More and more people think it necessary to study in an English-speaking country and it didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in UK.
I have been used to school life since I came here two months ago, and I am starting to enjoy most of my time in here. School starts at 9 o’clock every morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 o’clock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday we have short days, in which we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 o’clock. After lessons, we have 2 hours of activity time, when you can choose from a number of activities, including many sports, such as rugby(英式橄榄球) , football, basketball and tennis.
As a boarder(寄宿者), the quality of food is something I consider very important, and Merchiston has not let me down. The school kitchens are run by a professional company, and the quality of food is excellent, and they are always trying to make the diet healthy. One of the obvious advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we don’t have to pull ourselves out of bed as early as the day pupils!
小题1:How many lessons do the students have every week in this school?

A．15

B．45

C．27

D．18

小题2:The passage mainly tells us about __________________.

A．the writer’s school life in the UK as a boarder

B．the writer’s opinion of the school life in the UK

C．the differences in school life between China and the UK

D．the boarder life in a British middle school

小题3:Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “ let me down” in the passage?

A．made me blue	B．cheered me up
C．encouraged me	D．made me surprised