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1、Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagersfromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schools,meetU.S.teenagers,andformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesan
2、dgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworld.Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.Fred,nineteen,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge'sfamily.Inturn,George'ssonMikespentayearinFred'shomeinAmerica.Fred,alivelyyoungman,knewlittleGennanwhenhearrived,butaftertwomonths,study,the
3、languagebegantocometohim.Theschoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom・TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.Familylife,too,wasdif
4、ferent.Thefather'swordwaslaw,andallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Also,hemissedhavingaca匚“Backhome,youpickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtime・InGermany,youwalk,butyousoonlearntolikeit."Atthesametime,inAme
5、rica,Mike,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoforminghisidea・TsupposeIshouldcriticizeAmericanschools,"hesays.Ttisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities-1thinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintraini
6、ngforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo:1•ThisyearteenagerswilltakepartintheexchangeprogrammebetweenAmericaandothercountries.A.twentythreehundredB.thirteenhundredC.overthreethousandD.lessthantwothousand2・Thewholeexchangeprogrammeismainlyto・A・helptee
7、nagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmericaB.sendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermanyC.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountriesD・haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages3.FredandMikeagreedthat.A.AmericanfoodtastedbetterthanGermanfoodB.GermanschoolswereharderthanAmericanschoolsC
8、.AmericansandGermanswerebothfriendlyA.ThereweremorecarsonthestreetsinAmerica3.WhatisparticularinAmericaschoolsisthat・A.thereissomem