My school is on Zhongyang S{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. It is only about half an h{#blank#}2{#/blank#} on foot from my home. And if I r{#blank#}3{#/blank#} there, it takes l{#blank#}4{#/blank#}than ten minutes. Every morning, I go along Zhongshan Road by bike and take the second turning on the left. It's not f{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, so I don't have to get up too e{#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Sometimes when it rains, I take a bus to school. I get off at the bus s{#blank#}7{#/blank#}. It's just n{#blank#}8{#/blank#} to our school gate.

    It's good to live near the school. But there is a p{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. There is usually too much t raffic in the afternoon. And I hate w{#blank#}10{#/blank#} for a long time on my way home.

    I was studying in Los Angeles , the USA . It is a big city with {#blank#}1{#/blank#} people living in it than in my whole country . I come from Singapore . It is one of the smallest {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the world . We rented（租）a flat in a community near a favela（贫民窟）.

    For several months I did not have a car , so three times a week I used public transportation（交通）to go to the city centre . During these trip . I would ride with the people who took the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} bus from the favela to work .

    When I got on the bus , all the seats were already taken . But when people saw that my bag was very heavy , they offered to hold it on their lap（范围）to{#blank#}4{#/blank#} me feel lighter（轻松）. At first , I was{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Then I realize that these people did not want to steal（偷盗）from me they only wanted to help me .

    Once , on my way back , I had to wait {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a long time at a bus stop . I was alone , expect for a woman who was very poor . She carried a small paper bag of popcom and nothing else . While we were waiting , she walked over and gave me some popcom . I thank her , but did not want to help{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to it . She then insisted（要求）that I should take some from what was evidently（明显地）her only food .

I wonder {#blank#}8{#/blank#} it is true that the more you have, the more difficulties you will have to share anything with others .

    Lin Tao is a student at Yingshan Middle School. He works very hard at school. He is the{#blank#}1{#/blank#} student in his class. He has a very healthy lifestyle now. But a year ago he was not so {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . He often felt {#blank#}3{#/blank#} after a day's work. His parents wanted him to do sports every day. But he said that he didn't like {#blank#}4{#/blank#} sports. After dinner, his parents asked him to go for a walk with them, but he only liked {#blank#}5{#/blank#} at home and read books. On weekends he never went out to play with his friends. He spent his time watching TV or {#blank#}6{#/blank#} computer games. That was really bad for his health. His parents {#blank#}7{#/blank#} about him. One day his teacher talked to him about his health and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} him to change(改变) his lifestyle .

Now he walks to school every day and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to do exercise every day.

    On weekends he {#blank#}10{#/blank#}plays basketball with his friends. Doing exercise helps him study better. Now he knows that doing exercise is very important.

A: Where did you go last night?

B: I went to see a robot show.

A: That sounds {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. And it means you saw real robots?

B: Yes. They looked very funny.

A: What did they {#blank#}2{#/blank#}?

B: They sang and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, sometimes fast and sometimes slowly.

A: Could they speak like people?

B: One of them could. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}it offered customers food, it could answer their simple questions. Though its voice sounded a little strange. It could speak very {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

A: How wonderful! I hope I can go.