When I met them the other day, it was the first time we _____ each other since we graduated from the university.

A .saw     B. had seen       C. have seen     D. were seeing

_____ a stange noise , the little girl ,_______ run out of the dark house.  

A. heard; trembled and frightened    B. hearing; trembling and frightened    

C. hearing; trembled and frightening   D. heard; trembling and fightening

Ten years ago the population our city was ______ of their’s.

   A. as twice large as one                B. twice as large as that      

C. twice as much as it               D.twice as much as what

---- Is there any possibilities of the film _______in Paris International Festival?

   ----- Not in the least, because audience generally think little of it.

A. trying out     B. tried out       C. to try out       D. being tried out

---- I’m sorry, but you are fined $ 50! You know you ___ 120 km an hour, don’t you?

  ----- No, officer. I can’t have been. This car doesn’t do 100.

   A. are driving     B. were driving     C. have driven     D. had driven

We must know what we should do and what we should avoid ______ a good impression on others in public place.

A.  to leave       B. leaving         C. to have left         D. leave

He ____ to cut the grass, after he finished up talking to the neighbor over the garden wall.

A. set about        B. set out          C. set off         D. set up

Xiamen was _____ most beautiful city and we’ve decided to stay _____ fifth              day.

   A. a; a          B. a; the           C. the; a          D. the; the

高三学生面临着沉重的学习压力，很多学生利用课间十分钟的休息时间学习,实际上没有什么效果。假如你是淮安中学高三年级的学生李立，就此现象给中学生英语报写封信，发表自己的看法。信的内容须包括以下要点：

   1．十分钟的课间休息很有必要（说明理由）； 2．你是怎样利用这十分钟的。

   注意：1、词数100左右； 2、信的开头已经给出（不计入总数）。

Dear Editor,

   I’m a Senior 3 student from Huaian Middle School. ________________________

In a society, such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious and cultural differences, people highly value individualism--the difference among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students don't memorize information. Instead, they work individually and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.

In most Asian societies, by contrast, people have the same language, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of Asia reflects society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea often work together and help one another in assignments. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students recite rules of information that they have memorized.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that there much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.

The advantage of the educational system in North American, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.

Title：  76   of Educational System between North America and Asia