My mother had to leave early for work. It took her 1.
normally
half an hour to get to the nearest bus stop. Every morning, my mother had to get up early to take a bus to work.
In a school 2.
course
, I learned that the government spends a lot of money which comes from taxes (稅款) on the public transportation system (公共交通系統). An idea 3.
spread
to my head — people in my neighborhood pay taxes. The public transportation system should come much closer to our homes. My mother agreed that would be great. But she said it would take more than one family to get the bus line 4.
changed
.
I talked with my teacher about the idea. She 5.
suggested
surveying (調查) all students' parents in our class. Then I, together with some of my classmates, did a survey. We found that 90% of the parents would not use the bus if it was 6.
inconvenient
to get to the bus stop. Also, we found that only 20% of the parents could get to the bus stop in ten minutes.
We wrote a letter and made a map, telling our 7.
request
and advising how the bus route (路線) could be changed to serve people better. Then we 8.
mailed
them to the transportation office.
Months later, just when we were giving up, we got the transportation office 9.
clerk's
call. He said that we would get the change we asked for.
Now my mother only needs to walk ten minutes to get to the bus stop. So she can leave home much 10.
later
every morning. She always says, "I am so glad the bus route has changed."
