Meimei and Meilin are1. Meimei is fourteen years(岁) old and Meilin is eleven. They2in Beijing with their parents this year. They are 3in Beijing, so they don't know much about it. They are students but they are not in the same school. Meimei's school is not near(在……附近) her home. How4is it from her home to school？ It's about nine kilometers. So she usually goes to school 5bus. She walks to the bus stop near her home first. And then she 6a bus to school. It usually takes her half 7hour to get to school.

Meilin's school is 8two kilometers from her home. She usually 9her bike to school. 10sometimes she gets up early, and she walks to school. She likes walking in the fine weather(天气). When she goes to school by bike, it usually takes her ten minutes. When she walks,  it always takes her twenty－ five minutes.