Dear Sir，      

       I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along this route—No.49 and No.16. However, by the time No.16 reaches Souk Road, it's always full.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}The timetable states that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

       The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday, I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}There were 129 of them.

       Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “Maximum speed 50mph.”{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Saturday morning a No.49 bus travelled the distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60mph. At times it must have done it at least 80 or even 90 mph.

       It is obvious that our bus companies have neither respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengers. Can nothing be done about this?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Jeff

A  I counted the other passengers as they got off.

B  Is there anything we can do to change this?

C  The problem is that we can have to pay more for our trip.

D  The distance from Souk Road to the airport is 10 miles.

E  This leaves No.49 which sometimes has empty seats on it.

F  If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?

G  Why is it that half­empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop？

It is a plain fact that we are in a world where competition is going on in all areas and at all levels.This is exciting.Yet，on the other hand，competition breezes a pragmatic (讲究实际的) attitude.People choose to learn things that are useful，and do things that are profitable.Today's college education is also affected by this general sense of utilitarianism (功利主义)．

        Many college students choose Business，Law not Computer Programming as their majors convinced that these professions are where the big money is.It is not unusual to see the college students taking a part­time job as a warm­up for the real battle.I often see my friends taking GRE tests，working on English or computer certificates and taking the driving tests to get a license.Well，I have nothing against being practical.As the competition in the job market gets more and more severe，students do have reasons to be practical.

However，we should never forget that college education is much more than skill training.Just imagine，if your utilitarianism becomes the main trend on campus，leaving no space for the cultivation (培养) of students' minds，or development of their soul.We will see university is training out welltrained spiritless working machines.If utilitarianism controls society，we will see people lost in the moneymaking adventures；we will see humanity losing their grace and dignity，and that would be disastrous.I'd like to think society as encouraging and people regard profit or fame only as a horse that pulls the courage.Yet without the driver picking direction，the courage would go straight and may even end out in a dangerous situation.

A certificate may give you some advantages，but not broad horizons，positive attitudes and personal integrity (诚实正直)，which are the wealth you cannot acquire through any quick fixed way.Although in today's world，the highest level of competition may not be that of skills or expertise (专门技能)，but vision and strategy，your intellectual quality largely determines how far you can go in your career.

      Last weekend as I was riding in the bike lane alongside the truck, we reached acrossing and it turned to the right, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(hit) me and my bicycle. Even more upsetting was the fact {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the driver didn't stop afterward. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}， I was not injured and my bicycle was damaged, but stillusable.

       Even days later I reported the event to the police, they failed to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(proper) solve this situation or even return mycalls. Eventually, I decided {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(contact) University Student Legal Services for help about this matter. The small damage may not seem worth all {#blank#}6{#/blank#}trouble, but what if I had been seriously {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(injure)? Will anyone see punishment for breaking traffic laws and damaging my property?

         Unfortunately, my experience is common, and{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(accident)between bikes and cars occur far too often. A comprehensive study{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(report) that of the nearly 3 000 cyclist­ motorist crashes that occurred between2000 and 2010 about 20 percent were hit­and­runs.

         Bicycles are held to the same standards asmotor vehicles in most cases. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} means that cyclists must obey all trafficrules, and also have the right to get damages in the accidents. I urge both cyclists and motorists to become familiar with their rights and duties when sharing theroads.