Uncle Bill is a factory worker. The factory is not far from his home. So Uncle Bill usually goes to work by bike. Sometimes, he goes there on foot. He never goes there by car. Today, he wants to walk there. He thinks it is very healthy to go to work on foot. It's good exercise.

    A future you

    What will you look like in 30107 Let me tall you.

    Your name is York London. You are a boy of twelve in 3010. Your hair is green. It's thick and hard like electricity. Your eyes are big and bright like stars in the sky. Your ears are big and strong like fans. You have a red nose. It is long and pointed. Your mouth is wide. You can speak very fast. Your face is a triangle. You look very strange. You come from another planet(星球). But you can fly because you have two wings.

Ben: My favourite weather is sunny and windy weather. So I like autumn best. What about you, Mike?

Mike: I like sunny weather, too. But I don't like windy weather. I like sunny weather and rainy weather. I like swimming in the rain. My favourite season is summer. And you, Sally?

Sally: I like snow best. I like making snowmen with my friends. So my favourite season is winter. What about you, Janet?

Janet: I like sunny and hot weather. I like swimming and eating ice cream. I like wearing beautiful dresses or skirts. So summer is my favourite season.

    Every morning Jim goes to work by train. He has a long way to go. So he buys a newspaper. It helps him to spend (花费) the time on the train. Jim likes sport very much. One morning on the train he read something about the football match (足球赛). The match was interesting (有趣). So he forgot (忘记) to get off the train at his station. He didn't know it. When he finished reading, he looked out of the windows. It was far away from his station. He had to go back (回到) by train. Of course, he was late for (迟到) work.

Mr. White and Mrs. White are teachers. They have a son and a daughter, Tim and Mary. Tim is seven years old and Mary is fifteen years old. The Whites visited their relatives from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. yesterday. Later they saw a film together and then went home at half past nine.