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In recent (近来的) years, many students from China come to the UK to study in schools there. Over 4,000 new students came in 2018. Most of them decide to study in a UK university(大学) after studying in middle schools in the UK. It can help them make their written and spoken English better, find out more about a different culture and to know very different ways of teaching.

Studying in the UK will be a special and interesting thing. Unlike China, the UK isn't a large country. Its furthest mainland points are only 1,350 km away. We can visit many great cities in a short time, such as London, Cambridge and Oxford.

Life for a student studying in the UK can be very exciting. Children start school at the age of 4. At 11, children go to middle schools where they may study 10 subjects. They are math, science, English, history and one or more languages (语言） such as French and so on. Classes in the UK schools often have between 20 or 30 students. Most schools do not make students sit in the same seat for every lesson.

Children do not just learn from books or a screen, but enjoy various sports as part of their school day, such as soccer, basketball, horse-riding and so on. They can join clubs after school.

So do you want to study in the UK one day?

1. （1） According to the first paragraph, which is not the reason why Chinese students study in the UK?

   A . To improve science skills. B . To study in a university in the UK. C . To learn more about another culture.
3. （2） The second paragraph mainly (主要地) tells us that         .

   A . the UK is too small to have fun B . it's easy to enjoy the beauty of the UK C . you always feel bored in the UK
5. （3） Students in the UK have to learn at least          language lessons.

   A . two B . three C . ten
7. （4） The underlined word "various" means         .

   A . 不同的 B . 相似的 C . 无趣的
9. （5） From the passage, we can learn that         .

   A . studying in the UK may be tiring and boring B . primary school students in the UK have more than ten subjects C . students in the UK don't sit in the same seat or classroom all the time