16．　　In America, the students usually start school at 9 a. m. and(1)      school at about 4 p. m. The school subjects are different from(2)      . In China, we always have Chinese, math, English, P. E and so on. But in America, students have(3)      lessons than Chinese students, such as cooking and driving lessons. Their school life isn't(4)      about study. They have many things to do, too. There are many clubs in American schools, too. If the students are interested in(5)      , they can join art clubs. American students also have sports clubs, language clubs and some(6)      clubs. From 2:30 p. m. , to 4 p. m. , they do Maybe you think English is very popular in the world, so American students don't need to learn another language. (7)      that's not true. It is very(8)      for American children to learn a foreign(外国的)language. For example, they(9)      French or Chinese. They usually start it(10)      they enter the primary school.

17．A:Hi!Lucy!(1)      
B:Well. I live near my school, so I get up at a quarter to seven. I never go to school late.
A:Do you have breakfast at home?
B:Yes (2)      
A:When do you go to school?
B:(3)       So I go to school at seven forty﹣five.
A:(4)      
B:I leave school at five past five and (5)      

19．　　A young woman was shopping in a supermarket when she noticed an old man following her around. Thinking nothing of it, she ignored him and went on shopping. After she got what she wanted, she went to checkout line, but the old man got in front of her.
　　"Pardon me!"he said, "I'm sorry if my staring(盯)at you has made you feel uncomfortable(不舒服), it's just because you look like my granddaughter, who just died last month. And I miss her very much. "
　　"I'm very sorry. "said the young woman. "Is there anything I can do for you?"
　　"Yes. "the old man said, "when I'm leaving, can you say' Goodbye, grandpa' to me?It would make me feel so much better. "
　　"Sure!""answered the young woman.
　　When the old man was leaving, she called out, "Bye, grandpa!" When she walked up to the
checkout counter(收银台), she saw that her total was ＄178. 50.
　　"How can that be?"she asked, "I only bought a few things!""Your grandpa said you would pay for him. " said the clerk.

20．　　You may know the English letters A, B and C, but do you know there are people called"ABCs"?You may like eating bananas, but do you know there are people called "banana persons"?If you don't know, I will tell you about it, They are some Chinese people like you and me, but they aren't in China. Why do people call them like that?
　　If we call somebody an ABC, we mean he or she is a Chinese but was born in America. Sometimes, people also call an ABC a"banana person", A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So if somebody is a"banana person", he or she is"white" inside and"yellow"outside. By saying that, we mean he or she has yellow skin but does things in an American way. "Banana persons" were born in America and they live in America for a long time, so they think like Americans and do things like Americans. However, these people still have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great grandparents are from China. They all have black eyes and black hair, so they look like us, Chinese people.
　　There are many famous "banana persons" in America. They do very well in America and they are really great in their own fields.

21．　　I'm Sarah. I'm twelve years old, My school is not far from my home. I usually walk to school with my friends, Jane and Cindy. It's about fifteen minutes' walk. Sometimes we ride our bikes to school. The bike ride only takes about eight minutes to school. We like riding the bike. It's good exercise. Rick is my brother. He's a middle school student. It's about thirty kilometers from our home to his school. He always takes the subway to school. The subway comes at a quarter past seven and he gets to school at a quarter to eight. He loves to take the subway because the subway ride is never boring. He always talks with his friends. And he can listen to many nice songs.

27．请根据下面内容要点, 用英语写一篇短文介绍你的朋友 David．
要求:包括所有内容要点;不少于70词．
1. 他是一名美国学生, 喜欢弹吉他．
2. 家离学校有2千米, 通常乘公交车去上学, 大约花费15分钟．
3. 学校虽然有很多规章制度, 但是他很喜欢学校．
4. 他最喜欢的动物是熊猫．他现在正看一本关于熊猫的书．
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