EXERCISE 7

　　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

　　答案：

　　1——5 ABADC
　　6——10 BBAAD
　　11——15 BBBDA
　　16——20 DBCAB