In the USA, the school bus is a popular (受欢迎的) way for children to get to school. There are about 480,000 _______ school buses in the USA. In 1939, yellow became (成为) the color of school buses because the color helped warn (警告) other _______. A yellow bus and black letters on it are easy to _______ in the early morning.

On the school bus, _______ can listen to music or just sleep. But they can’t put things in the aisle (过道). They should _______ their hands and arms in the bus. It is not a good idea to _______ to the bus driver, because he/she can’t drive _______ when he/she is talking.

These days, school buses are more popular in _______, too.

Wang Li, a student from Chaoyang Middle School, _______ a school bus to school. It takes her about 40 minutes to get to school every morning. “It’s interesting to take the bus, because you sit with your classmates. _______ it saves a lot of time. So we all like the school bus.” the 12-year-old girl said.

Betty is studying in a school in Paris now. Let’s take a look at her timetable.

Dennis has a quarrel (争吵) with his father after breakfast. When his father wants to talk to him, he doesn’t look at his father. His father is very sad.

Mrs. Jones is Dennis’ favorite teacher. When she finishes the class, she says to the students, “Please go to someone and tell him/her you love him/her. This is your homework today.” Dennis thinks of his father. He knows his father loves him very much. On Saturdays, they always go to play baseball in the morning and read funny stories at home after dinner. On Sundays, they go swimming. Dennis can’t swim well, so his father helps him with it. Dennis really loves doing these things and his father is happy to do them with him. They always have a good time.

After school, Dennis goes home. When his father opens the door for him, he says, “I love you, dear Dad. ” His father is so happy. Dennis is happy, too.

Mark is a thirteen-year-old boy. He does a lot of things at home to help his mom.

In the morning, he makes his lunch and puts it in his lunchbox. After school he takes Max, his dog for a walk first. Max is Mark’s pet. It’s also his good friend. Mark often tells Max stories about his school and Max likes them. Mark also cleans his room every day—usually in the evening and sometimes in the morning. Mark does his homework after dinner. After that he helps his mom wash the dishes.

Mark’s parents are very proud (自豪的) of him. Every week they give Mark five dollars. Mark usually buys school things with it, and he also saves some every week. Now Mark has about 50 dollars. He has a big plan (计划)—his friend Jeff wears very old shoes. Jeff and his mother have a very difficult life. His mom can’t buy him a pair of new shoes. Mark knows that Jeff’s birthday is coming, and Mark wants to give him a surprise (惊喜).