American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) 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 are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school(高中).

High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class 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 colleges(大学). They usually have to pay(付款) a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their studies.

1.American schools begin in_________.

A. September B. July

C. May D. February

2.When an Amrican boy is five years old, he_________.

A. has to stay at home B. can go to high school

C. begins to go to school D. always plays at home

3.In American high school students__________after class.

A. do the homework B. go to work

C. play basketball D. do many interesting things

4.In order to (为了)_________, many American college students work after class.

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

C. help others D. learn some useful things

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. High school students have homework for every class.

B. American students have three terms in a year.

C. High school students take seven subjects each term.

D. American students don’t like to go to school.

To travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous(有冒险精神的) people. But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels, food and airplane tickets are too expensive. Some people, however, have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.

Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune, a couple from Britain, decided to travel around the world. They have found a good way to pay for their trips. They look after pets for rich house owners. In exchange, they can stay in the houses for free. They have looked after horses, cows, cats, dogs and fish. In two years, the couple has been to Australia, Germany, Spain and Italy. They have stayed in big cities and small villages. The home owners are usually generous and have given them food, wine and day trips.

Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor. She travels around the world to visit, review and take photos of the best hotels. She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with tens of thousands of followers.

With these ways of making money, traveling around the world is no longer a dream. More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.

1.Why do most people feel hard to make their travel dream come true?

A. Because they can hardly find hotels.

B. Because the food is not healthy.

C. Because the cost of travel is high.

D. Because they are afraid of adventure.

2.The best word to describe the way of realizing the travel dream is _______.

A. special B. creative C. rich D. adventurous

3.It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by _______.

A. staying in the house for free

B. being given food and day drinks

C. going to Australia and other countries

D. looking after pets for rich house owners

4.The underlined word “generous” here probably means _______.

A. mean with money B. willing to give freely

C. careful D. cold-blooded

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