1 . Middle school graduation style may be a bit more casual than formal high school or college ceremonies,but the move from junior to senior high school is still an important occasion that can be celebrated in many ways.

The decision whether students will wear caps and gowns（礼服）for middle school graduation is usually up to the individual school.Some feel that this is the perfect way to commemorate the special occasion,while others feel the cap and gown is unnecessary for a junior high ceremony.

For those schools that choose not to use caps and gowns,it is typically suggested that students wear dress clothes for the occasion.Students may also be encouraged to dress for graduation in a uniform manner,such as white shirts and black pants or skirts,or educators may suggest dressing in the school colors.Schools that choose to have students wear academic regalia（制服）for the ceremony may choose to purchase gowns in a variety of sizes from a store such as Graduate Affairs,and then let students borrow them,and reuse them each year.Caps may be purchased by a Parent-Teacher Organization or by the individual graduates.

Parents may choose to host open house or party when their child graduates from middle school.This is typically an informal affair,such as a barbeque or pool party,or simply appetizers or cake to honor the graduate.Simple backyard games such as volleyball,bocce ball,and Frisbee are a fun way to entertain young teens,tweens,and well-wishers.Other party games and a band might also be considerations for a large or more complicated gathering.

Whether simple or complex,there are many ways to remember a graduation from middle school and make this time a special and wonderful one.Graduation events are perfect for highlighting a student’s achievements during middle school and preparing for his or her future success.

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word“commemorate”in Paragraph 2?

A．pass	B．ease
C．celebrate	D．avoid

2. How do students often get the gowns for middle school graduation?

A．They get them from the school.

B．They purchase them from stores.

C．They make them by themselves.

D．They borrow them from the Graduate Affairs.

3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A．Sports games will be free for students.

B．Parents are less interested in the celebration.

C．Students will exchange gifts at the celebration.

D．There are various ways to honor the graduation.

4. What’s the author’s attitude to the celebration of middle school graduation?

A．Supportive.	B．Doubtful.
C．Ambiguous.	D．Sympathetic.

2 . Let children learn to judge their work.    1    If corrected too much, he will stop talking.

He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.    2    They learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle. They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.

But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him.    3    Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, and whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book.    4    Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work?    5    Let the children learn what all educated people must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not.

A．Children learn to do all the other things in the same way.

B．Let him correct his own papers.

C．Point out his mistakes.

D．We do it all for him.

E．We allow him to learn from other children.

F．A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time.

G．Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer.