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（北京市宣武区2010届高三上学期期中考试）
公共汽车票价降低和地铁线路增加之后，越来越多的人选择公共交通方式出行。根据下面提供的信息为英文报纸21st Century投稿，介绍目前人们选择公共交通出行的情况，以及由此带来的好处，并用具体实例说明自己的感受。
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encourage people to choose public transportation
reduce traffic jams
make traveling convenient
be friendly to the environment
A New Look of Public Transportation in Beijing
Nowadays, the cost of taking buses in Beijing is low, and several more underground railways have been put into use.
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A New Look of Public Transportation in Beijing
Nowadays, the cost of taking buses in Beijing is low, and several more underground railways have been put into use.
More and more people are encouraged to choose public transportation. Fewer private cars are on the roads so there are fewer traffic jams. It is convenient for people to travel to and from work. What’s more, less harmful gas is produced. This is friendly to the environment.
I live far from my school. My father used to drive me to school early in the morning. He complained a lot about the traffic jams. Now I can take the underground railways near my home, which saves us a lot of time.
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