【passage1TherearethreecommoncalendarsystemsinusebytheUnitedStateshighereducationinstitutions.SemesterSystemsareoneofthem.Theacademicyearisdividedintotwoterms,eachofwhichprovidesforabout15weeksofinstructionplusawee】
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TherearethreecommoncalendarsystemsinusebytheUnitedStateshighereducationinstitutions.SemesterSystemsareoneofthem.
Theacademicyearisdividedintotwoterms,eachofwhichprovidesforabout15weeksofinstructionplusaweekforfinalexamination.Thefallsemester,consideredthefirsttermoftheacademicyear,usuallybeginsinSeptemberorlateAugust,anditisincreasinglycommonforthetermtostartearlyenoughtobecompletedbeforethetwo-weekChritmasholiday.ThesecondorspringsemesterusuallybeginssometimeinJanuaryandendsinlateMayorearlyJune.Mostschoolsscheduleaoneortwo-weekvacationinMarchorApril.Avariationofthesemestersystembeingtriedbysomeinstitutionsisthe"4-1-4"calendar,whichhasafour-monthfallsemesterendinginDecember,aone-monthshortterminJanuaryforwhichstudentsmayenrolliftheywish,andanotherfour-monthsemesterbeginningearlyinFebrury.
1.IntheUnitedStates,thestudentswillstayinschoolforabout_____ayear.
a.32weeksb.30weeksc.16weeksd.15weeks
2.Theacademicyearbegins___
a.inlateAugustb.sometimeinJanuary
c.inlateSeptemberd.inlateMay
3.Thefirsttermends___
a.infallb.inMayc.afterChristmasholiday
d.beforeChritmasholiday
4.Thesecondtermlastsabout____
a.sixmonthsb.inAugustc.inFebruaryd.inDecember
5.Inthe"4-1-4"calendarsystem,theone-montheshorttermis____
a.inJanuaryb.inAugustc.inFebruaryd.inDecember