Lily: Hello！ This is Lily speaking. Is that Kate?
Kate: Yes, it is. Hi！ Lily！
Lily: Hi！ There’s a meeting this afternoon in our classroom. Can you come, Kate?
Kate: I’m afraid I can’t. My mother isn’t feeling well today. I must help her with the housework and look after my little brother.
Lily: I’m sorry to hear that. But it doesn’t matter. I think you’d better stay at home.
Kate: Thank you. By the way, what’s the meeting about?
Lily: it’s about the basketball game. We’re going to play against（对抗）Class Three.
Kate: That’s great！
Lily: I got a letter from Uncle Wu yesterday. And a color photo, too.
Kate: Er… but who’s Uncle Wu?
Lily: A farmer on the Jinxing Farm. Don’t you remember?
Kate: Oh, yes. He was very friendly to us when we worked there last September.
Lily: it’s a very nice photo. We’re carrying rice in the photo.
Kate: Please bring it to school tomorrow morning.
Lily: OK！ Bye！
Kate: Bye！

1. 1.

   Kate can’t go to the meeting because ____.

   1. A.
      she isn’t feeling well
   2. B.
      she has a lot of homework to do
   3. C.
      her mother isn’t at home
   4. D.
      her mother is ill
2. 2.

   The meeting is about ____.

   1. A.
      a color photo
   2. B.
      the football game
   3. C.
      Uncle Wu
   4. D.
      the basketball game
3. 3.

   Uncle Wu is a ____.

   1. A.
      worker 
   2. B.
      doctor 
   3. C.
      farmer 
   4. D.
      teacher
      
      
4. 4.

   Kate and Lily went to the Jinxing Farm to help with ____.

   1. A.
      picking apples
   2. B.
      summer harvest
   3. C.
      growing vegetables
   4. D.
      autumn harvest
5. 5.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The photo is black and white.
   2. B.
      Kate and Lily aren’t in Class Three.
   3. C.
      Kate’s little brother is ill
   4. D.
      Uncle Wu is a bad man.

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．___________