2. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

1. A. cat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wife　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. dinner　　　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

7. A. develop　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. produce　　　　　　　　　　 C. build　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. grow

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Jack liked fish very much and when he had enough money, he would buy some for his __1__. 　But when his wife saw the fish, she always said to herself, “Good! I will ask my friends to lunch 　__2 _we will eat this fish together, ” So when Jack came home in the evening after his work, the fish was _ 3 _ there, and his wife always said, “Oh, I’m sorry to tell you that _ 4 _ ate the fish. She is so bad!” And she gave Jack some vegetables and rice for his dinner.

But one evening when this happened, Jack became very _ 5 _. He took the cat and his wife to the shop near his house and _ 6 _ the cat carefully. Then he turned to his wife and said, “My fish weighed two kilos. This cat weighs two kilos, too. My fish is here, you say. Then _ 7 _ is my cat?”

6. A. follow　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. miss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go on to

5. A. wish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hate　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. prefer　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

4. A. take　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　　　　　　　 C. receive　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

3. A. worry about 　　　　　　　 B. pay for　　　 　　　　 C. ask for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make sure

2. A. leave　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. begin　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. study at　　　　　　　　　　 D. pass

1. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

7. A. slowly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. easily　　　　　　　　　　　 C. luckily　　　　　　　　　　　 D. widely

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In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school _ 1 _ they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they _ 2 secondary(中等的)schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private schools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to 　3_ 　their education because the schools _ 4 _ money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still _ 5 _ private schools, though they are much more expensive.

Today about half of the high school students _ 6 _ universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state.

But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they _ 7 _ good working habits and live by their own hands.