Children are our future, and it’s up to us to arm them with the tools to succeed. Sadly, today’s children are being armed with more dangerous tools like weapons （武器）, drugs and gangs. Once a relatively peaceful environment, many schoolyards of today are becoming unsafe for both students and teachers.
Home schools are available to give you choices. Home schooling provides top-quality education, flexibility, and freedom to create your own schedule. At Heritage Home School we believe the choice should be yours. Thanks in part to modern technology, home schooling information is becoming readily available across our nation. A recent study by the ITBS （Iowa Tests of Basic Skills） and TAP （Tests of Achievement and Proficiency） shows us that students of home schools do particularly well when compared with the nationwide average. In every subject at every grade level, students of home schooling scored obviously higher than those in public and private schools.
If you’re new to home schooling, you may be asking yourself, “Will home schools really work for my children?”
Fact: A nationwide study using a random（任意）selection of 1,516 families found students of home schooling to be scoring, on average, at or above the 80th percentile in all areas on standardized achievement test.
Note: The national average on standardized achievement tests is the 50th percentile. Collectively, the staff at Heritage Home School brings 65 years of experience in home schooling curriculum. We’ve placed students in the top 2 % of the nation in math and many are successfully moving on to college.
One study found that of the home schooled adults, 0% were unemployed, 0% were on welfare and 94% said home education prepared them to be independent persons. For more home schooling information, call us today toll free at（877）532-7665.
小題1:We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.
A．many schools armed their students with weapons
B．violence and crime exist in many schoolyards
C．students use weapons to defend their schoolyards
D．weapons are more dangerous than drugs
小題2:All of the following are true of home schools EXCEPT that ________.
A．students are free to choose their courses
B．students do well in important national tests
C．they help students find jobs
D．they help students to be independent
小題3:What is the purpose of the text?
A．To give information about different schools.
B．To compare home schools with other schools.
C．To suggest a new method of school education.
D．To persuade people to choose home schools.
小題4:The advertisement is mainly aimed at ________.
A．studentsB．parentsC．teachersD．a(chǎn)dults

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
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How to get rid of waste is a great problem for the world today. Waste must be treated   21  it does not become a danger to life.   22  , in some countries, waste from factories is still poured straight into rivers. People who use the water from one of these rivers often get   23 . The water  may become so polluted that it   24  all the fish in the river. When these rivers finally reaches the   25  , it pollutes the ocean.
In many countries with   26 , human waste is piped directly into the sea without being dealt with. This is not   27  . Although the sea itself can break up the waste, beaches   28  become polluted.   29  scientists suggest people take the waste far out to sea in ships where the wind and waves break it down.
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22. A. Luckily               B. Happily           C. Unfortunately         D. Hopefully
23 A. sick                        B. hope               C. rich                        D. fun
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28. A. need                   B. may                   C. can’t             D. needn’t
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32. A. out of                 B. away from                 C. into                  D. above
33. A. depending on    B. feeding on                 C. leading to       D. connecting to
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