The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.

“Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram（图表）.”says Mildred Freman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May. ”

September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday. ”Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”

Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.

1.The teachers in the Guidance Department usually ______.

2.In December parents usually ______.

3.Why do some parents come to school in March? Because ______.

4.Which of the following is Right?

任务型阅读（共10空计10分）根据短文内容完成下列图表，每空一词。

　Have you ever studied in a foreign country? Maybe it is an amazing experience(经历), especially（特别） when you come to Australia as a foreign high school student. You can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.

　　There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers （包括）the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia students love to fly back to their home countries to stay with their family members and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get jobs. It is quite easy to find a job at Christmas. Students often take part in some social activities. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.

　　Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday”. Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.

　　The Chinese New Year is not a public(公开的) holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do the same things as usual.

Information about_____1______

用所给词的正确形式填空

1.I’m very           (interest) in that             (interest) story.

2.You are        (suppose) to shake hands when you meet a Chinese friend.

3.A knife is used for         (cut) things.

4.The Yellow River is the second         (long) river in China.

5.The boy is old enough　　　　　(dress) himself.

6.December is the　　　　　(twelve) month in a year.

7.I decided　　　　　 (talk) to my parents about it .

8.We stayed there for a long time without 　　　　　 (say) a word.

9.I have five 　　　　　(knife).

用所给词的正确形式填空
【小题1】I’m very           (interest) in that             (interest) story.
【小题2】You are        (suppose) to shake hands when you meet a Chinese friend.
【小题3】A knife is used for         (cut) things.
【小题4】The Yellow River is the second         (long) river in China.
【小题5】The boy is old enough　　　　　(dress) himself.
【小题6】December is the　　　　　(twelve) month in a year.
【小题7】I decided　　　　　 (talk) to my parents about it .
【小题8】We stayed there for a long time without 　　　　　 (say) a word.
【小题9】I have five 　　　　　(knife).