【正确答案】Q1: Can we talk about an aspect of your home town? How easy is it to travel around where you're from? A1: Ah, yes. I'm from Mitchford. The most beautiful place on earth! It's quite a small coastal city. There are about 230,000 people who live there and we have quite a good transportation system there. I'd say most people travel by car—our roads are pretty modem and well sealed but people who don't have a car usually catch a bus. The bus travels to most parts of the city and it's quite cheap. For example, to travel by bus from one end of the city to the other it costs about ￡2 and that's pretty cheap compared to what I pay here in England. Q2: Which kinds of public transport do you use most and why? A2: Actually, that's a difficult question to answer because back home, I have my own car...I sure do miss that. When I was younger I used to catch the bus to school. In my city all students under 16 who lived more than 4... maybe it was 3...anyway about 3 or 4 kilometres from the nearest public high school were given a bus pass which allowed them to catch the bus to school for free. The problem was there were never enough seats to allow for all the students so usually most students had to stand up in the bus all the way until they arrived at school... but it was much better than having to walk and I can assure you of that! Occasionally, I caught the taxi but it was a very rare thing... taxis are about 4 or 5 times more expensive than regular bus fares so taxis were only used if there was no other option. Q3: But what about here? Do you use public transport here in England? A3: Oh yes, here I mostly use the underground. It's totally different from back home. At Mitchford we don't have enough people to warrant an underground rail system...at least I think that's the reason we don't have one. That's been a really interesting part about living here, getting used to the rail system. Q4: How do you compare public transport here in England with public transport back home? A4: Well, actually, back home public transport is always late. It's not unusual for the bus to be... like 15-20 minutes late. We have a saying, "If you want to arrive on time and you're catching the bus, prepare for one hour of travel". Well, here the underground is always on time. It's been interesting in that it's always on time and extremely reliable. Q5: OK, let's move on to the topic of movies. Do you enjoy watching movies? A5: Yes, I do enjoy movies... do you know anyone who doesn't like movies? I don't! I must say that I'm a bit of an action person. I love action movies...I like it when the tough bad guy gets beaten. I love happy endings... the hero's always got to win! Q6: How often do you watch movies? A6: Well, it's actually been quite a while since I've been to the cinema to watch a movie. I think the last movie I saw was Action Force—a real action movie which I enjoyed immensely. It's actually too expensive to go to the movies these days...and besides, if I wait for a while... I can watch it at home... besides I'm too busy studying at the moment... there's really not enough time to watch movies! Q7: Let's talk about what you like to do in your free time. What sorts of activities do you like to do in your" free time? A7: Free time... well, I don't have too much of that nowadays... but when I do... I enjoy reading. I mostly enjoy reading business books and magazines... My father has a business back home and once I finish my studies, I'm going to return home and help him with the running of it... I enjoy studying about business and learning about new ideas and ways of making a business more successful and effective.