We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and all kinds of exams．Yet would it be （61）___ （surprise） if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding （62）___ it is in China？

In US high school，everything must （63）___ （record） into your studying document，including your grades on quizzes，tests and final examinations．Failing（64）___ （turn） in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course．Perhaps completely different from （65）___ we used to think of the US high school students，they pay great attention to （66）___ （they） academic performance in order that they can get into a distinguished university．

Like university students，US high school students have the （67）___ （free） to choose the courses that most interest them．Even a ninth-grader can sit（68）___the same classroom as 12th-graders．But this also （69）___ （mean） he or she has to work very hard，because the teacher will not treat him or her（70）___ （different）．