She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course . But unlike school friends ,16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (rest). Instead, she is earning $6500 a day as {#blank#}2{#/blank#} model in New York.

    Sarah  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tell) that she could be Britain's new supermodel， earning a million dollars in the new year. Her father Peter44,want her to give up school to model fulltime. But Sarah, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}has taken part in shows along with top models， wants  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(educate).

    She has turned down several {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full time before going to university to get a degree {#blank#}8{#/blank#} engineering or architecture.

    Sarah says, "My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(come) first. I don't want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don't want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can't model my more."

    If you make a career choice while you are still in high school, you will save time and money in the long run. Students who do not plan ahead may delay starting college or take extra courses {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(give) themselves time to make up their{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mind). U.S. News and World Reports {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(say) that the average annual tuition at a four-year college is $ 35,000. If you spend {#blank#}4{#/blank#}extra year in school, you may have to take out additional loans or pay extra money to cover the cost.

    Choosing a career while you are in high school also gives you time to explore your {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(choose) industry. If you find a career {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sounds interesting, you can follow someone in the field and see what it is{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real) like to have that job. You can also apply {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a chance to get an informal position related to your desired industry. This will help you build a professional network even before you graduate from high school. Professional contacts are very {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(value), especially when you are looking for a job in your field. If you do as much as you can to build a network{#blank#}10{#/blank#} you are ready for a job, you will be more likely to succeed.

    I got a new job in Catholic University in Washington. In addition to a good chance, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(offer) a new flat to live in. One summer vacation, apart {#blank#}2{#/blank#} going to the park, I had not been outside my flat so as{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (do) an experiment about a disease. The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (result) of the experiment were {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (value) to me and they would contribute to the success of my research. It is really difficult to draw {#blank#}6{#/blank#}conclusion without enough evidence. I felt quite puzzled,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} even made me doubt that the experiment would make sense.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (gradual), I was not enthusiastic about it. After all, too much hard work and too little rest led to illness. One night, I went out to attend a lecture by a famous philosopher.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (inspire) by him, I went back to continue the experiment and eventually got the expected result. How happy I was! The next day, I proudly announced that the disease was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}control.

    An Italian town will pay people hundreds of euros(欧元) per year if they cycle to work instead of{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(drive) their cars. The government will pay{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(cycle)25 cents per kilometre, up to a monthly limit of 50 euros. That means commuters(通勤者)who switch to two wheels could pocket up to 600 euros in a year. It is said to be the first such plan in Italy.

    Fifty workers will be included in a 12-month trial, which will use a smart phone app to record the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(distant) travelled each day. The plan is being supported from fines{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(collect) from traffic tickets in the town,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}by law have to be spent on road safety.

    The plan will encourage citizens{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make)sure the area becomes more liveable. It will {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(natural)mean less traffic on the streets and more health benefits. A bicycle organization which helped to develop the idea, says it hopes that other towns will now follow the lead.

    A similar plan{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(introduce)in France in 2014, with mixed results. A six-month trial found that paying people to cycle to work did increase the numbers doing so, but the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(major) had been using public transport, rather than private vehicles.{#blank#}10{#/blank#}those making the move from cars to bicycles, most had already been carpooling (拼车). Private cars remained crowded in the Streets