8. A. freedom　　 　　　 B. habit　　　 C. time　　　 　　 D. people 　　　 　　　　

7. A. from then on 　　　 　B. at first　　 　 C. once more 　　　 D. just then　　　

6. A. attended　　　 B. took　　 　　　 C. missed　　　　 D. studied 　　

5. A. and　　　　　 B. but　　　 　 C. so　　　 　　D. yet 　　　　　

4. A. sad　　 　　　 　B. last　　　 　　 C. good　　　　　 D. strange 　　

3. A. anybody　 　　 　B. nobody 　　C. teachers　　 　 D. parents 　　

2. A. home 　　　　　 　B. bed　　 　　　C. class　　　　 D. work 　　　　

1. A. desks　 　 　　　B. lights 　　 　　C. students　　　 D. buildings 　

25.A. left　　　 　 B. found　　　 　　 C. reached　　　 　 D.passed　　

Keys: DCBBA　 CADCB　 CDCAB　 BADCA　 BDADA

My Experience in a Free School

　　 At first I couldn’t believe it! There were no 　1　 　in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to 　2　 . Although we all live “in”, 　3　 　made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “light out”.

The 　4　 　thing was that practically all the students went to class, 　5　 　very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or 　6　 class. The new ones always went wild 　7　 , but this never lasted long. The 　8　 　took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like 　9　 ; never did we have to 　10　 　“stand up”, “sit down”， “speak out”. I don’t 　11　 　one student who didn’t try his best.

The subjects were the same as those in 　12　 　school, but what a difference in the approach(方法)! For example, in botany(植物学) we had 　13　 　classes in the spring or fall, but instead we 　14　 　two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. 　15　 　in winter we each studied a few 　16　 　things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms --- small ones 　17　 　, but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a 　18　 　time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, 　19　 　the angles(角度) and so on. I didn’t take 　20　 　. I can’t stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s 　21　 　!

22　 　I think I am a　 　23　 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That’s probably a real big　 　24 　between the free school and regular school --- the amount of　 　25　 .

24.A. point　　 　　 B. cause　　　　 　 C. need　　　 　　 D.law