Question

This year, about twenty-three hundred teenagers(young people aged from 13 to 19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impression of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred America teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and learn about the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, 19, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived. But after two months of studying, the language began to come to him. The school was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that were usually taken in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was the law, and all of the activities were done around the family rather than individually(單獨地). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also he missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out to have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize America schools,” he says. “It is far too easy for our level. But I have to say that I like it a lot. In Germany, we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

1.This year _____ teenagers will take part in the exchange program between America and other countries.

A. twenty-three hundred B. thirteen hundred

C. over three thousand D. less than two thousand

2.The whole exchange program is done mainly to ____.

A. help teenagers in other countries learn about the real America

B. send students in America to Germany

C. let students learn something about other countries

D. have teenagers learn new languages

3.What is particular in American schools is that ____.

A. there is a ground between two teaching buildings

B. there are a lot of outside activities

C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all

D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in cars

4.After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought that ____.

A. a better education should include something good from both America and Germany

B. German schools trained students best

C. America schools were not as good as German schools

D. the easy life in the American schools was more helpful for students

Answer 1