3. A. anybody　　　　 B.nobody　　　　 C. teachers　　　　　 D. parents

2. A. home　　　　　 B.bed　　　　　　 C. class　　　　　　 D.work

1.A.desks　　　　　 B. lights　　　　　 C.students　　　　　 D. buildings

25. A. sisters　　 B. friends　　　　 C. Students　　　　　 D.fellows

My Experience in a Free School

　　　　 At first I couldn't believe it! There were no　 1　 in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to　 2　　 .　 Although we all lived "in",　 3　 made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no "lights out".

　　　　 The　 4　 thing was that practically, all the students went to class,　 5　 very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or　 6　 class. The new ones always went wild　 7　 , but this never lasted long. The　　 8　 took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like　 9　 ; never did we have to　 10　 "stand up", "sit down", "speak out". I don't　 11　 one student who didn't try his best.

　　　　 The subjects were the same as those in　 12　 school, but what a difference in the approach (方式)! For example, in botany (植物学) we had　 13　 classes in the spring or fall, but instead we　 14　 two gardens,a vegetable garden and a flower garden.　 l5　 in winter we each studeied a few　 16　 things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of　 storerooms ---small ones.　 17　 , but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a　 18　 time too, designing everything , drawing the blueprints,　 19　 the angles (角度) and so on.I didn't take　 20 . I can't stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That's　 21　 !

　　　　　 22　 I think I am a　 23　 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That's probably a real big　 24　 between the free school and regular school---the amount of　 25　 .

24. A. soon　　　 B. there　　　　　 C. later　　　　　　 D.then

23. A. red　　　 B. less pale　　　 C. less red　　　　　 D.pale

22. A. questioning B. wondering　　 C. smiling　　　　　 D.guessing

21. A. Dad　　　 B. me　　　　　　 C. the door　　　　 D.the floor

20. A. turned on　 B. turned down　　 C.played　　　　　 D.enjoyed

19. A. roommate　 B. classmate　　　 C. Played.　　　　　panion