Read and choose

In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states(州), they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most of the students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate(毕业) from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school. Most children go to public schools. Today about half of the high school graduates(毕业生) go on to colleges and universities. Almost half of the college students in the United States work when they are studying.

(1)In the United States, children start school at ________.

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(2)Another name for secondary school is ________.

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(3)Today ________ of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities.

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Look and read. Find the correct word and write it on the line.

a taxi　a postcard　a suitcase　a tent　an airport　medicine　chocolate　jam　a spider　insects　a dictionary　a factory　flour

Example:

You can go anywhere you want when you get on this. a taxi

1．You often write a short letter on it and send it to other people without an envelope. ________

2．You carry your clothes and other things in this when you go on holiday somewhere. ________

3．People can fly to a lot of different places from here. ________

4．Most of them have got six legs, and some of them can fly. ________

5．Things like cars are made here. ________

6．You can make cake pasta, and pizza with it. ________

7．You take it when you are not feeling well, which can help you feel better. ________

8．You sleep in this when you camp somewhere. ________

9．It is used to look up the new words which you don't know. ________

10．It is a kind of brown or black candy which tastes sweet. ________

Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.

Example:

Most people live with their hands. But Jim (1)________ with his feet. How (2)________ Jim lives! Jim's story began in a very small city in England. His parents (3)________ very poor. Seven people lived in their small house. Jim had no place to (4)________ except in the street. Jim's father often played football. Little Jim wanted to play football, (5)________ . So his father made a football (6)________ him. It was not a real football. It was made (7)________ old cloth. The little boy played with it everyday. At last Jim learned to play with a real football and after a (8)________ years, he could play football very 9)Now Jim is one of the best football players (10)________ the world.

Example：them　　their　　　they

　　　(1)live　　lives　　　lived

　　　(2)happy　happier　　happily

　　　(3)was　　are　　　　were

　　　(4)play　　playing　　played

　　　(5)either　also　　　　too

　　　(6)of　　　for　　　　to

　　　(7)in　　　of　　　　for

　　　(8)few　　little　　　some

　　　(9)good　well　　　　bad

　　　(10)on　　in　　　　at