I'm David．Not long after I started my college course(课程)，I began to look for some work experience．It was a busy course，but I had a free day each week．I wanted to do all I could to make myself employable(具备受雇条件的)．Like many students，I was worried about leaving college with no job to go to．And this encouraged me to go out and look for placements(实习职位)．

    I had several different placements．I decided I wouldn't let any opportunities(机会)go．I quickly realized that me way to impress possible employers

is to show them，that you are ready to work hard．Employers don't want someone who just does what they are asked and makes tea．What's more．I took every placement I was offered even if it didn't have to do with my course．

Among the things I did was to work at a radio station and at a newspaper．I think it's been more useful than just reading books．You do need to study，of course，but college doesn't teach you everything．I have much more confidence(信心)now．I'm ready to deal with anything．While I was working at the radio station，I met a lot of interesting people and they helped me a lot．Some of them may help me find work in the future．I certainly advise getting some work experience while you're in school．

    During rush hours, you never know when a bus or a taxi might come. Walking might be too tiring. If it's about two or three miles away, which kind of transportation will you choose?{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Bike shares are a growing convenience in many cities around the world.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Riders usually have to pick up a bike at a self—serve station and return it at another station later. However, a Chinese bike—sharing company called Ofo, is bringing this idea to a new level.

    Like any other bike—sharing service, Ofo users can get a bike at any time.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Instead, they can pick one up wherever and whenever they please. To get a bicycle, riders with the app are able to find the nearest one.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}After parking the bike, all they have to do is to lock it.

    This Chinese company already has its bicycle throughout China, the United States and Singapore.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} “We want to reach more cities, connect more bikes and serve more people”, said Ofo founder Dai Wei.

A. Thousands of bike sharing programs have been set up by the governments.

B. When a rider is done with the bike, returning is just as easy.

C. This month, 500 Ofo bicycles will be set up in Cambridge, England.

D. For short journeys, riding a bike could be the best solution.

E. The big difference is that they don't need to find a self—serve station.

    Terry Fox was born on July 28, 1958 in Canada．He was a determined little boy who never liked to miss a day of school．Fox enjoyed playing baseball and basketball very much in his free time．In secondary school he won the Athlete of the Year Award． He wanted to be a physical education teacher．

    Terry Fox's future changed in 1977 when doctors told him there was cancer in his right knee．To stop the spread of cancer, doctors amputated (截肢) most of his leg．Fox learned how to use an artificial leg, and three weeks after the operation, he was walking．

    Terry Fox made a plan to raise money for cancer research by running across Canada．His goal was to raise $1 from every Canadian．People said it was a crazy idea but Terry could not be stopped．He started his running on the Atlantic coast in Newfoundland in April 1980 and planned to finish on the Pacific coast in September．

    The people of Newfoundland were welcoming and generous．Fox was treated to many meals at people's homes．A small town of 10,000 people raised $10,000．Fox ran about 45 km each day．He ran through Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario．As he ran he gave speeches about cancer and how the money he collected would go to finding a cure for cancer．The 8,000 people in the town of Gravenhurst donated $14,000．By the time he ran half-way across Canada he had raised $11.4 million．

    At the end of August he thought he was getting a bad cold and stopped running for a few days．Doctors said the cancer had come back and was now in his lungs．Terry went into hospital for treatment．People kept donating money．There were 24 million people in Canada in 1980．Over $24 million had been raised by February 1981．Terry had met his goal．The treatment did not cure Terry． He died on June 28, 1981．That September, the first Terry Fox Run was held in Canada．Terry Fox Runs are now held yearly in 60 countries and millions of people have taken part．More than $ 360 million has been raised for cancer research．The donations for cancer research don't stop．His dream lives on．

    The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and is also called the Double Ninth Festival. As both the month and the day are nine, it got this name. To celebrate the day, people usually climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemum (菊花), so the festival is also known as the Height Ascending (登高) Festival or the Chrysanthemum Festival. In China, nine has the similar pronunciation with the word “forever”, meaning long life. So the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors' Day.

    The festival has a history of over 2000 years. During the Warring States Period, there was the Chongyang Festival. But it was only celebrated in the imperial palace. From the Han Dynasty, it began to be popular among the common people. The name of the Chongyang Festival first appeared in the Three Kingdoms Period. During the Jin Dynasty, there were customs of enjoying chrysanthemum and drinking wines on the day. It was not (A) officially set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. Since then, all the people have spent the festival with kinds of activities. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in the imperial palace all ate flower cakes to celebrate. The emperor climbed the mountain on the day as well. In 1989, the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors' Day.

    As September has the clear sky and fresh air, it is a very good time to climb the mountain. There will be a happy sense of excitement by climbing the mountain in this season. Also, it is good for health. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been the custom of climbing on the Chongyang Festival.

    On the day, enjoying chrysanthemum is very popular as the flower means long life. Drinking chrysanthemum is regarded as a way to prevent disasters and bad things. Inserting Zhuyu and sticking chrysanthemum are also traditions to avoid the bad as (B) they have special smells which can repel (驱逐) insects and keep out the cold.

    Eating Chongyang cakes is another tradition on the festival. There is no fixed way of the cake but the one with nine layers (层) with two sheep on it is the best. Two sheep means Chongyang. Nine layers show people could do well in everything.

    I'd just got in a taxi at the railway station when suddenly I found one of my suitcases (手提箱) missing. Just then, I saw a young man, not very far, opening it and taking out valuables. "Stop thief! Stop thief!" I shouted and threw open the car door and rushed out to him, followed by the driver and some passers-by. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} My driver caught him by the neck and took out the valuables from his trouser pocket and put them back into my suitcase.

    Half an hour later, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} But as I checked those stolen things, I became very surprised, unable to speak. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} And a blood test report of a 58-year-old woman appeared. I suddenly realized that the taxi driver must have mistaken the thief's things and put his into my suitcase.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} But this story keeps coming back to me. Was the young man a habitual thief or a dutiful son who had been driven to find money to save his mother's life? {#blank#}5{#/blank#} How I wish I had gone back that afternoon to return the money and the report and say sorry to him. For the first time in my life, I realized that hate and love are very close.

⑴{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Chen Jin likes doing sports. He wants to live near a park.

⑵{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Meng Ting only likes Chinese food. He hopes his host family can speak a little Chinese.

⑶{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Liu Li likes living in a big bedroom cheaper than f350 a month. She doesn't like pets.

⑷{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Han Ping loves pets. She would like a bedroom cheaper than £220 a month.

⑸{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Liu Jun hopes to live near his school- Reading School. He'd like a bedroom with a bathroom.