Just getting accepted to an American college or university does not guarantee that you will get a visa．And getting a visa just lets you arrive in the United States．It does not guarantee that an immigration officer will permit you to enter the country．
If you are requesting a visa for the first time, you will probably have to go to an American embassy or consulate(领事馆)．You will need to bring a government form sent to you by your American school that shows you have been accepted．
You will also need banking and tax records that show you have enough money to pay for your education．And be prepared to provide evidence that you will return to your home country after your studies end．
All of this is important in satisfying the requirements to get a visa．A consular official will also take your picture and your fingerprints．
Foreign students must contact their local embassy or consulate to request an interview and to get other information．This includes directions about how and where to pay the visa application charge．The cost is two hundred dollars．
You should apply for the visa as soon as you have been accepted to a school in the United States．The government needs time to perform a background investigation．
You cannot receive a visa more than one hundred twenty days before the start of your program．And if you are coming as a student for the first time, you cannot enter the country more than thirty days before classes begin．
Once you come to the United States, you can stay for the length of your period of study．Your school is required to provide the Department of Homeland Security with reports on your status as a student．
(1)
What do you have to take to the American embassy if you request a visa for the first time?
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A．
A government form．
B．
Banking and tax records．
C．
Pictures and fingerprints．
D．
Both A and B．
(2)
When should you apply for a visa?
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A．
The moment you have been accepted to a school in the US．
B．
One hundred twenty days before you go to the US．
C．
Thirty days before classes begin．
D．
After the immigration officer permit you to enter the US．
(3)
How much will you be charged for the visa application?
American cities are similar to other cities around the world; In every country．Cities reflect the values of the culture．American cities are changing, just as American society is changing．
After Wolld Wa Ⅱ,the population of most large American cities decreased; bowever．The populaton In omthe Sun Belt cities increased．Los Angeles and Houston are eitit where populatfon shife(转移)to and from the oity reflect the changing values of Amorican society．In the late 1940s and early 1950s,city residents(居民)became wealthier．They had more children so they needed more space, They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes．They bought houses in the suburbs(郊区)．
Now things are changing．The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults．Many, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities．They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older ones of the Northeast and Midwest．Many young professionals are moving back into city．They prefer the city to the burbs because their jobs are there; or they jus enjoy the excitement and possibii that the city offers．
his people shift is bringing problems as well as benefits．Countless poot people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of for rent．In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities．
Only a few years ago, people though that the older American cities were dying．Some city residents now see a bright, new fiture, Others see only problems and comfiels the thing is sure many dying cities are alive again．
(1)
What does the author think of cities all over the world?
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A．
They are alive．
B．
They are hopeless．
C．
They are similar．
D．
They are different．
(2)
Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War Ⅱ?
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A．
Because older American cities were dying．
B．
Because they were richer and needed more space．
C．
Because cities contained the wont pare of society．
D．
Because they could hardly afford a live in the city．
(3)
According to the 4th paragraph, a great many poor people in American cities ________．
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A．
are faced with housing problems
B．
are forced to move to the suburbs
C．
want to sell their buildings
D．
need more money for daily expenses
(4)
We ear comude from the text that ________．
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A．
American cities are changing far the worse
B．
people have different views on American cities
C．
many people are now moving from American cities
D．
the population is decreasing in older American cities
