— It's about 10 kilometers.

— About fifteen minutes.

一 No, I will ______________ the car there.

A: Good morning. Wow, your new bike looks cool.

B:        How do you usually go to school?

A:        Because my home is a little far from our school.

B:       

A: About 4 kilometers.

B: You must get up earlier.       

A: Yes, you are right.       

B: It takes about 20 minutes.

A: Great. And riding a bike is good for our health.

B: I agree with you.

    Linda and Lily are sisters. Linda is fourteen1old and Lily is eleven. They2in Beijing with their parents this year. They are3in Beijing, so they don't know much about it. They are students, but they are not in the same school. Linda's school is not near (在……附近) her home. How4is it from her home to school? It's about five kilometers. So she usually goes to school5bus. She walks to the bus stop near her home first. And then she6a bus to school.7usually takes her half an hour to get to school.

    Lily's school is8one kilometer from her home. She usually9her bike to school.10when she gets up early sometimes, she will walk to school. She likes walking in the fine weather (天气). When she goes to school by bike, it usually takes her ten minutes. When she walks, it always takes her twenty — five minutes.

Do you like walking? A 13-year-old girl named Jenny likes walking very much. She likes walking because she thinks it is good for her health. "It's about6 kilometers from my home to school. 1 get up at 6: 00every morning. After having breakfast, I walk to school. I can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way. I feel very happy. I can also think about what to do or how to do things at school on the way, "says Jenny. "My father buys a new car and he wants to take me to school every morning. But I think I need to exercise and I hope my father can exercise, too. Now he often walks to work. After dinner, my father, my mother and I often take a walk in the park near our house. I have a healthy and happy family. "

    Zhang Lili is a teacher at No.19 Middle School in the city of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang province. These days, many people think she is the most beautiful teacher in China, because she saved her students from a traffic accident (交通事故) on May 8, 2012.

On that day, Zhang and her two students were crossing the road outside the school gate when a bus suddenly lost control (控制) and ran fast towards them. Zhang pushed both students out of the way, but she herself was hit (被撞倒) by the bus. As a result, the 29-year-old teacher lost her legs.

The principal of No. 19 Middle School, Jiamusi City, said, "Zhang is a great teacher in our school. She's also the most popular teacher among the students. For the students, she is like a sister. They call her Beautiful Sister. After hearing about this accident, all the students in her class cried." But Zhang is more than a teacher and sister to the 53 students in her class. She cares about their studies and even their lives.

Zhang's bravery and kindness moved (感动) a lot of people in China. Many people visited her and sent her beautiful flowers and cards. They all hope she can get better soon and live happily for the rest of her life.

    How do you usually go on a trip? By car, by train or by plane?        Do you know why?

    First, I like trains because I can walk in them, and don't need to always sit (坐) there.        Second, I can know much more about China because there are many people on the train.        Third, I can play games on my computer or on my cellphone (手机), but on a plane I can't do that.        I don't need much time to get to the place I want to go. I don't like buses, because they are always crowded (拥挤的), and they stop many times on the way.        So many people like going on a trip by train. What about you?

    There are two thousand and two        students at Haiding Middle School. Every day they go to school in different ways. Some students        far from the school. Every morning they        about an hour to get to school, so they must        buses. Some students live near the school. They often walk to school. They think walking is good        their health. About one hundred students ride their        to school because they like       bikes very much and their homes are not very far from the school. No one goes to school        car. How about the teachers? Well, some teachers always        to school because they live about ten        from school. Some teachers live near the school, so they just get to school on foot.