1广东省深圳市文汇中学2015届九年级英语上学期第20周周末作业语法填空21InAmerica,allchildrenfromsixtosixteengotoschool.Theyspendsixyearsin'elementary'school,andfourorsixyearsin'secondaryor'high'school.School(1)_____(educate)isfree.Attheendofeveryschoolyear,thechildtakes(2)____test.Ifhedoeswell,hegoesintothenextgrade.Ifhedoesn'tdowell,hehasto(3)______(repetition)thegrade.Someschoolshavemodernteachingequipment,likecomputersandclosedcircuittelevision,(4)____therearealsosmallcountryschools,withjustoneclassroom.Attheendoftheirtimeatschool,moststudentsgetahighschooldiploma.Iftheywanttogoontocollege,theytakecollege(5)____(admit)tests.InBritain,allchildrenfromfivetosixteengotoschool.Theyspendsixyearsin'primary'school,(6)_____thengoonto'secondary'school.InBritainthereare'state'schools,which(7)_____free,andprivateschoolsforwhichparentspay.ManyBritishprivateschoolsare'boarding'schools.Thechildrenstay(8)______schoolallthetime,andonlycomehomeintheholidays.Theyusuallywearuniformsatallschools.Teachinginbothcountries(9)_____usuallyquiteinformal.Studentsoftenworktogether(10)______groups,andgototheteacheronlywhentheyneedhelp.2Washington,Lincoln,Eisenhower,Kennedy—someofthegreatnamesofAmericanhistory,thenamesofherpresidents.Thesedays,theAmericanPresidentisoneof(1)_____(powerful)menintheworld.Hecanmakewar,or(2)______(peaceful).Hecantouchthelivesofmillionsinmanydifferentcountries,butthePresidentcannotdojust(3)______hewants.TheCongressmustagreefirst.Insomeways,theUnitedStatesislikefiftysmallcountriesandnotonelargeone.Everystatehas(4)_______(it)owngovernor,itsownpolice,anditsownlaws.Forexample,insomestatesyoucanbuy(5)______alcoholicdrinkwhenyouare18.Inothers,youmustwait(6)_________youare21.Thegovernmentofthewholecountry(the'federal'government)worksfromWashington,thecapitalcity.ThisiswhereCongressis(7)_______(base)Congresshastwoparts,theSenate,andtheHouseofRepresentatives.Thereare100membersoftheSenate(calledSenators),twofromeachstate.ThePresidentcannotact(8)________(with)theSenate'sagreement.TheHouseofRepresentatives(9)________(have)435members.Likethesenators,theycanmakenewlaws.AmericanschooseanewPresidenteveryfouryears.Theelectionisagreatoccasion.Itisserious(10)_______(busy),ofcourse,buttheAmericansmakesurethatitisfuntoo.3Mr.Harrisandhiswifemovedtoanothertown,andtheymetalotofinterestingpeople.Theyoftenwenttodinnerortopartiesatother(1)_____(people)houses.SoMr.andMrs.Harrisdecided(2)______(host)abigparty,too.They(3)_____(choose)adate,andthenMrs.Harrisbegantowriteoutinvitations.Oneofthe(4)______(sentence)intheinvitationsaid,Mr.andMrs.Harriswouldlikethepleasureofyourcompanyatthepartyintheirresidence.Thetime(5)____(be)between6:30to8:30p.m.“Thatisn'tverynice,isit?Mr.Harrissaid.You'retellingourgueststhattheymust2goat8:30.(6)______Mrs.Harrisjustwrote,Thepartybeginsat6:30p.m.“Alotofguestscame,andtheyallenjoyedtheirtime.Infact,theystayed(7)______midnightwhenapolicemanarrived.Hesaid,Youmuststopthepartybecausesomeonehascomplained.“Mr.Harrisdidn'twanttoargue(8)_____thepoliceman.Alltheguestswenthomequickly.WhenMr.andMrs.Harriswerealoneagain,sheasked,Itwas(9)_____surprise,wasn'tit?Whocomplainedaboutthenoise?“Idid,Mr.Harrisanswered(10)______atiredvoice.4Mr.Hollanddrovetoworkinacareveryday.Whenhewasforty,hewasfatandverysoft,andhedidnotwishtoget(1)_____(fat)andsoftereveryyear.Onedayoneofhisfriendssaidtohim,'Wouldyoulike(2)_____(be)thinner,Fred?''OfcourseIwould,'Mr.Hollandanswered.'Well,'hisfriendsaid,'stop(3)____(go)toyourofficebycar,andgetabicycle.'Mr.Hollandhadnot(4)_____(ride)abicycleformanyyears.'It'svery(5)_____(danger)torideabicycleagainatyourage,'hiswifesaid.Butheboughtabicycleforhisbirthdayandpracticed(6)_____(ride)everyevening.Hehopedthatitwouldhelphimgetthinner,andhegotalotofpleasure(7)_______practice.Thenhebegantogotohisofficeonhisbicycle.Sometimesallthecarsstoppedataredlight,andhewentpastthemtothefront(8)______hisbicyclewassmall.Hewasveryhappy.Yesterdayhestoppedataredlight,and(9)_____mancameupbehindhimonanotherbicycle.HestoppedtooandaskedMr.Holland,'Havethepolice(10)________(take)yourdrivinglicenseawaytoo?'5Onceuponatime,therewasaboy(1)_____(name)Stephen.Stephenhadreadalotofbooks(2)______shipsandtheirvoyagesandhewasfascinatedbythem.Whenhewassixteen,hedecidedthathewantedtobecomeanavy(3)_____(office),sohewenttonavyschool.Onedaytheteachers(4)________(inform)thestudentsthattheyaregoingtohaveswimminganddivinglessons.Stephenarrived(5)_____thepoolthenextmorningwiththeotherstudents.Hewaslookingforwardto(6)______(learn)toswim.Theteachercommandedthosewhocouldnotswimtogointoonegroup,thosewhocouldswimbutnotdiveproperlytogointoasecondgroup,andthosewhocouldbothswimanddivewelltogointo(7)_____thirdone.Stephenwentintothesecondgroup.Theteacherthentoldthestudentsinthesecondgrouptogodownintotheswimmingpoolandswimtotheotherend.Stephenclimbeddownthesteps,butassoon(8)_____hebegantoswim,hesank.Whenhedidnotcomeupagain,thealarmedteacherjumpedinand(9)______(drag)himoutofthewater.ThentheteachersaidtoStephen,'Whyeverdidn'tyoujointhegroupthatcan'tswim?''BecauseI'dneverevenbathedinapoolbefore,'Step