groups said, adding that they must reply in time if customers question about the amount of ice cubes.

6 . Due to the heavy academic pressure and safety issues, our children’s movements are limited by a lack of extra-curricular activities, which usually ensure that they meet the daily recommended level of physical activity.

For those children attending a high school, my own included, the morning and afternoon walk could be the only chance that they get to spend time outside. This is a golden opportunity to add sports into their day, without taking part in group sports or going to a closed indoor gym(健身房).

For walking to school, there are also many other benefits, such as improving school performance, reducing anxiety, improving spirits, better sleep, a sense of independence,opportunities to meet friends or think alone, paying attention to small details and being amazed by the surrounding environment.

However, parents still have fears. Parents fear cars, injury, extreme weather and even wild animals. These fears, many of which are almost impossible to happen, prevent parents from allowing their children to do something that’s actually beneficial to them. “Removing an opportunity to be active leads to an increase in childhood obesity(肥胖), which can have a greater negative impact on a child’s life than the risk of being injured due to being active,” saidDr. Mariana Brussoni, a professor who researches children’s outdoor and risky play.

When it comes to changing the culture around parents driving children to school, much work still needs to be done. Therefore, parents should try to let go slowly and give up the idea that driving their children to school is convenient. Brussoni said, “We hope to shift parents from focusing on protecting their children to trusting their independent abilities.Schools can also play a role in encouraging children to walk to school.”

7 . Some immigrants (外来移民) in the northeastern part of the US, Maine, are learning to lose their accents. They speak English fluently but have a difficult time being understood because they have heavy accents.

Nyirabahizi said she left her home and job in Rwanda two years ago, coming to America in hopes of a brighter future. She has a master’s degree in computer science and speaks English fluently. She said all of her classes in Rwanda were taught in English, but here she had to learn again because of her accent.

She attended a free class to reduce her accent with seven other students. The city of Portland conducted the class and Greenlaw was the teacher. She said immigrants who had reduced their accents had greater success at work. And they could communicate more easily with store workers, teachers, doctors and neighbors. “It’s a basic need to be understood,” Greenlaw told the newspaper, “It affects every part of their lives.”

Greenlaw began the class by telling students the 44 sounds of the English language. She told the students how the lips and jaws worked to form the sound. She told the students that some American English pronunciation rules didn’t make a lot of sense. But she said it was important to learn them if immigrants wanted to be understood by Americans.

Losing one’s accent is especially important for immigrants who live in Maine. More than 90 percent of the population of Maine are whites. Many people who live in Maine have not heard foreign accents except in movies or on televisions.

Greenlaw said some Mainers were impatient with people who spoke English with heavy accents. Her students said some Mainers ignored them or were unfriendly toward them because of their accents. They said this made them less likely to speak.

Live streaming (直播) has gone popular in China. Many have turned     1    (they) into live streaming users or followers. But many problems come along. Many minors have ever spent large amounts of money     2     (tip) and buying virtual gifts for their idols during live streams. Some live streams promote online games, poor products with misleading claims, and even something illegal     3     affects underage (未成年的) followers.

Chinese authorities have introduced a set of updated regulations (管理) on live streaming industry     4     (protect) the interests of minors. The new rules, issued by a central department, including the National Radio,     5     (publish) on Saturday. A source told China Daily, “I know that     6     (probable) means the days are gone when live streamers were often rewarded without inspection.” Besides, those under the age of 16 will be prohibited to perform as live streamers under the new rules. For those     7     (applicant) aged between 16 and 18, the     8     (approve) of their guardians (监护人) is necessary.

The document also calls for cooperation to carry     9     further inspections (检查). Online game enterprises and platforms, like Tencent and NetEase, have also been required to follow     10     stricter regulations to manage the services of live streaming games.