     I often went to the municipal library to review schoolwork on Wednes-
day night.  Last Wed after studying, I happened to meet a friend in the 
street.  We had a wonderful time together until I found it would be too 
late to catch the last bus if we kept chatting.
     When I got on the bus, I found there were only four passengers.  All 
of them got off on the way while my destination was still far away.  It was 
the terminal.  The bus driver began to behave strangely.  First, he drove 
at too low a speed and turned off the light in the bus.  Then he began to 
talk to me rudely and cracked several dirty jokes.  I was frightened.  I 
searched my mind what to do.  We were still on the road and though it was 
near midnight, the streets were still brightened by car lights and neon-
lights.  I pulled the bell strap and sternly wanted him to let me get off 
at the next stop.  My attitude was serious because I did not want to let 
him sense my fear.  Perhaps my stern attitude prevented his further bother-
ing (harassment).  The fat, ugly-looking bus driver let me off.  I felt 
relieved.  Then I called my father to pick me up.
     I do not dare to imagine what would happen to me if the bus driver was 
as fierce and abnormal as those criminals described in the newspaper. From 
then on, I still go to library but I know better than to take the last bus 
home.
     I live in Shu-Lin and I am a commuter because my school is in Taipei.  
I have to take a train to school six days a week.  Usually there is no big 
trouble in the early morning when I go out from Shu-Lin.  But it is hell-
like when I come home after school.  The train is always overcrowded like 
the horrible scene in Tokyo Train Station where the passengers are pushed 
from the door by a "push-man."  Taipei Train Station is no better than 
that.  Even worse, people are ruder and the ait-conditioning is worse.  In 
winter, I would make light of the discomfort by telling myself that it is 
warmer to stick together.  But during the summer, all the oily, sticky and 
stinky bodies make up a horrible and "steamy" sight!
     One day, I rushed to the station after school, hoping I would have a 
seat if I could arrive the platform earlier.  But many people were already 
there like ants.  I was pushed in and kept being pushed all the way toward 
the back.  Suddenly, someone stepped on my left shoe and it got stuck and 
left out as I pulled back my left foot.  It was so packed that it was im-
possible for me to turn around and bend to pick it.  Nevertheless, the 
whole crowd kept moving forward like a river of no return.  I could not but 
yell:  "my shoe, my shoe!"  Somebody must hear and I heard him saying:  "I 
got it!  But where are you?"  I answered, "Here, right in the back!"  After 
a few seconds, I saw my deformed shoe being passed by the passengers, one 
by one, until it reached me.  I felt relieved and grateful and yet very em-
barrassed.  People grinned at me.  That was really an unforgettable exper-
ience.
     In order to make a good impression during a job interview, you need to 
prepare yourself for the interviews.  You must arrive in plenty of time for 
the interview, so that you give yourself a little time to relax before the 
interview begins.
     You have to look your best for the interview.  The impression you make 
as you walk into the room is very important.  Try to find out if the com-
pany or organization has any rules about dress.  Then try to dress accord-
ing to their regulations.  If they don't allow their staff to come to work 
in casual clothes, you may ruin your chances for a job by wearing the wrong 
sort of clothes to the interview.
     You also need to plan what you are going to say.  In some interviews 
you will have to do a lot of talking, and in others you will only have to 
answer a few questions about your education and experience.  You need to 
have answers ready about yourself, your school work, your strong points, 
your reasons for applying for the job, and the salary you expect.
     Air pollution has probably been with us since man discovered fird, 
but it did not begin to be a problem until men began living in towns and 
cities, and had many fires burning at the same time within a small area.  
Today, the air pollution problem is to found in every part of the world.  
We are told that policemen in Tokyo who direct cars during the busiest 
times of the day must stop to breathe pure oxygen from containers placed at 
street crossings.
     One of the greatest problems facing the world today is the recent 
spectacular increase in the human population.  As a result the advance 
of medicine and the improvement in living standards, people are living 
longer lives, and fewer infants are dying from disease.  This, of course, 
is a gratifying development, but it means that the world population is 
increasing at a faster rate than are food supplies.
     Some experts are very pessimistic and declare, that at the present 
rate of population increase, there will not be enough food for everybody 
within a hundred years.
     John McGuckian, the IDB chairman, dismissed fears about the company 
caused by charges of insider trading against two of the Oung brothers 
whose family controls the company.
     He said the charges were a matter of public knowledge and said neither 
man had anything to do with the project.  "Our misgivings are allayed."
     Oung Ta-ming, a former group chairman, has appealed against a three-
and-a-half-year jail sentence for insider trading and has since been elect-
ed to Taiwan's parliament.
     Oung Ta-ming, chairman of the textile subsidiary, went to Malaysia and 
has not been tried.  "Hualon Corporation is a highly-rated world class com-
pany," the IDB chairman said.
