Do You Go to School by Horse?

付思懿

There is a small village in a mountain in Guilin. About ten families are in the village. The mountain① is high②. There are three children and they like studying very much， but their home is far from the school. They have horses at home. When theyre seven years old， they go to school by horse with their grandparents.

The village is about 1，260 meters high. All people are Yao people. The three children are Shi Huangjun， Huang Chenbin and Huang Lingyan. Their parents go out for work. They have to live with their grandparents. The way from their village to school is about 600 meters long. In summer， they go to school at 6：30 and they get to school at 8：00. In winter， they go to school a little late， because the school have class late， too.

Its dangerous to walk on the mountain road. They ride horses to school for three years.

The three children work hard at school. Their grandparents rent③ a car. Now the children can take a car to school. Theyre very happy.

Choose the best answer.

1. How many families are there in the mountain？

A. Three.          B. Eight.           C. Ten.        D. Twenty.

2. Who sent the children to school before？

A. No one.                                B. Three old man.

C. Only three horses.                 D. Their grandparents.

3. Where are the childrens parents？

A. They work in the mountain.     B. They work in the mountain.

C. They leave the village for work.        D. They farm at home.

4. It take the children ____ to get to school by horse.

A. half an hour   B. 1 hourC. 2 hours          D. one and a half hours

5. Why do the children take the car to school？

A. Their families are very rich.B. Their grandparents are busy.

C. The road is long and dangerous.D. They have no horses to ride.