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American schools are quite different from t1. in Japan. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must choose their courses and teachers first, b2. in Japan students usually have no chances to choose their courses and teachers.

Choosing is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don't choose too many courses, or you'll feel very nervous and it may influence（影响）your study. Then you h3. to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about the subjects, the timetable, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. I4. the last grade call the teacher "killer", many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave p5. of homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is a6. thing after you choose the course and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30—50. To save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually b7. textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before class. In class, discussion is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questions, talk about something and show your o8. idea. They don't usually ask you to sit well. Instead, they allow you to sit or stand e9. you like. They don't give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself. So in American schools, you must do a10. all things yourself.

Answer

1.those

2.but

3.have

4.If

5.plenty

6.another

7.borrow

8.own

9.everywhere

10.almost

【解析】

本文介绍了美国的学校和日本的学校大不相同。

1.句意：美国的学校和日本的学校大不相同。

考查代词。those可以指代上文提到的可数名词复数（同名但不是同一个事物），以避免重复，本处指代schools；故填those。

2.句意：在美国，在学期开始时，学生必须先选择课程和老师，但在日本，学生通常没有机会选择课程和老师。

考查连词。根据前后句句意，可知是转折关系，故填but。

3.句意：那么你必须询问一些教学计划。

考查情态动词。根据上文“So at the first term, don't choose too many courses, or you'll feel very nervous and it may influence（影响）your study.（所以在第一学期，不要选择太多的课程，否则你会感到非常紧张，这可能会影响你的学习。）可知“你必须问一些教学计划”，短语have to：必须，不得不；故答案为have。

4.句意：如果上个年级叫这个老师“杀手”，很多学生会放弃选择他。

考查连词。根据句意可知前句是后句的条件，后句是前句的结果，可知此句是条件状语从句，故填If。

5.句意：因为这样的老师会留下大量的作业，太多的考试，给人太低的分数。

考查固定短语。短语plenty of：大量的，很多的，修饰不可数名词或可数名词复数；故答案为plenty。

6.句意：在你选择了课程和老师之后还有一件事。

考查形容词。根据下文“How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard.”可知“在你选择了课程和老师之后还有一件事。”another：又一，再一，另一，表示多者中的另一个；故答案为another。

7.句意：为了省钱，许多学生买了一些旧课本，一些学生通常从学校图书馆借课本。

考查动词。根据上文“为了省钱”可知“一些学生通常从学校图书馆借课本。”短语borrow sth. from sb.：从……借某物；故答案为borrow。

8.句意：老师鼓励你提问，谈论一些事情，展示你自己的想法。

本词修饰名词idea，可知填形容词；own：自己的，形容词；根据上文“老师鼓励你提问，谈论一些事情”可知下文“展示你自己的想法”；故答案为own。

9.句意：相反，他们允许你坐或站在任何你喜欢的地方。

根据上文“They don't usually ask you to sit well.”可知此句是“相反，他们允许你坐或站在任何你喜欢的地方。” everywhere you like：你喜欢的任何地方；故填everywhere。

10.句意：所以在美国的学校里，你必须自己做几乎所有的事情。

根据上文“They don't give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself.（他们不给你许多作业要做。你可以学习一些知识，自己做练习。）”可知“所以在美国的学校里，你必须自己做几乎所有的事情。”almost：几乎，差不多；故答案为almost。