试图通过LINQ来填充c#中的实体下拉列表

我试图填充下拉列表，但它似乎没有填充，我不知道为什么它不是。你能再给我一双眼睛帮我找出我哪里做错了吗?下面是我的代码:

    private testhousingEntities1 canceldb = new testhousingEntities1();
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   /*load form                                        */
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    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!Page.IsPostBack)
        {
            InitializeForm();
        }        
    }
    /*================================================*/ 
    /*                                                */
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    private void InitializeForm()
    {
        var version = (from v in canceldb.CancellationVersions
                       where v.Active
                       select v).FirstOrDefault();  
       /*populating states and countries drop downlist */
        FormHelpers.GenerateStates(ddlState);
        FormHelpers.GenerateCountries(ddlCountry);
        /*populating  drop downlist */
        semesterList();            
    }
    /*=================================================*/
    /*populating the Semester drop downlist            */
    /*=================================================*/  
    private void semesterList()
    {
        ddlSemester.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("---------", "000"));
        var semester = from s in canceldb.cancellationsemesters
                       select new {                                
                                    cid= s.id, cSemester = s.Semester,                           
                                  };
        ddlSemester.DataSource = semester;
        ddlSemester.DataTextField = "cSemester";
        ddlSemester.DataValueField = "cid";
        ddlSemester.DataBind();
    }
    /*=================================================*/  
    /*populating the Semester drop downlist            */
    /*=================================================*/  
    protected void ddlSemester_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {              
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
           semesterList();                
        }
    }

ddlSemester.DataSource = semester.ToList();