Not everyone has the chance {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( be ) a detective(侦探). But I got one when I was 13 years old. It happened in 1988.

    One afternoon, I {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( walk ) down the street when I saw my father's new car. I expected{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(meet) my father, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead. "My father's car {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(steal)" I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, "Please {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(follow) that new car in front." And I told him why.

    The taxi driver had a car phone, and I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car and its loudspeaker. The police told the woman to stop her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I got out right now and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(say) to the woman, "It's not your car. It's my father's."

    The woman smiled and said, "Oh. You're Mr. Johnson's younger son, right? I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}see) your photo at your father's office." Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father's new assistant.

    My father asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lent his car. After{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(hear) her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was true. The police and the taxi driver laughed I felt very sorry. It was both the first and last time for me to work as a detective. Don't you think my story funny?

    I love travelling. In my first year of university, I started to travel during the holidays. During the Christmas holiday I went to Paris, and during the spring vacation, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (visit) Athens and many other cities in Italy. I was very excited {#blank#}2{#/blank#} this was the first time I had travelled aboard with just my friends. At first, I simply thought travelling as a way to have something to look forward to after exams, but I soon discovered how important it is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (travel).

    On my travels I have the chance to experience new cultures through the art, history, language and food. Also, I have the chance to communicate {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people who have different opinions on life. Travelling is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} learning experience for both yourself and the people you meet. Some people I met during my travels had never heard of my home town and it was very exciting for me to tell {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) about it. When you travel you will meet people who have different cultural {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (background) and as a result, sometimes your own ideas and opinions might be challenged. It's important to learn to see {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (thing) from other people's perspectives.

    This is how I realized that travelling makes one appreciate home. When you see others have so little, you get to realize how {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (luck) you are! It makes you miss things at home. Not just the physical location of home, but also your way of life.

    Travelling is truly a(n) {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (value) experience and I am always excited about the discoveries in my next journey!