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Public and Private Schools in the United States
Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to _____(). The largest group of religious schools in America _____(2) by the Roman Catholic Church. While religious schools tend to be _____(3) expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.来源:www.lindalemus.com
When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people _____(4) money on private schools? Americans offer _____(5) great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to send their children to schools _____(6) classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational program, or because, _____(7) their opinion, the public schools in their area are not _____(8) high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States _____(9) widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet _____(10) of certain students.
The degree _____(11) American parents are active in their children's schools is often _____(12) to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations _____(13) of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A. for Parent-Teacher Association. They meet together to _____(14) various matters concerning the school. Parents often give _____(15) time to help with classroom or after school activities.
1 A go B attend C take part in D come
2 A ran B run C is run D is running
3 A less B very C rather D much
4 A spend B give C cost D take
5 A a B the C these D an
6 A which B what C in that D where
7 A to B in C on D for
8 A for B in C of D on
9 A differ B varies C extend D differs
10 A the needs B necessity C needs D need
11 A on which B to which C which D what
12 A surprise B surprised C surprising D rising
13 A consisting. B comprising C composing D making up
14 A talk to B speak to C discuss D exchange
15 A his B their C her D there