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How do you usually get to school? By bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little __1__---he goes by horse.2['E9x1]:x9F
Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school __2__the beginning of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I’m on my way at 6 am.” Burch says, “The streets are mostly__3__at this time of morning. It’s a nice way to start the day.”2['E9x1]:x9F
The idea was his__4__. His family were enjoying their vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘Roby, you __5__ ride your horse to school every day.’” says Burch. He thought it really was a good idea.2['E9x1]:x9F
When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster （校长）, Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even __6__ Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster’s house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has __7__cars than the others.2['E9x1]:x9F
For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he __8__ to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather.” he says.2['E9x1]:x9F
Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. __9__ now, “it’s what I do best.” It’s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy （牛仔） when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than__10__ else.” He says, “It’s really a guy thing.”2['E9x1]:x9F
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