阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，第四篇阅读后根据要求答题。

I am 15. Now I’m studying English in London. I want to invent a language machine that can help me understand as many languages as possible. Marie, France		I am 13. I dream of going to a top university after I graduate. I want to be a reporter in the future. Michiko, Japan
		I am a 12 year-old girl. I like travelling very much. How I wish to visit Egypt some day! Masha, Russia
I am a 16 year-old girl in Tibet（西藏）. The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. My dream is to go to Beijing to watch the 2008 Olympic  Games.  Joma, China
		I am 14 years old. I dream of inventing a machine that can send things or people from one place to another in a minute. Andrew, the USA

1. Who is from the USA?

A. Masha.             B. Marie.       C. Michiko.          D. Andrew.

2. What is Miehiko’s dream?

A. Visiting Egypt.              B. Going from one place to another in a minute.

C. Going to a top university.     D. Inventing a language machine.

3. How old will Joma be when the 2008 Olympic Games are held?

A. Fourteen.           B. Fifteen.      C. Sixteen.            D. Eighteen.

4. Which sentence is RIGHT according to the passage?

A. People in Tibet will be able to get to Beijing by train in about two days.

B. Marie is now studying English in the USA.

C. The Qinghai Tibet Railway hasn’t been built yet.

D. Masha wants to be a reporter when she grows up.

5. The best title（题目）for this passage would be “______”.

A. I have a dream!                  B. Different students from different countries

C. Five middle school students           D. Our inventions

　　In the United States, children between the ages of five and sixteen are required（要求）to attend school (go to school). In Australia children between the ages of six and fifteen are required to attend school except Tasmania. In Tasmania children attend school until the age of sixteen. Kindergarten is required in the United States, but not in Australia.

　　Australia's four-term school year begins in February with a two-week holiday between terms. The fourth and last term ends on December 20. The Christmas holiday is also with the end of school and the beginning of the summer vacation (holidays). The students return to school in February. In the United States, children have their summer vacation from June until August.

　　Australia's primary or elementary（小学）school includes（包括）grades one through to six. Secondary school consists of grades seven through to twelve. All secondary students wear uniforms to school. Students in public schools in the United States do not wear uniforms at school.

　　Students in the United States eat a hot lunch at school. Australian students do not.

　　In Australia large schools are found in cities along the coast（海岸线）. The small schools are located（坐落）farther out in the countryside. A teacher in the country may teach all grades, with only one or two students in a grade. Students living far from the city attend “Schools of the Air”.

　　They listen to the teacher on the radio each day when it's time for school. Students have their own books. They answer questions over the microphone. The teacher asks them to do some homework. The completed homework is mailed to the teacher. It is discussed over the microphone, corrected and mailed back. In the United States some children attend school at home. Their parents are their teachers!

(1)How old are the students in Australia at school?

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A．Between the ages of five and sixteen.

B．Between the ages of six and fifteen.

C．Between the ages of seven and fourteen.

D．Between nine and eighteen.

(2)Who attends school at age of 16?

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A．The children in the USA.	B．The children in England.
C．The children in Tasmania.	D．The children in Canada.

(3)How many grades are there in Australian schools?

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A．12 grades.

B．9 grades.

C．10 grades.

D．14 grade.

(4)Who doesn't wear uniforms at school?

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A．Students in Australia's secondary school.

B．Students in England.

C．Students in the USA.

D．Students in public schools in the USA.

(5)Where can you find large schools?

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A．In the countryside.

B．In cities along the coast in Australia.

C．In the city.

D．At home.

In 1816, there were no schools for the deaf in America. Several people started a few schools, but in the end all of the schools closed. There were too many problems. The first people to succeed were Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. They opened their school in 1817, and the school did not close. At that time it was the only school for deaf children in America !

Clerc and Gallaudet did not know what would happen after they opened their school. They worked very hard. The school grew, and many more students enrolled. These new students were from all over the country. People thought the school would be big enough for all of the deaf children in  America. The school is still open today, but the name was changed. Today it is called the American School for the Deaf. It is in West Hartford, Connecticut.

   After Clerc and Gallaudet established(成立) their school, many other schools for the deaf were opened. Before Gallaudet's death in 1851, 15 other schools for deaf children were built! Many of the teachers at those 15 schools used Gallaudet's teaching methods. Many had even studied with Gallaudet and were deaf themselves!

(    )1. Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet were the first people who _______.

     A. wanted to build a school for the deaf in the USA

     B. succeeded in opening their school for the deaf in America

     C. succeeded in opening their school for the deaf all over the world

     D. succeeded in making the deaf speak as ordinary people

(    )2. The underlined word 6enrolled' in the passage means '_______' in Chinese.

     A. 入学        B.辍学      C.招工     D. 工作

(    ) . Which of the following is TRUE about Clerc and Gallaudet's school?

     A. Its students were from all over the USA.

     B. Its students were from all over the world.

     C. All deaf children in America were their students.

     D. Its students were only from Connecticut, the USA

(    )4. What was the name of the school when it was opened in 1817?

     A. The American School for the Deaf.

     B. The Connecticut School for the Deaf.

     C. The West Hartford School for the Deaf.

     D. The passage doesn't tell us.

(    )5. When Gallaudet died in 1851, there were _______school(s) for deaf children in the USA.

     A. only one    B. fifteen     C. sixteen     D. fourteen