1. The old worker showed us their new product.（改为同义句）
The old worker _________ their new product _________ _________.
2. Special hairstyles are not allowed in our school. （改为同义句）
Special hairstyles _________ _________ in our school.
3. I know the young man. He is training for the 2008 Olympics.
（合并为含有定语从句的、复合句）
I know the young man _________ _________ training for the 2008 Olympics.
4. John is visiting Tianjin.（改为同义句）
John is _________ _________ _________ _________ Tianjin.
5. The girl is staying at home today. Her mother is ill.
（合并为含有定语从句的复合句）
The girl _________ _________ is ill is staying at home today.

     Now I'm studying in the US, I find there are some differences between schools in the US and in
Vietnam.
     One big difference is the clothes students wear at school and how they look. In my country, all the
students should wear uniforms when they go to school. Boys aren't allowed to have long hair. Girls aren't
allowed to have long or colored nails (指甲).
     Another difference is about the rules for parents. In Vietnam, when we begin a new year, our parents
have to go to a meeting in our class. If they don't go to that meeting, their children won't have a grade or
a report card from school.
     However, in the US, there aren't such strict rules above.
     In Vietnam, a class is only 45 minutes and we have only five classes each weekday. When the bell
rings, all the students just sit in their classroom. They can't move to a different room, but students can in
the US.
     In Vietnam, students can't go to work because they can't find a job if they're under 18. But in the
US, many students work after school. This helps them make money. More importantly, this helps them
become more independent. They're able to do things by themselves in their own way, without asking
other people for help.

1. Which country is the writer's hometown?

A. America.          
B. The UK.        
C. China.            
D. Vietnam.

2. What are the girl students allowed to in the writer's country?

A. To have long nails.
B. To color their nails.
C. To grow their hair long.
D. To wears their own clothes.

3. What does the underlined word "independent" mean in Chinese?

A. 勇敢的            
B. 独立的
C. 依赖的            
D. 不礼貌的

4. Which is TRUE about the Vietnamese students according to the passage?

A. They have twenty-five classes a week.
B. They can design their school uniforms.
C. They don't get a report card from school.
D. They can find a job whenever they want.

5. From the passage, we can learn that _____.

A. in Vietnam, the students must sit quietly and can't move around in class
B. the US students don't have such strict rules as the Vietnamese students
C. at the end of a school year, parents in Vietnam have to go to a parents' meeting
D. American parents don't pay for their children's education because they work after school