Do you know who Ms. Wu is? She is a history teacher at our school. She is very popular with students because she is funny and loves to spend time with them. Ms. Wu's favorite foods are noodles, chocolate, and steak. Her favorite colors are red and yellow. Her favorite sports are baseball and swimming. For vacation, she likes to go to Japan, but she would like to go to Paris one day. Guess what Ms. Wu's hobby is? It's singing! Before she decided to become a teacher, she thought she would join a band and be a singer!

After a lot of tests and interviews, you finally got into a good school or got a good job. But there’s a problem: it’s a long way from home. “Well, I can take the bus or drive,” you might think. But before you decide whether it’s OK to have such a long commute, it’s best to know 38.

Having a long commute means you’ll get fewer hours of sleep, and that’ll make you feel tired easily. You’ll also have less time for friends and family, for exercise, or for a nice meal.

A long commute not only eats up your time but also 39. Studies show that people who have a long commute get fat easily and often have neck or back problems. It’s easier for them to have heart problems too. 40. Studies find that these people get angry more often, feel less happy with their lives, and do less well at work.

Now, does that good school or that good job still sound good to you?

You probably have heard Beethoven’s famous piano piece “For Elise,” but do you know who “Elise” was?

One story is that Elise was Elisabeth Röckel. She once sang in Beethoven’s opera Fidelio, and the two became very good friends. Beethoven called her “Elise.” When Röckel was leaving the city of Vienna, Beethoven wrote “For Elise” to say goodbye to her. Another story is that Elise was Therese Malfatti. Beethoven was in love with her. He wrote a piece for her and put “For Therese” on the manuscript. Malfatti kept the manuscript and left it to her family when she died. Later, a man copied the manuscript and wrote “For Elise” by mistake. There is another possible Elise: Elise Barensfeld. She learned the piano from Malfatti, the same Malfatti in the second story. To help Malfatti, Beethoven wrote the piece for her to use to teach Barensfeld.

These are just some guesses about who Elise was. We may never know the right answer. No one knew about the piece until 1867, when the manuscript was found. This was 40 years after Beethoven’s death, so he wasn’t around to tell us who Elise was. Only one thing is for sure: “For Elise” will always be enjoyed.