【Exercises】
A.Read the following statements carefully and choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1.________originated from folk songs brought to America by English，Scottish and Irish immigrants who settled in the southeastern United States.
A.Jazz B.Rock
C.Country music D.The blues
2.Many of the programs shown on the public television network known as PBS are________.
A.educational B.advertisements
C.entertaining D.game shows
3.________is the dominant religious belief in the country.
A.Protestantism B.Catholicism
C.Judaism D.Orthodoxy
4.Although more than 80％ of Americans live in urban areas，________of them live in suburbs.
A.two⁃thirds B.one⁃third
C.one⁃fourth D.one⁃half
5.In 1960，________became the first Catholic in American history to be elected president.
A.Dwight Eisenhower B.John Kennedy
C.Lyndon Johnson D.Richard Nixon
6.Almost all 50 states have laws that require________years of compulsory school attendance for children.
A.12 B.15 C.16 D.18
7.The only institutions of higher education administered by the federal government are related to________.
A.economics B.the law C.the military D.agriculture
8.________is the most popular foreign language among Americans.
A.Spanish B . French C.Portuguese D.Italian
9.Most children in the U.S.start elementary education at the age of________and finish secondary education around the age of 18.
A.5 B.6 C.7 D.8
10.Depending on their intended field of study，students who want to pursue graduate study may be required to take________.
A.the ACT
B.the Graduate Record Examination
C.the Test of English as a Foreign Language
D.International English Language Testing System
B.Read the following statements carefully and tell whether they are true or false.
（ ）1.The National Football League includes 32 professional football teams from across the country，which is divided into two conferences，the National Football Conference（NFC）and the American Football Conference（AFC）.
（ ）2.The Independence Day is celebrated on the 4th of July in the United States.
（ ）3.Some of the 50 states in the United States have its own educational system and policies.
（ ）4.The federal government administers a national school system and contributes only limited funding towards to educational expenditures.
（ ）5.After finishing elementary school and middle，students generally enter public high schools without taking any entrance examinations.