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　　　　　　　John's day
　John is a Canadian. He lives in a tall building in the city of Toronto. There are eighteen floors in the building, and he lives on the fifteenth floor. He uses a lift to go up and down.
　 John works very hard. He goes to work early. Every day he leaves his home and walks to the lift. He gets into the lift. It takes him down to the first floor.

　Hegets out of the lift. Then he walks to a bus stop. The bus stop is in front of a station. It is about two hundred metres from his home.
　Usually, he catches the number 11 bus to work, but sometimes he goes by train. John works in a factory about ten kilometres from his home. His work starts at half past eight, and finishes at a quarter to five. He gets back home at a quarter past five. He gets into the lift, and goes up to the twelfth floor. Then he gets out of the lift and climbs up to the fifteenth floor on foot.
　Every day he does the same thing. Why doesn't he use the lift for the last three floors?

A: Where do you live?
B: I live ina tall building in the middle of the city.What about you?
A: Oh.I live in a house in a small village outside the city. B: How far is it from here?
A: About twelve kilometres.