rom December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______( )

 【单选】It is no longer a problem （）the poor children in this district can go to school选项

In some schools children who prefer to read books rather than（）football become social outcasts (被抛弃者).

Children need to be（）before entering school.

Some schools will have to make ______ in agreement with the national soccer reform.

II．完型填空（共20分）Getting to places can sometimes be difficult，especially(特别) when you are going to a place for the (11) time．In big cities，many people take buses，trains or subways to get from (12 ) to another． Bu-ses are a popular (13) af transportation．lf you are using a bus，you need to know(14 ) bus to take and where you can get on． You (15) need to be able to(能够)read the timetable right， so you can take the right bus and (16 ) your place on time． At last，you need to know (17) to get off and (18 ) the driver the name of the station．In the countryside，transportation can be much simple．In some places，people get to school or work (19) boat．Some children ride in long boats on the river to get to school．In (20) places，students walk to school．( )11．

Who do you usually prefer to go with?

Practice 2　　Private school does not mean better. But it does mean expensive. Public schools in the US are paid for by money from everyone; private schools are not. Parents who send their children to private schools must pay to do so.　　Parents may have enough money to pay for private schools. But these schools do not have to accept their children. Most private schools accept only children who are already doing well in school and are able to work quietly, Some take only boys or only girls. Classes are often quieter and less crowded than classes in public schools. This gives children a chance to learn more of what their teachers are trying to teach them.　　Public schools do not teach religion. So some parents choose private religious schools for their children. These schools each belong to a church. 6 They give lessons about that religion. They give lessons in all the usual school subjects as well.　　Children at many private schools wear special school uniforms, all exactly the same. At public schools, students wear what they want. They often dress in bright colors and tennis shoes. They sometimes invent new and wonderful fashions.

The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable． Some people say that reading books (11) 0ut of date． This is not true． Reading books is a good (12) for all kinds of rea-sons．First ，reading books is fun． You can always keep yourself (13) if you like reading． This is especially useful when the weather is bad．It is a relaxing hobby，too You can really enjoy (14) in books．Next，you can read a book almost (15 ) ;in a car，in a waiting-room，on a plane，in bed even in the bath． Reading is a converuent hobby (16 ) it is easy to stop and thenstart again．(17) good reason is that reading is useful． Many school subjects depend on good reading．The more books you read，the faster you will become in reading，and (18) knowledge you will get．Your schoolwork will become much (19 ) too．Reading is (20) ．out of date． Don-t forget to read every day!( )11．

The teacher can help the students to read a text by reading it aloud while they follow in their books.（）

In the USA children start school when they are five years old． In some states they must stay in school (11) they are sixteen． Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they (12) school． There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and pri-cate(私立)schools．(13)children go to public schools． Their parents do not have to(14)their education because the schools (15) 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 (16) private schools，though they are much more expensive．Today about half of the high school students(17) unwersities after they finish the secondary school． A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents (18 in that state． But many students(19) while they are studying at universities．In this way they (20)good working habits and live by their own hands．( )11．