阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I found __26__ differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class __27__fifty minutes in the US. It is a little__28_than that in China. We usually have forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between__29__. Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their__30__classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have __31__break, so they need to eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over at __32__ 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.

Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, __33__ the US students like to find a part-time job(兼职) in their free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think __34__ is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs__35__they leave high school and then go to college.

（     ）26. A. a little             B. little          C. a few                     D. few

（     ）27. A. has            B. finishes          C. starts                          D. stays

（     ）28. A. shorter                  B. longer            C. earlier                   D. laterxkb1.com

（     ）29. A. schools          B. classes                  C. meals                          D. students

（     ）30. A. day              B. night             C. morning                D. afternoon

（     ）31. A. a hour-long    B. an hour long     C. an- hour- long        D. an hour-long

（     ）32. A. after           B. before          C. during                 D. about

（     ）33. A. although      B. when           C. but                   D. and

（     ）34. A. it               B. there             C. that                    D. this

（     ）35. A. after             B. with                    C. when                   D. during