American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday.There are two terms in a school year,the first term is from September to January,and the second is from February to June.Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old.Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

    High school students take only four or five subjects(科目)each term.They usually go to the same class every day,and they have homework for every class.After class they do many interesting things.After high school,many students go to college.They can go to a small one or a large one.They usually have to give a lot of money.So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

1.Most American children go to school when they are _________ years old

A. four.   B. five .   C. six.      D. seven .

2.High school students ______ after class .

A. do a lot of homework.  B. do many interesting things.

C. often sing songs.      D. do lots of reading.

3.After high school , many students  _________ .

A. begin to work.  B. stay at home.    C. go to college.  D.visit their friends.

4.Many college students work after class because  _________

A.they want to get some money for their studies .

B. they don' t have anything to do .

C. their parents ask them for money.

D.their teachers ask them to do so .

5.From the passage we know that in America a summer holiday begins in _________  .

A. January    B. September.   C. February    D. July

The sentence structure of “Teachers ask me to finish the homework on time.” is _______.

In our class some students are too shy to __________ our hands when the teachers ask us to answer questions.

A. put on           B. put down     C. put out          D. put up

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

What is a spelling bee?   1  , but it is so popular in the Unite States. It is a game for children to spell English words.

The National Spelling Bee is the largest education contest(比赛) . It first began in 1925 in Washington.D. C.   2 . It is open to students in eighth grade or lower and not reaching their 15th birthday.

The contest is quite simple. When it's your turn, the teacher says a word and you have to spell it.   3 , you stay in the game. If you spell it wrong, you're out. What's not so easy are the words the teachers ask you to spell.

Usually, children need to spend a lot of time learning vocabulary. They must remember thousands of English words and spell every word correctly in the contest. Only winners in regional (地区的) contest can enter the national contest. It’s many children’s dream to win the regional contest and go to Washington, D. C. The final winners will be called the Spelling Bee.   4 . Do you also think they are great?

A. If you spell it right

B. Not too many Chinese students know it

C. It is held in late May or early June of each year

D. The children like the sports a lot

E. It means they have worked hard

The sentence structure of “Teachers ask me to finish the homework on time.” is _______.

A．S+V+DO          B．S+V+IO+DO        C．S+V+DO+OC       D．S+V+P