—Tea, please.

—Sorry. Mom. I'll do it right now.

—But it's good for your health! You need to eat it every day.

—We must keep quiet.

— A good sleep can help you to     .

— Twenty minutes' walk.

— Sure. Here you are.

— I want to join a sports club.

— You're welcome.

Beijing is the capital of China. It is a very 1 city. Lots of people live and work there. It usually takes them a long2to get to work.

My friend Zhang Yu works in a company (公司) in Beijing. The company is3from his home. He goes to work either by bus 4 by subway. When he gets up early, he5the bus to work. His home is next to the first stop of the No. 456 bus. It is easy for him to get a seat (座位)6 the bus. But he spends (花费) two hours getting to the7. When he doesn't get up early, he takes the subway. It takes8 about one hour to go to work by subway. But there are too9people on it. Sometimes Zhang Yu can't even(甚至)10!

It is Zhang Yu's dream to buy a house near his company. Can his dream come true?

    Hye-seung Hyun is a girl from South Korea韩国). She lives with her parents, sister and brother in Seoul. What is her school day like?

    Hyun gets up at seven. Her family usually eats breakfast at half past seven. Mom often makes breakfast.

    Hyun goes to school at 8:15. Classes in the morning are from 9:00 to 12:00. There are usually three lessons. Hyun loves art best.

    Hyun has lunch at school at 12:30. She doesn't have time to go home. Classes in the afternoon are from 13:00 to 15:00.

    After having a swimming lesson in the afternoon, Hyun has dinner at six. After dinner, she practices English and the piano. She goes to bed at 22:00. Before it, she talks with her family for some time.

Mr. Smith is 100 years old, but he is very healthy. He can read, play chess with people, and take care of himself(他自己). Many people want to know his secrets (秘密) about keeping healthy and living a long life. Here is what Mr. Smith says:

"My secrets are simple. You can learn them easily. First, you should go to bed early and get up early every day. This is a good habit. For me, I usually go to bed at 9:00 at night and get up at 6:00 in the morning."

"Second, do more (更多的) exercise. I always go out for a walk before having breakfast. In the morning and afternoon, I do some simple exercise, too.

"Third, make more friends. I have many friends. Some of them are old. Some of them are not. It makes me happy to be with them. That is also important to live a long life."

One Day of a Middle School Student

My name is Jill Green. I am a teacher of a middle school in England. 1 want to tell the school day of my school to you.

      The first lesson is at 9:20 a.m. It lasts(持续) an hour. The students can have a break(休息) from 10:20 a. m. to 10:45 a. m. Most girls like to talk, but most boys like to play ball games.      After the break, students have the second lesson. During(在.....期间) the first quarter of the lesson, teachers usually have a test(测 试)for the students.      

Lunch time is from 12:00 to 1:10 p. m. All students have their lunch at school. After lunch, students like to go to some clubs.        They can also watch TV, play games or tell stories in the clubs.

Students read some books and have the last lesson in the afternoon.      Then students go home.

A: What do you like to do on the weekend?

B: I like doing sports in the gym.

A:      

B: Yes. I go there every Sunday.

A:       

B: I sometimes swim and sometimes play basketball.

A:      

B: By bus. My home is far from the gym.

A:       

B: About five kilometers.

A: Oh, I see. I like swimming, too.       

B: OK.

Tony is a new member (成员) of the Reading Club. He makes some new friends in the club.

I'm Eason. I        in "New York with my family. I like reading very much, and I have many books at       , I'm in the school book club now. There're      students and three teachers in the club. We meet from 7:00 to 8:00         Wednesday afternoon. We usually      about one book together. Our teacher        asks us some questions about the book. All of us want to answer them, because it's interesting       a game. We can borrow (借) a book from the club, but we must take it back         It's fun joining the book club, because we can also make        friends here. There's a new book       every month in the club. I like the show very much and I never miss (错过)it!

        do you usually      there?

             is his school from his home?

Mr. Smith often               work.

                     It       to do your homework every day?

Li Lei goes to work                 every day.