[单选题]Lifeinthetwentiethcenturydemandspreparation.Today,allindividualsinacountrymusthaveadequateschoolingtopreparethemfortheirworkaswellasfortheirresponsibilitiesascitizens.Withthisinmind,nationalleaderseverywhereareplacingmoreemphasisontheeducationoftheyoung.IntheUnitedStates,governmentofficials,parents,andteachersareworkinghardtogivethechildren--tomorrow'sdecisionmakersthebestpreparationavailable.ThereisnonationalschoolpolicyintheUnitedStates.Eachofthefiftystatesmakesitsownrulesandregulationsforitsschools,buttherearemanysimilaritiesamongthefiftyschoolsystems.Publicschoolsinallstatesaresupportedbytaxespaidbythecitizensoftheindividualstate.Inmoststatesthechildrenarerequiredtoattendschooluntiltheyreachtheageofsix.Whentheybecomesixyearsold,childrenbeginelementaryschool.Aftersixyearsinelementaryschool,theygointojuniorhighschoolandremainthereforthreeyears.Thelastthreeyearsoftheirpublicschooleducationarespentinseniorhighschool,fromwhichtheygraduateattheageofeighteen.Agreatnumberofhighschoolgraduatescontinuetheireducationinoneofthemanycollegesoruniversitiesinthecountry.Afterfouryears,theyreceiveaBachelor'sdegree.SomecontinuestudyingforaMaster'sdegreeandperhapsaDoctor’sdegree.AtwhatagedoesachildintheUnitedStatesenterelementaryschool?
[单选题]OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.PeoplebelievethatanEnglishlady,Anna,firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thcenturies,theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday:breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,Annacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches.Andteawasservedtowashdownthefood.Soon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinkwillbeservedaswellascoffee,andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.Inthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces.Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee.Infact,theLondonStockExchangeisbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteabecauseshe().
