—Why don’t those children go to school? They’re too young to work in the factory.

   --Maybe their parents can’t_______their education.

A. afford           B. cost              C. pay               D. spend

Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.
Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.
The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”
City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.
【小题1】What can we learn about“City-as-School”?

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Read the following four ads (广告).

1.If Jack wants to be a cook, he must have cooking experience at least __________.

A. 2 years      B. 3 years      C. 4 years      D. 5 years

2.If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _________.

A. a driver         B. an air hostess   C. a teacher       D. a cook

3.Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can be given to her?

A. Driving for Capes Taxi.            B. Working for China Airlines.

C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.   D. Working at Holiday Inn.

4.Which of the following is not mentioned in the four ads?

A. Age.        B. Health.           C. Language.      D. Family.

It is difficult __________ you ___________ finish the work in a week.

A. of, to??????????????? B. with, to????????????? C. with, for??????? D. for, to

阅读短文，判断正误。正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。
　　Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown work in the same office .One day Mr. Jones says to Mr. Brown, “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come ?”
Mr. Brown says, “Thank you very much. I’d love to, but let me ask my wife first. ”
So Mr. Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife. Then he comes back and looks very worried.
　　“What’s the matter?” asks Mr. Jones. “Is you wife there at home ?”
“No,” answers Mr. Brown. “She isn’t there . My small son answers the telephone . I say to him , ”“Is your mother there , David ? ” and he answers “No , she isn’t in the house ” “Where is she ? ” I ask , “She is somewhere outside(在外面) ” “What’s she doing ? ” “She is looking for me .”
【小题1】There is a party at Mr. Jones’s house on Monday evening .
【小题2】Mr. Jones asks Mr. Brown and his wife to go to the party.
【小题3】The telephone is in Mr. Brown’s office.
【小题4】Mr. Brown speaks to Mrs. Brown on the telephone.
【小题5】Mrs. Brown is looking for her son.