Reading comprehension(阅读理解)：

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：

All about Britain’s Teenagers

　　School

　　British teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams．They study for exams in as many as ten subjects, 　　1　　 they have to work pretty hard!Today’s teens spend more time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, studying for 2.5－3 hours every evening．

　　Free Time

　　It’s not all work, of course．What do British teenagers do to have 　　2　　?They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafés and listening to music．

　　In addition to the Internet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework．They 　　3　　 love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting(发短信)their friends and chatting．Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more 　　4　　 them than just talk．Text messaging has become the coolest and most popular way to communicate．More than 90％of 12-to 16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts say that this stops 　　5　　 from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes．

　　Fashion(服饰)

　　At school, almost all British teenagers have to wear a school uniform．However, in their free

　　　　6　　 they can wear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith．In fact, 40％ of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion．Looking good doesn’t come 　　7　　, but many teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than ￡100 on one item of clothing．

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Students’ life in America

　　Students in America always have a busy but wonderful school day．

　　They have classes for five days each week．From 　　1　　 to Friday students usually get up at seven．Then they wash their faces and have 　　2　　．They usually have eggs, bacon(熏猪肉), bread, fruit and a glass of milk．After that they go to school on foot or by yellow school 　　3　　．Some students ride bikes．They get to school at about half past eight．Then they put their 　　4　　 in their lockers and 　　5　　 only one book, a notebook and a pencil to each class．In a middle school, students have 　　6　　 for six hours．Their classes are English, Writing, Maths, Music 　　7　　 and so on(等等)．

　　At noon students don't go home for lunch．They 　　8　　 have lunch at school．They often have meat, fruit, 　　9　　 , bread and a drink．　　10　　 most students like pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers better．Students don't have a short 　　11　　．They go back to have classes 　　12　　 lunch until three o’clock．Then they go home．

　　Students don't do their homework after they get home．They usually play or watch TV before 　　13　　．They have supper at six in the evening．The supper usually has soup, meat, vegetables, rice or pasta(面食)．After supper they do their 　　14　　．Sometimes they play or talk with their 　　15　　 at home．

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