School life Some aspects of school life date back (1) the nineteenth century. One example is the school assembly, a meeting of the (2) school every morning before classes. Another is school uniform, which is still very common – about (3) percent of pupils in England wear school
uniform.
The school day in both primary and secondary schools (4) – the first lesson begins at 9.15a.m. and classes end at 3.30p.m. every day. Classes on Saturdays are very (5).
Compared with many countries, pupils in Britainspecialise quite early. Pupils study many subjects (6) the age of fourteen, but then they usually study only three subjects during the last (7) years of school.
Sport is (8) important part of school life, P.E. is compulsory. Typically boys play football orrugby in winter and cricket in spring; and girls usually (9) Britain was one of the last countries (10) use corporal punishment in schools (it only (11) illegal in 1985). Nowadays teachers (12) punish their students with lines of detention, which means that students have to stay after school.
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1. A around / B over / C to / D without
2. A all / B total / C complete/ D whole
3. A 5 / B 12 / C 15 / D 50
4. A is fixed / B is fixing / C is being fixed / D fixed
5. A often / B sometimes / C unusual / D usually
6. A until / B when / C as soon as / D at
7. A one / B two / C three / D five
8. Aa / B an / C the / D (no article)
9. A do / B make / C go on / D employ aerobics or play netball.
10. A who / B which / C that / D to
11. A become / B became / C has become / D becoming
12. A can / B could / C should / D won’t