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 1 school buses in the country. In 1939, yellow became(成为) the color of school buses 2 the color helped warn(警告) other cars. A yellow bus and black letters on it are easy to 3 in the early morning.
On the school bus, 4 can listen to music, talk on the phone or just sleep. But they5 put things in the aisle(过道). They should keep their hands and arms in the bus. It is not a good idea to 6to the bus driver, because he/she can't drive well when he/she is talking.
These days, school buses are more popular in China, too.
Wang Li, a student from Beijing Chaoyang Middle School, 7 a school bus to school since(自从) September. It 8 her about 40 minutes to get to school every morning." It's a lot more interesting than taking the subway, because you sit with your classmates. 9 it saves(节省)a lot of time. So we all 10 the school bus," the 12-year-old girl says.
