—For about ten years.

    One day, Alex, I and a group of other children had a game of football on {#blank#}1{#/blank#}way to school. One of the older {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pushed me and I fell over and tore (扯破) my jeans that I had to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} home to change. I arrived very late for school that day. I thought I'd get into trouble about it, but nothing {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. After class, the teacher talked about it with me and told me to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in the future. I asked how he knew about it. He said, "Alex told me what had happened." That afternoon I walked home with Alex and thanked him. I knew he was a true friend. 

    Modem life is not possible without travelling. The fastest way to travel is by plane. With a modem plane, you can travel in one day to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} which it took a month or more to get to one hundred years ago.

    Travelling by train is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}than travelling by plane, but you can see beautiful places {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the windows. Modem trains have comfortable {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and dining cars. They make the long journey pleasant.

    Some people prefer to travel by {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a holiday.

    Many people like to travel by car. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like. You can stop anytime if there is {#blank#}7{#/blank#}interesting to see. That is why travelling by car is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane for business trips.