Children’s education is very important in England．Children begin with primary education at the age of five, and this usually lasts until they are eleven．Then they move to middle schools．They stay there until they reach sixteen, seventeen or eighteen years old．After that, they can have higher education．The main kinds of schools are:

   State Schools（公立学校）

   Parents don’t need to pay for their children’s schooling．

   Private Schools（私立学校）

   In the UK, primary schools are always close to children’s houses．Children stay with the same group throughout the day．

   Middle Schools

   Most children go to the middle school nearest to their houses at the age of 11．

   Public Schools （Private Schools)

   A public school is also called a private school．The most famous public schools are Eton, Harrow and Winchester．7% of the children in England go to private schools．Parents pay for their children to go to these schools．

   Prep Schools

   A prep school is a school to prepare pupils to go to a public school．They are for kids between seven and eleven or thirteen years old．

阅读短文内容和下面每个人的情况，为他们选择各自合适的学校类别，填写在横线上。

1．Steven is 12 years old．He wants to be a student in Eton School．________________

2．Susan is 11 years old．She wants to go to the school nearest to her home．____________

3．John is 13 years old and his father is very poor．____________

4．Lily is 5 years old．She lives with her mother．And her mother is very poor．__________

5．Jack is 9 years old．He wants to pass the exam and go to a private school．___________

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There’re two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they’re five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their study.

62. In America, summer holidays begin in ________.

A. September                  B. July                         C. May                         D. February

63. Most American children go to school at the age of ________.

A. five                           B. seven                     C. seventeen                 D. eighteen

64. High school students ________ after class.

A. do housework                                               B. go to work

C. play baseball                                                  D. do interesting things

65. In order to(为了) ________, many American college students work after class.

A. help their parents                                         B. get money for their study

C. help others                                                  D. learn some useful things

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There're two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they're five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college(大学). They usually have to pay a lot of money. So, many college students work after class to get money for their studies.

1.In America, schools begin in_________ after summer holiday.

A. July B. September C. May D. February

2.Most American children go to school at the age of _________.

A. five B. seven C. eighteen D. seventeen

3.After high school, many students go to _________.

A. cities B. work C. college D. town