I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (extreme)  nervous and l  was  afraid  that l  would  fall  off and hurt {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (me).My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the bike. While l was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (grate) to him for his help.

    As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, "You are riding it by yourself now!" I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but{#blank#}7{#/blank#} if I fell off? Could I use the brakes to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (late) that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like l was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (nine) birthday.

    Beijing was once a city of bikes, known as the Bicycle Kingdom{#blank#}1{#/blank#} cars were reserved for official business and the politically powerful. However, decades of economic{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (grow) led to a huge flowing of cars in the city. Owning one became not just a marker of reaching the middle class but also a requirement for marriage. As the economy developed, autos pushed bikes off the roads{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (create) heavy pollution and miserable traffic.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(fortunate), now Beijing may he returning to its roots. Thanks to about 20 technology companies, brightly colored shared bikes {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(flood) into Beijing in the last two years. Many local residents welcome the shared bikes{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the flexibility and freedom they offer. They pick up the bikes and then ride and drop{#blank#}7{#/blank#} off anywhere they like, locking the back wheel, with no need to find a fixed place.

    Analyses in China say it is three factors that contribute to bikes {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(increase) rapidly: a lot of cash looking for a home, a good idea and government support. “As the city s population grew, traffic jams got {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (bad).” Cai, the Ofo spokeswoman, said, “Shared bikes could solve the 'last mile' problem in {#blank#}10{#/blank#} environmentally friendly way.”

    In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, gave up {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(study) in Harvard University, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is the most famous in the world. He set {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a company and researched the computer software. As an old {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(say) goes, “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agree with this idea. I began to be crazy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} English when I was a little girl. I got particularly interested in foreign {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(culture) and customs. To meet my curiosity, I read English stories every day. It seemed to be the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(good) “meal” of the day. As {#blank#}8{#/blank#} result, I always did very {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in my English exams. Interest is the key to {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(succeed).

    Jogging makes you burn fat and lose weight. In addition to increasing metabolism (新陈代谢), jogging is an {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (effect) way to burn more calories, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} helps you lose weight. If calories consumed in food are less than calories {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (spend) during exercise and other daily activities, you will lose weight. It is impossible not to! Many people have learned how to lose weight by{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (start) a running program.

    Jogging {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (help) to reduce stubborn fat. A running program can really help to cut back {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the last of your stubborn fat. Change can take a long time to come but {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (eventual) it makes maintaining a healthy weight much easier.

    If you suffer from poor appetite, jogging will improve your appetite. Along with all other {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (form) of exercise – the harder you work, the more you will eat {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (repair) your muscles and refuel them. When you start to run longer, you will start to eat to fuel your body, and may even find that you need to eat more food every day {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you did when you were overweight.

    For thousands of years, doctors {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (recognize) that childbirth can have a big effect on a woman's mind and body. Many women experience a time of sadness {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they give birth to a baby. This is called the baby blues, or postnatal depression.

    Doctors do not know the exact cause of postnatal depression. But they believe that an imbalance of brain chemicals {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) probably the cause. Hormones are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (nature) body chemicals. They affect a person's emotions. Immediately after pregnancy, a woman's hormone {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (level) change a lot. So, a woman's emotions and ways of thinking also change a lot.

    Other brain chemicals also influence the way a person feels. They {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (physical) affect the brain. They make a person feel depressed. There are ways to fix and balance these brain chemicals.

    Some medicines, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (call) anti-depressants, can help to treat postnatal depression. But these medicines may cost a lot of money. And not all people can get them. However, there are ways that women may be able to treat and recover from these sicknesses without medicine.

    If you are a new mother {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (suffer) from the baby blues or postnatal depression you should know that you are not alone. Other women have had {#blank#}9{#/blank#} same experiences. They have lived to have happy and healthy lives. If you are a husband, friend, or family member of a new mother, you should know that you can help! You can support the new mother. You can share the information {#blank#}10{#/blank#} her. You can help her find hope.

    Keeping a diary in English is one of the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we insist in this practice, gradually we'll learn how to express {#blank#}5{#/blank#}in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly come across many {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(difficult). In the first place, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} often happens that we have trouble finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese.

    As far as I {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} great use to keep a diary in English for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} development of our writing skills.