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There are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home (国内) and f countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now
b boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.
B_______ boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term.
A all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt.
In the UK, boarding schools provide (提供) students with tasty food. Students can also make t something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.
All of the students were excited about Yao Ming’s __________ (到达)
__________with the top student, that boy is very lazy and isn’t hard-working. (比较)
__________couldn’t survive without water or air. (人类)
Wentworth Miller became famous __________after Prison Break.(立即)
Please turn down the TV a little. It’s too noisy to make __________ (we) heard.
Last week, Miss Brown was robbed of her necklace. Now when Miss Brown closes her eyes,
one of the __________ face comes into her mind. (rob)The old scientist died in his__________ (ninety).
With the money we have __________ sent many poor children to school.(success)
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