Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little 1—he goes by horse.

    Burch has been riding his horse 4 miles to and 2 school since the beginning of this semester(学期)."Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I'm on my way at 6 am," Burch says. "The streets are mostly 3 at this time of morning. It's a nice way to start the day." The idea was his 4.His family were enjoying their vacation on their farm this summer. "My dad just said, 'Burch, you 5 ride your horse to school every day,'" says Burch. Burch asked for yes from the headmaster(校长), Joe Cox, and he got the green light. Cox even 6 Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster's house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route(路线) to school. It is along back streets and has 7 cars than the others. Now as the days grow 8 and colder, he continues to ride his horse. "I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather," he says.

    Burch says the first time he sat on a horse, he was afraid.9 now, "It's what I do best. I love riding horses more than 10 else," he says. "It's really a great thing."

    New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transport.

    In New York you can travel around the city by subway, by bus, by taxi and by car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city. The second way to travel around the city is by bus. It's a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy. You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you want to go to. If the traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the rush hour. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.

    The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However, it's not easy for you to drive, especially when you are driving in the rush hour. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time. The best time to travel around the city is from 9：00 am to 4：00 pm. This is the time after the morning rush hour and before the evening rush hour. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work.

    People enjoy different indoor and outdoor activities in Britain. A recent European survey (调查) discovered that people in Britain spend about 45% of their free time watching television, 24% of their free time doing social (社会的) activities, 22-23% on sports and hobbies, and 10% on other activities. Other popular activities are listening to the radio, listening to music, reading, gardening, eating out and going to the cinema.

Television.

    The most common activity in the UK is watching television. People often spend 25 hours every week on TV. Almost every household (家庭) has at least one television set at home. In 1999, 13% of households had satellite television and 9% cable television.

    Radio

    People in Britain listen to about 15 hours and 50 minutes of radio every week.

    Entertaining (娱乐)

    Another popular activity in Britain is visiting or entertaining friends.

    Cinema

    About 123 million British people went to the cinema in 1998. It is the most popular cultural (文化的) activity in the UK.

    Eating Out

    More and more British people like to eat out. In 1999 every British person spent ＄5.63 every week on food outside.