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American schools are looking for ways to save money on bus transportation because of high fuel prices. More children may have to walk， ride their bikes or find other ways to get to school.

But， as another effect of the high prices， they may not have to go to school as often. Some schools， especially in countryside areas， are changing to a four-day school week. That means longer days instead of the traditional Monday through Friday schedule.

Beginning in the fall， students in the Maccray School District in Minnesota will be in school Tuesday through Friday. Each school day will be 65 minutes longer.

Supervisor Greg Schmidt says the district expects to save about 65 thousand dollars a year in transportation costs. The district has about 700 students living in an area of 900 square kilometers.

State officials have supported the plan for three years. They may change their minds if learning suffers. In Custer， South Dakota， students have been going to school Monday through Thursday since 1993. Supervisor Tim Creal says the change has saved about one million dollars over just the past eight years.

He says that in the future， the growth of online classes could make it possible to require even fewer days at school. High fuel prices are driving college students to take more online classes. And in some states， high school students can take them， too.

A four-day school week sounds like a great idea for students and teachers. But working parents may have to pay for child care for that fifth day. In agricultural areas， it can mean an extra day of helping on the family farmland.

The Lake Arthur School District has just one hundred sixty students. Lake Arthur used a four-day schedule for twelve years. But a few years ago it went back to five days.

Michael Grossman heads the district. He says two studies there failed to show any real educational improvement using the four-day school week. And he says not much instruction was taking place during the last hour of school， because students were too tired.

1. What is the effect of high fuel prices on American schools?

A. It takes students more time to go to school.

B. More money will be spent on bus transportation.

C. Students may go to school more often than they used to.

D. Students will spend more school days in school than before.

2. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that state officials ＿＿＿.

A. say the plan has saved their money since 1993

B. have been in support of the plan for three years

C. have had a negative opinion of the plan for three years

D. may change the plan if students can’t learn much

3. According to Michael Grossman， what is the disadvantage of the four-day schedule?

A. Teachers will get less pay for their work.

B. Parents will have to pay more for child care.

C. Students benefit less in the last hour of class.

D. Students and teachers will have to work hard in class.

4. What can we know about the four-day schedule?

A. Most schools will refuse it to go.

B. All the students give a warm welcome.

C. It cannot save as much money as expected.

D. There will be some time before it is improved.

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It was only a few weeks after my surgery. I went to Dr. Belt’s office for a 1 . It was just after my first chemotherapy treatment（化療）. My scar was still very tender. 2 ， I was taken to an examination room to have my blood 3 ， again—a terrifying process for me， since I’m so 4 of needles.

I lay down on the 5 bed. Then Ramina entered the room. Her warm 6 was familiar， and stood out in contrast to my 7 . I’d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn’t my 8 on that day， but I remember her because she was laughing. What could she possibly 9 to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she wasn’t 10 enough about the whole thing.

But this day was 11 . Ramina had taken my blood before. She 12 my fear of needles， and she kindly 13 the medical equipment under a magazine. As the layers of bandage were 14 ， the fresh scar on my chest could be seen.

She gently 15 over and ran her hand across the scar， examining the smoothness of the healing skin. I began to 16 gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said， “You haven’t 17 it yet， have you?” And I said， “No.” I continued to cry gently. In 18 tones she said， “This is part of your body. This is you. It’s okay to touch it.” But I couldn’t. So she touched it for me. The scar. The healing wound. And beneath it， she touched my 19 .

That night as I lay down， I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there 20 I fell asleep. I knew I wasn’t alone.

1. A. treatmentB. discussionC. conversationD. checkup

2. A. At once B. As usualC. In factD. In addition

3. A. drawnB. mixedC. changedD. cleaned

4. A. tiredB. ashamedC. proudD. frightened

5. A. operatingB. workingC. examiningD. testing

6. A. smileB. faceC. wordsD. hands

7. A. interestsB. fearsC. hobbiesD. tears

8. A. friendB. partnerC. nurseD. companion

9. A. wantB. likeC. findD. need

10. A. seriousB. curiousC. worriedD. nervous

11. A. difficultB. differentC. pleasantD. common

12. A. learnt fromB. cared forC. knew aboutD. attended to

13. A. usedB. preparedC. carriedD. hid

14. A. foundB. openedC. coveredD. checked

15. A. lookedB. cameC. passedD. reached

16. A. cryB. moveC. talkD. rise

17. A. watchedB. discoveredC. touchedD. unfolded

18. A. strangeB. softC. coldD. strict

19. A. woundB. boneC. bodyD. heart

20. A. untilB. becauseC. sinceD. when