1 Passage 1 In America, all children from six to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in ―elementary‖ school and four or six years in ―secondary‖ or ―high‖ school. School education is free. 在美国，所有六至十六岁的孩子去上学。他们在小学"和四个或 6 年中专"或"高中花了六年。学校教育是免费的。 At the end of every school year, the child takes a test. If he does well, he goes into the next class (―grade‖).if he doesn‘t do well, he has to repeat the grade. 在每学年结束，儿童所需的测试。如果他好，他走进下一类 (级) 如果他做得不好，他不得不重复等级。 Some schools have modern teaching equipment, like computers and closed circuit television, but there are ales small country schools, with just one classroom. 有些学校有现代化的教学设备，如计算机、 闭路电视、 但有销售小国家的学校，只是一间教室。 At the end of their time at school, most students get a high school diploma. If they want to go on to college, they take college admission tests. 年底时，他们的时间在学校里，大多数学生获得高中毕业文凭。如果他们想要去大学，他们会采取大学入学考试。 In Britain, all children from five to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in ―primary‖ school, and then go on to ―secondary‖ school. 在英国，五至十六岁的所有儿童都上学。他们在"主"的学校，花了六年，然后去中学"。 In Britain, they are ―state‖ schools, which are free, and private schools for which parents pay. many British private schools are ―boarding‖ schools. the children stay at school all the time, and only come home in the holidays. they usually wear uniforms. 在英国，他们是"国家"的学校，而且都是免费的和私立学校的家长工资。许多英国私立学校是"寄宿。孩子们呆在学校所有时间，并且仅回家在假期里。他们通常穿着制服。 Teaching in both countries is usually quite informal. students often work together in groups and...
