In addition to their academic work,children in the United States are offered a wide range of activites in the after-school hours.

They are designed to help _1__ their skills,ability and appreciation of life; to give them a chance to practice leadership and __2_ responsibilities;_3__ school courses;and to provide additional outlets and stimuli.There is often a _4__ of activities from which to choose,such as nature clubs,musical organizations,science clubs,art and drama groups,or language clubs.A _5__ selection of sport activities is always available.__6_ every school has a student-run newspaper;often a photographic darkroom is also _7__,some of these activities take place during the school day,but _8__ are held after classes are over._9__ they’re optional they _10__ a part of the American educational experience. Parents encourage their children to participate in those program that __11_ suit their own special talents and interests.Much is learned during these off-duty hours,especially in _12__ of human "give-and-take".Americans believe this _13__ human relationships,social skills and a well-trained body,_14__ intellectual development .Both _15__ and college admission officers in the United States carefully consider the extra curricular activities _16__ students have participated,both during their free time after school and also during the long holidays.These indicate to them _17__ of a young person’s leadship potential enthusiasm,creativity,_18__ of interest,vitality and personality.They weigh these qualities,together with the academic record,in order to _19__ a student’s intelligence,perseverance and ability to use what he knows,_20__ merely repeating it by rot on examination papers.

1) A broaden B extend C stretch D concentrate

2) A resume B assume C adopt D presume

3) A to supplement B supplemening C to support D supporting

4) A scale B specimen C ring D range

5) A deep B long C wide D high

6) A Lastly B Virtually C Finally D Consequently

7) A possible B available C peobable D capable

8) A many B few C other D some

9) A Even though B in case C despite D however

10) A consider B considered C are considering D are considered

11) A most B best C least D worst

12) A conditions B terms C condition D term

13) A included B includes C to include D including

14) A after all B except for C as well D as well as

15) A employers B employees C parents D relatives

16) A which B that C in that D in which

17) A anything B something C everything D nothing

18) A bread B butter C breadth D broad

19) A assess B assume C assist D assign

20) A no more than B rather than C better than D less than

参考答案：

1--5 ABADC 6--10 BBAAD

11--15 BBBDA 16--20 DBCAB