— No, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (ride) a horse on my uncle's farm.

    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?

More and more Americans are going to work by bike. Do you know why more people are 1 bikes to work? We can answer the question in 2 ways. First, bikes don't need gasoline(汽油), so it takes less 3 to use them. Second, a bike doesn't 4 much space(空间), so it is 5 to find a place for it. And riding a bike is good for one's 6 . People often drive their 7 to offices or to shops, but now people think riding bikes is a good way of doing sports.

That's 8 more Americans are now going to work 9 bike, and they are 10 their own cars at home.