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Like many young people, I dreamed of growing up and becoming a successful writer one day. My first part-time job came when I was 18 years old. I was working in a paint factory. Because of the terrible smell of paint, it became normal for me to temporarily pass out during my lunch time.

I discovered content mills, where a writer could devote his time to writing soul-destroying online copy. It provided a little pay, but I wouldn’t faint. So I quit my day job. But it is difficult to work from home. At times, I would lose all passion for writing 500 words about a bed for a few pounds, but the terrible smell of paint reminded me to get back to writing.

Several months later, the money got better. I was given consistent work writing for one of the largest entertainment websites in the world. The job was simple: I complained about everything that was wrong with society and they paid me£ 50 for each article. A guy from the website asked if would be interested in leaving my small town life to move to the big city of Manchester to become a professional writer for them. I accepted,

After a pretty successful year, I was offered a promotion. Just 18 months earlier, I was suffering from the smell of paint on a daily basis and now I was managing a team of nine writers. I had come a long way.

1. What happened to the writer when he was in a paint factory?
A.He became unconscious due to the bad smell of paint.B.He lost his breath during lunch time.
C.He loved his part-time job.D.He passed out for a long time.
2. Which of the following can be learned according to the text?
A.The writer quit his job to get a higher salary.
B.The writer declined to become an in - house writer.
C.The writer was in charge of a team of 9 writers now.
D.The writer fainted daily due to the bad pay.
3. Why did the writer once lose love for writing?
A.The smell of paint was unpleasant.B.He lost consciousness while writing.
C.He was given consistent work.D.He was given a little pay for writing
4. What does the writer mainly want to express?
A.A man can do no more than he can.
B.Follow dreams and never give up.
C.The last leg of a journey just marks the halfway point.
D.No pains, no gains.

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【推荐1】26-year-old Ste Burke was on his way home when three men came up to him asking if he wanted to buy a bike. They were trying to sell the£1,350 bike for£100. Not only that, Burke realized that there must be something wrong because there was still a lock on the bike. Then Burke immediately bought it for£80.

After he bought the bike, Burke posted a photo of it to social media in hopes of finding the first owner. “Has anyone lost his/her bike? I just bought this bike for£80 and it’s got a bike lock on it. It is clear that it’s from the Crosby area. I know it’s a£1,350 bike and I’d be heartbroken if it was mine,” wrote Burke.

Within hours, Burke received a phone call from a woman who knew the bike’s owner. A man whose house had been burgled (入室偷窃) earlier that very same week lost his bike. Since the man had saved up more than£1, 350 of his own money to buy the bike, he was very thankful for its return. The man tried to pay Burke the£80, but Burke refused, “I didn’t feel right accepting money from a man who had just had his house broken into.”

Burke has since been showered with social media praise for his honesty, although he says over and over that he did not return the bike for media attention. An owner of a bicycle store offered to give Burke a bike for free as a reward (奖赏) for his honesty.

1. What did Burke think of the bike when the three men tried to sell it?
A.He guessed it must be stolen.
B.He felt he had seen it somewhere.
C.He thought it was a bike with poor quality.
D.He thought it could be bought at a lower price.
2. How did Burke try to find the owner of the bike?
A.By following the three men.B.By searching bicycle stores.
C.By asking for public help.D.By asking his neighbors.
3. Why didn’t Burke accept the £80 from the owner of the bike?
A.He could get a bike for free.B.He felt pity for his suffering.
C.He thought it was not big money.D.He didn’t want to draw public attention.
4. Which of the following can best describe Burke?
A.Generous and confident.B.Brave and strong.
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【推荐2】Riding a motorbike in Uganda was something only men could do. At least that is what Allen Kisakye Butundu was told when she said she wanted to learn to ride one. “The community were shocked to see a female rider. Some people would even shout things at me and chase me,” she says.

The 27-year-old decided to learn to ride a motorbike two years ago. Initially, the decision was to save money on travel between the capital, Kampala, and the more rural areas where she worked as a social worker. But she is now one of just a few female riders of boda boda, as motorbike taxis are known, in Uganda.

Butundu earns up to £10 a day on her motorbike and is the chief breadwinner for her children and husband, a trained vet, who has regular periods without work. But the journey has not been easy in a society with engrained gender roles. Her husband “refused completely” when she asked him to teach her how to ride.

“I didn’t give up,” she says. “I stopped boda boda drivers on the road and said: ‘I’m not a customer but I want to learn how to ride this bike, I want to do your business.’”

Butundu was taught by other riders, paying them a small fee or buying petrol. Her husband eventually came around to her new passion and bought a £1,400 bike. Last year, she became a full-time driver. Working from about 10 am to 6 pm most days, Butundu says she decided to give up her former career because she could be more flexible with her hours. She has recently bought another bike and rents one out to a friend.

Being a woman can have benefits, she says. Riders are constantly trying to avoid police officers in central Kampala as they weave (穿梭) in and out of heavy traffic. This often leads to the police forcing drivers to pay large fines. “But when they notice I am a woman, instead of being tough, they start smiling and they let me go,” she laughs.

Butundu hopes her story will encourage other women to start riding boda boda in Uganda. She is determined to keep on breaking gender boundaries. “Those who talk, let them talk,” she laughs. “This woman is serious now.”

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