At first I couldn't believe it! There were no 1 in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to 2Although we all lived"in", 3 made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no "lights out".
The 4 thing was that practically all the students went to class, 5 very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or 6 class. The new ones always went wild 7 ,but this never lasted long. The 8 took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like 9 ;never did we have to 10 "stand up", "speak out". I don't 11 one student who didn't try his best.
The subjects were the same as those in 12 school, but what difference in the approach (方式)! For example, in botany (植物学) we had13 classes in the spring or fall, but instead we 14 two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower gar-den.15 in winter we each studied a few 16 things about what we had grown.
In math the students built three different kinds of storeroom--small ones 17 ,but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a
18 time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, 19 the angles (角度) and so on. I didn't take 20I can't stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That's 21 !
22 I think I am a 23 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That's probably a real big 24 between the free school and regular school--the amount of 25.
1. A. desks B. lights C. students D. buildings
2. A. home B. bedC. class D. work
3. A. anybody B. nobodyC. teachers D. parents
4. A. sadB. last C. good D. strange
5. A. and B. butC. soD. yet
6. A. attended B. took C. missed D. studied
7. A. from then on B. at firstC. once moreD. just then
8. A. freedom B. habit C. time D. people
9. A. workers B. habit C. time D. grown-ups
10.A. understandB. study C. play D. say
ll.A. hear fromB. feel like C. think about D. know of
12.A. night B. regular C. smallD. real
13.A. allB. short C. no D. indoor
14.A. planted B. studied C. drewD. toured
15.A. Still B. Then C. Yet D. Next
16.A. wild B. successful C. usual D. particular
17.A. as wellB. after a while C. of course D. as a result
18.A. funny B. great C. convenient D. thoughtful
19.A. looking out B. taking outC. finding out D. figuring out
20.A. math B. care C. botany D. notice
21.A. dull B. interestingC. enough D. dangerous
22.A. On the whole B. Once againC. Sooner or later D. After a while
23.A. carefulB. better C. busier D. lovely
24.A. problem B. changeC. differenceD. change
25.A. reading B. gardening C. teaching D. thinking
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