American schools are quite different from those in Chjye.aia.In America，at the （A）__________of the term，students must select（選擇） their courses and teachers first，while in China students usually have no need to select their courses or teachers.
   Selecting is very important for your grades in America.So at the first term， （C） don't select too many courses，or you' ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study.Then you have to ask for some teaching plans.There is some information about subjects，time arranging，marks and textbooks.At the same time，you must （D） choose the teachers.Different teachers have different teaching methods.If a teacher is called "killer"by the last grade，many students will give up choosing him because this kind of teacher will （E） leave too much homework，too many exams and give too low grades.
   There is another thing after you select the course and the teacher.（F）每個學生覺得買課本很難. The textbooks in America are very expensive.Each copy is about ＄30～50.In order to save money，many students buy some used textbooks，and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.You must get ready before class.In class，discussing is very important.The teacher encourages you to raise questions or show your （B）__________ opinions.They don't usually ask you to sit well.Instead，they allow you to sit or stand anywhere you like.They don't give you much homework to do.You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself.So in American schools，you must do almost all things yourself.

（1）在文中（A）和（B）的空白處填入適當的單詞：

beginning

beginning

；

own

own

（2）將文中畫線部分（C）改寫為：

If

If

you

you

select too many courses，you'll feel very nervous.
（3）寫出文中畫線部分（D）和（E）的同義詞或近義詞：

select

select

；

give

give

（4）將文中畫線部分（F）譯成英語：

Each student feels it hard to buy textbooks.

Each student feels it hard to buy textbooks.

（5）從文中找出能說明本文主旨大意的中心詞語：

American schools

American schools