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We think that life in Chinese high school is 1 adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and exams. Yet would it be 2 (surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding 3 it is in China?
In US high school, everything 4 (record) and graded, including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing 5 (turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps contrary to what we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to 6 (they) academic performance to try to get into a distinguished university. Otherwise, they’ll be disappointed after graduation 7 high school.
Like university students, US high school 8 (student) have the freedom to choose the courses 9 most interest them. Even the ninth-grader can sit in the same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also means he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her 10 (different) just because he or she is a few years younger.