Some students who are from all around the world are talking about the way they go to school on School Bus Bar at http://tieba.baidu.com/.

1.Mary Smith’s school bus isn’t ______.

  A. safe            B. beautiful          C. strong         D. dangerous

2.Why does Li Ping go to school by bike?

  A. Because she likes riding.         

B. Because the crowded traffic.

  C. Because her school is far.        

D. Because there is no school bus.

3.How long does Bing Bing spend on the way to school?

A. 30 minutes         B. 15 minutes      

C. one hour           D. one and a half hours

Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom goes to work by bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there.

Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.

1.What does Uncle Wang do?

2.Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because________.

3.How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?

4.He usually finishes his work at ________in the afternoon.

5.What time does he usually leave home by bike?

A letter to Hero School Weekly

A letter from Hero School Weekly to Cindy

November 15

Dear Cindy,

Going to a new school always means making new friends. Just be friendly with everyone. And don’t worry about your best friend. She will find new friends and you two will keep in touch. Just remember to give her a call every few days. Best friends last forever(永遠(yuǎn)). Remember the past, plan for the future, but live in the present only.

Yours truly,

Izzy

1.From the two letters, we know that Cindy is a(n) ______.

A. student   B. nurse                 C. clerk     D. editor

2.Why does Cindy write a letter to Izzy?

A. Because she wants to make friends with Izzy.

B. Because she wants to tell Izzy about her best friend.

C. Because she is going to New York.        

D. Because she worries about leaving her friends.

3.Cindy is going to leave her school ______.

A. after this term               B. in December            C. with Maria               D. with Izzy

“I don’t like my parents. They __36▲_ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry.” Said Hang Hua, a middle school student in Nanjing. Do you have the same _37▲__? Why does it seem that some parents are so __38▲__ in their children’s eyes?
Since(自從……以來) you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you. They __39▲__ about your choice(選擇) of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, __40▲__ sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up __41▲__ and happily.
So how can you __42▲__ things easier on yourself? It’s easier __43▲__ you think. Just let your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else __44▲__ than usual. Say __45▲__ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(責(zé)任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about __46▲__ with you. Most of all, try __47▲__ them. They are still __48▲__ being parents and need your help, too. Someday, when you become a parent, they may give you __49▲__ on how to get on with your __50▲__.