—I ________ to school on foot.

—It's about fifteen minutes' walk.

—I want to be a singer like Zhang Jie.

—About half an hour.

—It's ________ the desk and the bookcase.

—No. She always takes ________ subway.

—By boat.

—________.

    Today is Saturday. Lily and her friend Maria want to 1 to the science museum (博物馆). The museum is 2 from their houses. They 3 ride the bikes. Then they go to a 4 and take the No. 65 bus. There are many students 5 them on the bus. They all go to the museum. It takes 6 one hour and a half to get there. The museum is very big. The two 7 visit (参观) it from the first floor to the fourth. 8 five o'clock, Lily and Maria 9 the museum and go home.

    They are happy, 10 they learn a lot in the museum. They want to tell their classmates to come, too.

A：Hi, Lisa. Is he your father?

B：        He usually drives me to school.

A：How far is it from your home to school?

B：       

A：How long does it take you to get here?

B：It takes me half an hour.       

A：I ride my bike. Look! That is my new bike.

B：Wow! It's so cool.       

A：My mother.

B：Where does your mother work?

A：        She always takes the bus to work.

    Kacey Tucker is a 17-­year­-old girl. Her dad works in Saudi Arabia, so she and her family live there. Kacey usually rides her horse (马) to school.

    "I have two horses there, Jacob and Donald，" she says. "My sister, Melissa rides them now. "

    Kacey finishes all her middle school classes. She wants to go to a university (大学) in America. "I want to ride a horse to my school in America，" says Kacey. "And my cousin's university has a really clean and big barn (畜棚). " So Kacey joins her cousin's university. Kacey's cousin Amy is 18 years old. She's a university student in America.

    Kacey buys a horse in America. His name is Winston, and Kacey takes the horse to the university. She can ride the horse after school every day.

    Mr. and Mrs. Smith are from England. Now they live in Beijing. The Smiths don't like to stay at home on weekends. They usually go to their friends' homes and they have lots of friends in China.

    Mr. and Mrs. Smith have a son and a daughter. Their names are Peter and Julia. Peter is in Grade Eight and Julia is in Grade Seven. The children usually go to school in their father's car.

    But today Mr. Smith needs to wash (洗) his car. So he tells his children to walk to school. Then Peter and Julia have to go to school on foot. The school is a little (一点) far from their home. It takes them 35 minutes to get there. When Peter and Julia get to school, they are very tired. But they think it's good exercise to go to school on foot.

    Bikes and cars are two important (重要的) things. Many Chinese people have cars now, but most Chinese people still like to ride bikes. Do you know why?

    We all know that the bike can't go quickly, but it's easy for people to buy and ride it. As for the car, it needs too much money.

    Most Americans live far from the center of cities or their working places. So they need cars to go shopping or go to work every day. Most Chinese people live near their working places, so they don't need cars to go to work. And it's good for the environment (环境) if people stop driving. That's why it is “No­Car Day” on September 22nd every year.

    For me, I like to go to school by bike. It is easy and healthy.

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