Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (decide) to take some presents to a children's hospital. Dressed up {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (ride) a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the traffic.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (get) him off the main street. The police had {#blank#}8{#/blank#} difficult time, but they were most amused. 'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so {#blank#}9{#/blank#} was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

    Bank of China and Alibaba are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.

    The survey of more than 55,000 students, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(conduct) by a research firm Universum, found that {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(rough)a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9% want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start {#blank#}3{#/blank#}own business.

    When it comes to desirable companies, business students{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(name)Bank of China the top choice for seven years, and it shows no signs of {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(give)up its lead.

    William Wu, manager of Universum, said that banking remains{#blank#}6{#/blank#}attractive industry for young Chinese. “China's government is now emphasizing the revolution of finance industry, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}leaves the younger generation with the impression that though banking is a {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(tradition)industry, there are still a lot of development {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(opportunity),” Wu said.

    Alibaba improved six places from 2014, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(rank)second among business students. It held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.

    China is well known as the Kingdom of Bamboo. Bamboo culture has already been rooted {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Chinese minds through the long history. To the Chinese people, bamboo is the symbol of virtue, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (reflect) people's soul and emotion. Bamboo has the title of "the gentleman of plants". {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (it) deep root symbolizes determination and its straight and hollow pole represents straightness and modesty. Bamboo culture always {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (play) a positive role in encouraging Chinese people to hold on when facing tough situations.

Barbara Millicent Roberts, also called Barbie, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (consider) the most successful toy doll in history. She first {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (appear) in the world of toys about 60 years ago, and has become very popular among little girls.

According to the Mattel Company, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} created Barbie, 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home. However, today there are many dolls competing {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Barbie on the market. Bratz dolls, for example, look more like today's pop {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (star) with lots of makeup and miniskirts. Now Bratz is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} great challenge to Barbie, as the company offers various clothing, too.

It seems that Barbie is no longer {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (attract) to older girls. "For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun, but when they get older, they want something more fashionable and modern," says a shop keeper of a toy store in New York. On the international scene, Barbie remains number one. Although Mattel has been selling fewer Barbies in the United States over the past years, sales in other countries have kept {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (rise). It is hard {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (say) how long Barbie will stay on as a celebrity in the world of toy dolls, but {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (undoubted) 60 is not the age to retire.