Not long ago, there was a story in Russia about ZHUOYA and SHULA. They were sister and brother. They were in 1 same class of a middle school. They studied hard. They were　 2　 strict 　3 themselves. Their homework was given the day before. SHULA was clever. He had done his homework earlier. But ZHUOYA hadn’t yet. The next afternoon she went on doing hers.

SHULA thought his sister maybe couldn’t finish some of the exercises. So he put his exercise-book with answers on his sister’s desk before ZHUOYA came in the classroom, and went out quietly to play. A few minutes later, ZHUOYA came in and saw her brother’s exercise-book on her desk. But she had never looked at it all. She sat on her seat, thinking and thinking. Five minutes, ten minutes, half an hour had 4 . An hour and a half 5 , she worked out all problems at last and handed it in on time that afternoon. How happy she was!

“Why not copy my key down in 6 , sister?” asked SHULA with a smile. “No, I didn’t. I must use my head and try my 　7 to 　8 all by myself. I’m sure, I can 9 a way. I don’t like to be lazy in 10 homework,” answered ZHUOYA.

(　 ) 1. A. a　　　　　　 B. an　　　　　 　C. the　　　　　　 D. /

(　 ) 2. A. both　　　　　 B. either　　　　　 C. neither　　　　 D. all

(　 ) 3. A. on　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. at

(　 ) 4. A. past　　　　　 B. pass　　　　　 C. passed　　　　 D. pasted

(　 ) 5. A. later　　　　　 B. late　　　　　 C. latterly　　　　 D. lately

(　 ) 6. A. you　　　　　 B. yours　　　　 C. your　　　　　 D. mine

(　 ) 7. A. good　　　　　 B. better　　　　 C. best　　　　　 D. well

(　 ) 8. A. work them out　 B. work out them　 C. work them off　 D. work off them

(　 ) 9. A. look for　　　 B. find　　　　　 C. found　　　　 D. looked for

(　 ) 10. A. doing　　　　 B. to do　　　　　 C. done　　　　　 D. do

 In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states(州) they must stay in school          they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they          secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private(私立的) schools.         children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to         their education because the school get         from the government（政府）.

If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents         like private schools though they are much more expensive.

   Today about half of the high school students         in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much         his parents live in that state. Many students         while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into         working habits(习惯) and live by their own hands.

1.A. and                               B. so                             C. until                                  D. since

2.A. leave                    B. enter                                C. reach                                D. pass

3.A. Several                         B. Most                                 C. A few                           D. Few

4.A. look up                         B. pay for                    C. ask for                         D. think over

5.A. books                            B. teachers                           C. food                                  D. money

6.A. still                                 B. never                                C. surely                          D. already

7.A. play                               B. change                        C. study                                  D. meet

8.A. before                          B. because                           C. because of                 D. though

9.A. smoke                           B. drink                                 C. fight                                  D. work

10.A. good                           B. bad                                    C. happy                          D. wrong

In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states(州) they must stay in school          they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they          secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private(私立的) schools.        children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to         their education because the school get         from the government（政府）.
If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents         like private schools though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high school students         in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much         his parents live in that state. Many students         while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into         working habits(习惯) and live by their own hands.