How do students go to school every day? Students in different ________ have different ways.

In Japan, most students go to school ________. They think walking is safe. Children learn ________ rules from very young ages. They know the traffic signs well and they also know ________ to keep safe on the street.

America is very big. Most students’ houses are ________ their schools. So students usually ________ bus to school. But it is a special (特殊的) bus called American School Bus. It’s not ________. Yellow is its only color. It’s often heavy and strong, so it can keep the students ________ from danger. When students get on (上) or get off (下) the bus, all the other buses and cars near it must ________. They must wait (等待) ________ the school bus leaves (离开).

In China, we students go to school in different ways — by bike, by bus or by subway. The ways are different, but we must obey the traffic rules.

Little Mary is a good girl. She began to go to school at the age of seven last year and now she is in Grade 2. Her home is not far from the school, but she is often late for class because she likes watching TV, and listens to the music in the evening and goes to bed very late. So she can’t get up on time in the morning.

This term Mr. White works in her school. He teaches Grade 2 history. He is very strict(严格) with the students, with Mary, too. He often tells Mary to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Today Mary got up late again. When she got to school, it was 8:15. Mr. White was waiting for her at the school gate. “You are ten minutes late for the first class.” Mr. White said angrily (生气地). “Why are you often late for class?” “Every time when I get to the street corner, I always see a sign. It says ‘SCHOOL—GO SLOW!(慢行)’”

I am glad to know about Fuzhou in your letter. Fuzhou is really a wonderful place that I look forward to visiting one day. And I want to tell you something about my hometown, Hubei. Look at the house in the picture. Do you know anything about it?

It is Suspended Building of Tujia Nationality (土家族吊脚楼). There are many houses of this kind in my hometown. Usually they have two floors. On the first floor, there are no rooms for people because it is for pigs, cows, chickens, ducks, sheep, dogs and so on. Tujia people always put the firewood on the first floor, too. And they use it to cook. People live on the second floor. The living room is in the center of the house. It is very big. It is for dinner and meeting friends. On the right and left sides of the house, there are some bedrooms. The kitchen and the bathroom are usually at the back of the house.

In my hometown, you can see this kind of houses here and there. But now, young people don’t build them again. Some of the them are very old and are falling down (倒塌). The government (政府) are trying to keep them well because they are the wonderful culture (文化) of Tujia nationality.

Yours,

Xiang Jun