How do you usually get to school? By bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little differently—he goes by horse .
Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school since(自从)the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I'm on my way at 6 am. ” Burch says, “The streets are mostly {#blank#}2{#/blank#} at this time of morning. It's a nice way to start the day. ”
The idea was his {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . His family were {#blank#}4{#/blank#} their vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘Roby, you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ride your horse to school every day. '” says Burch. He thought it really was a good idea.
When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校长), Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox {#blank#}6{#/blank#} allowed（允许）Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster's house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has {#blank#}7{#/blank#} cars than the others.
For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he continues to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather. ” he says.
Burch says the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} now, “it's what I do best. ” It's no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than {#blank#}10{#/blank#} else. ” He says, “It's really a guy thing. ”

      One day, when Bill was  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}   home from school, he heard a noise coming from the bushes（灌木）.He went over to see   {#blank#}2{#/blank#}    it was. Behind a bush, he found a black dog. Bill went back home as soon as he  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}    with the dog and showed her to his parents. Bill's dad found that the dog had a broken leg,   {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  they brought the dog to a doctor for animals by car. On the  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Bill's parents decided that Bill could keep the dog if they couldn't find the owner.

      When they arrived,the doctor checked the dog. He told  Bill that she {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  going to have babies! The next day, Bill   {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  signs（牌子）like “FOUND DOG BLACK” around his neighborhood. He   {#blank#}8{#/blank#}   wrote his family's phone number on the signs.
    Two days later, Bill got a call  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the owner of the dog. The owner thanked Bill. When he came to pick up his dog, he said Bill could have    {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  of the babies. Bill was very happy! Finally Bill got a baby dog from the owner. He named him Rosco and liked him very much.

A: Hello, Jim!

B: Hello, Mike!

A: What are you going to do this evening?

B: I have no {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. What about you?

A: There is going to be a basketball game this evening. Let's watch it together.

B: {#blank#}2{#/blank#} great! What time will it begin?

A: It will begin at half past eight.

B: Which two {#blank#}3{#/blank#} will play the game?

A: The Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakes.

B: It must be {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. When and where will we meet?

A: Let's meet {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the Sports Center at eight o'clock this evening.

B: OK. See you then.

A: See you.

    Everyone wants to be young and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. But if you have the following habits such as smoking, drinking too much, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}exercise and poor diet, you must be very careful. According to a new study, you will look 12 years {#blank#}3{#/blank#}than your real age because of the bad habits. The study follows about 5, 000 British adults for 20 years.

    It shows a strong relation between bad habits and the risk of disease and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. The findings from the study tell people the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}of a healthier life style again.