Finding the right school for your child is a process． You will want to read about the school, talk to any friends who are involved in the school and, most important of all, visit the school．
The first step in finding out about Indian Creek is to request an information packet． We will be happy to send you a packet containing a brochure（小冊子）, the fee structure and an application． The packet should answer most of your general questions about the school．
In order to get a true sense of Indian Creek School, you should come for an Admission Tour, which includes a personal meeting focusing on your child, a tour of the building and the classrooms, and a discussion of the curriculum（課程）．
This visit is no less important if the child for whom you are seeking admission is a teenager than if he or she is a three-year-old one． Every school has a different “school climate．” If you visit two or three schools, you will notice that each “feels” different． You know your child best and you will quickly develop a sense of whether a school is the right match or not．
●The initial point of entry for Indian Creek Students is at the pre-kindergarten level for three year olds．
●Children must be three years old by August 31st．
●We also have major points of entry from grade six to grade nine． At each of these levels, we open new sections and accept students in addition to those moving up from our own lower grades．
●There are scattered（零散的） openings available throughout the program due to attrition（學(xué)生流失）． Once an opening occurs, students spend a day at ICS, part of which includes admission testing．
小題1:You can NOT get to know about ICS by      ．
A．getting an information packetB．taking an admission tour
C．a(chǎn)sking friends involved in ICSD．taking an admission test
小題2:During the Admission Tour, you can      ．
A．having a meeting with the children
B．decide on the design of the classrooms
C．talk with the school about the courses
D．choose the weather suitable for study．
小題3:Which of the following is NOT accepted for ICS when there is no attrition?
A．A boy who will be 3 years old by July．
B．A fifth grader originally studying in ICS．
C．An eighth grader from another school．
D．A fourth grader from another school．
小題4:The text is intended for      ．
A．teachersB．parents
C．kindergarteners D．school kids

小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
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