At last, the mid-term exams are over．You’ve done the hard work, but you can’t relax．You have to prepare for the next exams．Do you hate exams? If you do, you’re not alone．Students in other countries hate them as well．

  Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students．And they only have them once a year．Every summer they take a test in each subject．Each test lasts about an hour．These exams don’t count for much． Even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next year．When the results come out they are then placed in an end-of-year report．The report is sent to the child’s parents．It describes how the student studied at school．

    This report is private, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it．This means that the students don’t know how other students scored（得分） in the test．Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret．

    Parents’ meetings are held twice a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term．Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance at school．

1． According to this passage, the students of many countries         exams．

     A． don’t mind            B． have to                 C． hate                      D． like

2． Which of the following is NOT TRUE for British students?

     A． They have an exam once a year．

B． They don’t know their own scores．

     C． Parents’ meetings are held at the end of the terms．

      D． They are allowed to tell each other their scores．

3． For British students, the school life is         than that of Chinese students．

     A． more relaxing        B． much tenser          C． more excited         D． much harder

4． The underlined phrase “don’t count for much” means        ．

     A． 难以计数           B． 不太重要            C． 期望不多           D． 数量不多