In the USA,children start school when they are five years old.In some states they must stay in school
1 they are sixteen.But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they
2 , secondary schools.There are two kinds of schools in the USA:public schools and private schools.
3 children go to public schools.Their parents do not have to
4 their education because the schools
5 money from the government.If a child goes to a private school,his parents have to get enough money for his schooling.Some parents still
6 private schools
though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high school students 7 in universities after they finish secondary schools.A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents 8 in that state.
Many students 9 while they are studying at universities.In this way they get into 10 working habits and live by their own hands.