1 . I have a big presentation to give this morning. I’m sitting in this ______train. There are so many people around. And this kid is going to spill (溅出) hot coffee all over me.

I shoot the angriest look at him but what’s the ______? He’s in his own world, shaking his head to some ______coming from his earphones. I can’t help ______the position of that coffee because the head-shaking is keeping the coffee in his hand moving.

The train ______and the doors open. I’m given some room now. There is only one more stop ______; thank God. I move backwards in my seat and the kid’s coffee is pushed ______some. It’s like I can finally breathe normally again.

A lot of noise comes toward us and I become ______ again. It’s a family. Oh, God. It’s six of them, carrying a dozen oversized shopping bags. Everyone packs in, and the kid’s ______is in my face again.

I shut my eyes ______I can’t take this anymore. After the longest two minutes of my life, the train finally ______ my stop. I open my eyes and see nearly everyone around me is standing in a line, waiting to ______. I grab my purse and laptop (my presentation’s on it), and slowly bring myself to the ______of the line.

I’m the last to step out. Crossing the gap, I look ______at my feet. Big mistake. In that second, I run into someone trying to ______the train. I lose my balance. I ______my laptop but everything else drops on the ground.

When I look up at who I ran into, I immediately ______he’s holding a cup of coffee. The large man ______to me sincerely but I can’t pay attention to him right now. I need to ______ my clothes.

I see no stains (污迹) and wave him off. As he goes into the train, I think how “funny” it is since I have been so ______ about the kid’s coffee inside the train.

2 . Recently, some readers are invited to join the experts in a live webchat to discuss the future of cars in cities. They hold a heated discussion on whether we ban cars from city centres? Opinions are ________.

Some people are ________ the idea. Clearly, cars have come to control our ________： It is hard to find anywhere away from background traffic noise. Pollution isn't the only problem from traffic. High­speed cars makes public space ________ to the pedestrian (行人). In some places, streets are fenced off to ________ pedestrians taking up car space. As city centres are ________ populated, not everyone is young or fit enough to walk distances especially ________ their way through crowds.

However, some people hold the ________ view. They wonder whether it is ________ to carry the kids around on public transport. Walking or ________ in the city centers are easy ways. But walking and biking doesn't work if you've got three kids under 5. What's the ________？ Besides, driving takes ten minutes to the city center ________ taking buses has to travel 10 miles to get to the shopping centre 5 miles away. Does it make sense？

Still, some speak out their mind. They say, “I ________ the idea of ‘making the car redundant (多余的)’—but the reality is that lots of us ________ some form of powered transport—because of heavy bags, kids, disability issues etc. I wish people who make these lovely statements would ________ those of us for whom walking/cycling is actually pretty ________.”

As far as I'm concerned, we need to find transport solutions so inviting, enjoyable, affordable and well­planned that people will not ________ to use cars. The best way to do that will vary, but I suspect that mostly it is a matter of ________ public transport from the elderly, and the poor, making it the most ________ choice for those who can choose. But getting the pricing right will ________.