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kind, many, for, have, until, expensive, they, student ,leave ,go

In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school    61   they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they   62  high school. There are two  63   of school in the United States: public school and private school. Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay  64   their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child  65 to a private（私立的） school, his parents  66   to pay enough money for his schooling. Some parents still choose private schools, though they are much more  67  .
?Today about half of the high school  68  go to universities after they finish the high school. A student at a state university does not have to pay too m  69  if his parents live in this state.
?But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they can have good working habits and live by 70  own  habits .

In less than two months, Junior 3 students around the country will take the senior high school entrance (入学) exam. They are studying hard for this big challenge. Do they have time to do something in memory of their middle school years? Many do.

Leng Jingze, 15, from Tianjin said that in her class students are already writing goodbye messages for each other. "Even the head teacher has a plan," said Leng. "She plans to put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD and give each student one," said Leng. "She will also write something for each student."

Wang Zeyu, 16, in Changchun, Jilin said his classmates are making "lucky stars" as graduation gifts. They are making the cheerful stars from colored paper. "Before making a lucky star, you write some words for the person on the paper," said Wang. "He or she can read the words later." Who does Wang want to make a lucky star for? He said he wanted to make one for his head teacher. "I'll write: Dear teacher, you always look so serious," said Wang. "But we know you have a warm heart. Smile more!"

In Xiao Xia's school in Beijing, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook (毕业年鉴) , in which the graduating classes will put their photos and self-introductions. "Most classes have written an article as the self-introduction," said Xiao, 15. "We have written a poem in the ancient style!" The poem records the big events of the class's history and is in the shape of the number 9. "Nine is our class number," said Xiao, who felt very proud of the idea. "Our class may be not the one with the best school grade but it must be the most creative one," said Xiao. "I feel lucky to study in such a class!"

1.Leng Jingze's head teacher plans to ____________.

A. put all the class photos onto a CD

B. put the student's Chinese compositions onto a CD

C. give each student a CD

D. all above

2. Wang Zeyu wanted to make a "lucky star" for his teacher because ____________.

A. his head teacher wasn't serious enough

B. he doesn't like his head teacher

C. his head teacher sent him a gift

D. he wanted his head teacher to smile more

3.From the last paragraph, we know that ____________.

A. most classes in Xiao Xia's school have written a poem as the self-introduction

B. 9 is the lucky number for Xiao Xia's Class

C. Xiao Xia's class has very creative ideas

D. each graduating class will get a yearbook to put their photos and self-introductions

4.The passage is probably from ____________.

A. a newspaper     B. a novel         C. a letter      D. a diary

 

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How times flies! Junior 3 students will take the senior high school student entrance exam. They are studying hard for this big challenge, and they are also 1.w      about it. Do they have time to do something to celebrate their middle school years? Many do.

Liu Jia, 14, from Beijing said that in her class students are 2.w      goodbye messages or letters for each other. They are also giving photos to each other.

“Even the head teacher has a project,” said Liu. “She 3.p      to put all our class photos onto a CD and give each student one.”

Li Wei, 14, in Xianning, Hubei said that their English teacher Ms Deng asks them to write what they want to be when they4.g      up on the paper. She likes her students to come back after they graduate, and share their teen-time dreams together. Doing that 5.e      her students to work harder for their future.

Chen Ze, 15, in Guangzhou said his classmates are making “lucky stars” as graduation 6.g      . The cheerful stars are 7.m      of colored paper.

“8.B      you make a lucky star, you write some words for the person on the paper,” said Chen. “He or she can read the words after they open the star.”

In Xiao Xing’s school, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook, in which the graduation classes will put their photos and self-introductions(自我介绍).

Xiao said, “ We have written a 9.p      in the ancient style as the self-introduction!”

“Our class may be not the one with the best school grade but it must be the 10.m     creative one,” said Xiao. “ I feel 11.p      of studying in such a class!”

What good ideas! I think all those will 12.r      them of their good days.

 

正误判断
In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary（中等的） schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private（私立的）schools . Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands.
【小题1】Children can go to school at the age of four in the U.S.
【小题2】Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America.
【小题3】About fifty percent of high school students can go on to universities after they leave the secondary school today.
【小题4】Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely (完全地).
【小题5】The passage is mainly about American education.

Alice is an American girl. She has two good friends. One is Tom, the other is Jim. They come from the same country. They are studying in Beijing now. They are at the same school-- No.2 Middle School. They have a lot of Chinese friends here. They go to school from Monday to Friday. They go to school at seven in the morning. They all go to school by subway. In the evening, they do their homework and learn Chinese. On Saturdays and Sundays they go to their friends’ homes. There they learn more Chinese from their Chinese friends and their friends learn English from them.

Sometimes they write to their parents in America. They tell them about China and their life in China. They all like living here . They want their parents to come to China one day.

1.Alice , Tom and Jim come from               .

A．England           B．Europe           C．the USA           D．different countries

2.How many days do they go to school?

A．Four.             B．Five              C．Six               D．Seven

3.Why do they go to their Chinese friends’ home on weekends?

A．They want to eat Chinese food at their homes.

B．They want to play with them.

C．They want to make friends with their parents.

D．They want to learn Chinese from them.

4.Where are Alice’s parents?

A．In America.        B．In England.         C．In China.          D．We don’t know.

5.What do Alice, Tom and Jim write to their parents in the letters?

A. Something about China.              B.Their life in China.

C. To ask their parents to come to China.    D.A,B and C.