学进去

September is the time for students to go back to school! For Chinese students, most schools start on the same day. We will share summer stories with the same classmates _________ the first-year students. But in US schools, students get ready for classes a little _________.

First of all, US schools don’t all start on the same day. Classes begin any time between August and September. Every _________ decides when to begin their classes. If summers are too _________, then school will usually start a little later.

Every year we usually see the same teachers and classmates, but US students have some big changes. In US high schools, teachers divide _________ into different levels or focuses. Students can choose their favorite teachers and courses according to their abilities and _________. This means that every year US students will _________ different classrooms for each class. They will meet _________ classmates and teachers in each one. Also, students will go to school a few days early to get their _________ so that they can know the classes every day.

For first year students, the first day of school also means they finally get their own lockers (储物箱). Primary school students in the US have to share closets (储物柜) with their __________. But once students make it to junior high they finally get one.