In the USA students start their secondary education at the age of 11. First they go to Middle School for three years. Then they go for Hight School for four years, form the age 14 to 18. Some students leave school when they are 16 and find jobs. But most students stay at Hight School still they are 18. Then they take exams and they get 'Hight School Diploma'. There aren't any national exams.

All students at secondary school in the USA study English, maths, science, and P.E., but students choose other subjects, so they don't all study the same subjects.

About 90% of students in the USA go to state schools. About 10% go to private schools. Most of the private schools are religious schools.

Secondary education in the USA

In the USA students (1) start their secondary education at the age of 11. First they (2) go to Middle School for three years. Then they go for High School for four years, from the age 14 to 18. Some students (3) stay school when they are 16 and (4) find jobs. But most students (5) leave at High School still they are 18. Then they (6) take exams and they get 'High School Diploma'. There aren't any national exams.

All students at secondary school in the USA (7) study English, maths, science, and P.E, but students (8) choose other subjects, so they don't all study the same subjects.

About 90% of students in the USA go to (9) state schools. About 10% go to (10) private schools. Most of the private schools are religious schools.

Read and answer the questions. Nam is lives in a small house in the centre of the village. His house is near new school. Everyday, he has breakfast at 6 o’clock. Now, he is walking to school with his friends. They go to school together every day. Nam and his friends are in grade 6 at Ngoc Son Secondary School. It is a small school with one building and a small schoolyard. This year there are fifteen classes with more than five hundreds students in his school. Most students are hard-working and serious. The school has about 20 teachers. They are all helpful and friendly. He really loves his school. Questions:

1. Where is Nam’s house?

=>It is a small house in the centre of the village.

2. What time does he have breakfast everyday?

=>he has breakfast at 6 o’clock.

3. Where does he study? ..

=>He studies at Ngoc Son Secondary School.

4. How many buildings are there in the school?

=> one building

5. What are the students like? ..

=>They are all helpful and friendly.

Read and answer the questions. Nam is lives in a small house in the centre of the village. His house is near new school. Everyday, he has breakfast at 6 o’clock. Now, he is walking to school with his friends. They go to school together every day. Nam and his friends are in grade 6 at Ngoc Son Secondary School. It is a small school with one building and a small schoolyard. This year there are fifteen classes with more than five hundreds students in his school. Most students are hard-working and serious. The school has about 20 teachers. They are all helpful and friendly. He really loves his school. Questions:

1. Where is Nam’s house?

-> His house is in the centre of the village.

2. What time does he have breakfast everyday?

-> Everyday, he has breakfast at 6 o'clock.

3. Where does he study?

-> He studies at Ngoc Son Secondary School.

4. How many buildings are there in the school?

-> There is one building in the school.

5. What are the students like?

-> Most students are hard-working and serious.

1. obedient : ngoan ngoãn

2. envious : ghen tị

3. tolerant : chấp thuận

4. cooperative : hợp tác xã

5. sympathetic : thông cảm

6. exporter : người xuất khẩu

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1. I wasn't allowed to ride motorbike to school by teacher

-> Our .......teacher didn't allow me to ride motorbike to school..

2. Does your school have four hundred students?

-> Are ............there 400 students in your school

3. The Nile River is the longest in the world

-> No river ............in the world is as long as the Nile river

4. No one make us do that work

-> We .....aren't made to do that work

1.Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.

->Apples are not........usually as expensive as oranges.............

2.I advise you to put your money in the bank.

->You'd.......better put your money in the bank...............

3.My school has over 800 students.

->There are......over 800 students in my school.......................

4.I started teaching English three years ago.

->I have....learned E for three years.......................

5.No one in my class is more intelligent than Lan.

->Lan........is the most intelligent in my class................

6.No one has bought this house.

->This house........hasn't been bought..............

7.It's ages since I last talked to him.

->I have.......not talked to him for ages.................

8.He would prefer you to pay him immediately.

->He'd rather.......you paid him immediately.............................

Use a relative pronoun to combine each pair of the sentences

1.you didn't tell us the reason .you left for this reason

=>You didn't tell us the reason why you left

2.One of our friends is Long.I've known him since we were at the primary school

=>One of our friends whom I've known since we were at the primary school is Long

3.The engineer laughed happily.His son won the championship

=>The engineer whose son won the championship laughed happily

4.The students are working in the school garden.They are in the ninth form

->The students who are working in the school garden are in the ninth form

5.The boys are twins.You met them yesterday

=>The boys whom you met yesterday are twins

6.I like the scarf.My mother bought the scarf for me on my birthday

=>I like the scarf which my mother bought for me on my birthday

7.Paris is the city.I was born there

=>Paris is the city where I was born

8.The day was cloudless.We had a party in the garden then

=>The day when we had a party in the garden was cloudless

9.Paris is the city.I always want to visit it

=>Paris is the city which I always want to visit

1. The children who playing there are lovely

2.Those students didn't do their homework so they were punished

There are forty students in my class

My class has forty students .

Hoa can speak English fluently. Her sister can , too

Hoa can speak English fluently and so does her sister.

Nobody is taller than Khang in my class

Khang is the tallest student in my class.

His old school is smaller than his new one

His new school is bigger than his old one.

I usually walk to school every day

I usually go to school on foot every day 

They will have a garden in the new house next week

There will be a garden in their house next week 

The dictionaries are thicker than the books

The books are thinner than the dictionaries

There are forty students in my class

My class has forty students

Hoa can speak English fluently. Her sister can , too

Hoa can speak English fluently and so does her sister

Nobody is taller than Khang in my class

Khang is the tallest student in my class

His old school is smaller than his new one

His new school is bigger than his old one

I usually walk to school every day

I usually goto school on foot

They will have a garden in the new house next week

There will be a big gardren in their new house next week

The dictionaries are thicker than the books

The books are not as thick as dictionaries

There are forty students in my class

My class has forty students.

Hoa can speak English fluently. Her sister can , too

Hoa can speak English fluently and so can her sister.

Nobody is taller than Khang in my class

Khang is the the tallest students in my class.

His old school is smaller than his new one

His new school is bigger than his old one.

I usually walk to school every day

I usually go to school on foot every day.

They will have a garden in the new house next week

There will be a garden in theỉ new house next week.

The dictionaries are thicker than the books

The books are thinner than the dictionaries.