American schools are quite different from （1）t

hose

hose

in Japan.In America，at the beginning of the term，students must choose their courses and teachers first， （2）b

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ut

in Japan students usually have no chances to choose their courses and teachers.
   Choosing is very important for your grades in America.So at the first term，don't choose too many courses，or you'll feel very nervous and it may influence（影響）your study.Then you （3）h

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ave

to ask for some teaching plans.There is some information about subjects，the timetable，marks and textbooks.At the same time，you must choose the teachers.Different teachers have different teaching methods. （4）I

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f

the last grade call the teacher "killer"，many students will give up choosing him.Because this kind of teacher will leave （5）p

lenty

lenty

of homework，too many exams and give too low grades.
   There is （6）a

nother

nother

thing after you choose the course and the teacher.How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard.The textbooks in America are very expensive.Each copy is about ＄30-50.To save money，many students buy some used textbooks，and some students usually （7）b

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orrow

textbooks from the school library.You must get enough ready before class.In class，discussion is very important.The teacher encourages you to ask questions，talk about something and show your （8）o

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idea.They don't usually ask you to sit well.Instead，they allow you to sit or stand （9）e

verywhere

verywhere

you like.They don't give you much homework to do.You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself.So in American schools，you must do（10）a

lmost

lmost

all things yourself.