In the United States,children start school when they arefive years old.In some states they must stay in school 1 they are sixteen.Most students are seventeen or eighteenyears old whe n they 2 secondary（中等的）schools. Thereare two kinds of schools in the United States: public （公立的）schools and private（私立的）schools. 3 children goto public schools.Their parents d o not have to 4 theireducation because the schools 5 money from the govemment（政府）.If a ch ild goes to a private school,his parents haveto get enough money for his schooling.Some parents still 6 private schools,though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students 7 universities（大学）after they finish the secondary school. Astudent at a state university does not have to pay very muchif his parents 8 in that state. But many students 9 while they are studying atuniversities.In this way they 10 good wo rking habits（习惯）and live by their own hands.
1.A.and B.though C.until D.since
2.A.leave B.begin C.study at D.pass
3.A.Several B.Most C.A few D.Few
4.A.worry about B.pay for C.ask for D.make sure
5.A.take B.spend C.reveive D.cost
6.A.wish B.hate C.prefer D.mind
7.A.follow B.miss C.change D.go on to
8.A.were born B.travel C.visit D.live
9.A.work B.study hard C.do sports D.have holidays
10.A.develop B.produce C.build D.grow
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这是一段谈论美国学校教育情况的文章，文中介绍了美国小学、中学、大学 的基本概况。
1.C。美国有些州规定孩子16岁之前必须接受义务教育。until不只用于 not...until句型中，B项的含义包括16岁之后，不合题意。
2. A。leave school 意为“毕业（离校）”， 英国英语用secondary school 指“中学”，与middle sc hool同义，下文的high school（美国英语，指"中 学）包括junior/senior high school（初/高中）。
3.B
4.B
5.C。由于学校经费来自政府，美国公立学校不收费， 因此美国大 部分家长还是将孩子送到公立 学校读书。
6.C。下面的尽管这些学校收费昂贵，说明前面still后应为肯定私立学校， 因此，B、D项排除。
7.D。go on to universities表示"继续上大学深造"。
8.D。象travel/visit之类的动词，按常理可排除。
9.A。下文的good working habits and live by their own hands说明美国许多大学生是靠勤工俭学完成 学业的。这反映了美国青年的独立意识。
10.A。develop在这儿指"（培）养成……习惯"。属习惯搭配。
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